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The 3 places worth the trip
Places near Lake Geneva by type
All 295 places by distance →One day from Lake Geneva
5 stops, one loop, back by 6:17 pm
111 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Lake Geneva
- Geneva Lakelake · 45 min
- Hackmatack National Wildlife Refugenature spot · 2 hrs
- Elizabeth Lake Nature Preservelake · 45 min
- Chain O'Lakes State Parknature spot · 2 hrs
- Richard Bong State Recreation Areanature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Lake Geneva
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Lake Geneva?
Big Foot Beach State Park (beach, about 3 km), Geneva Lake (lake, about 8 km), Yerkes Observatory (attraction, about 13 km), Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (nature spot, about 20 km), Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve (lake, about 21 km), Richard Bong State Recreation Area (nature spot, about 31 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Lake Geneva?
24 places on Spotwander: 2 other attractions, 8 wildlife, forests & gardens, 2 parks, 9 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 1 fort.
Which is the nearest church to Lake Geneva?
New Gracanica Monastery, about 53 km by road; First German Reformed Church (61 km) is next.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Lake Geneva?
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, about 20 km by road; Richard Bong State Recreation Area (31 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Lake Geneva?
Start in Lake Geneva, visit Geneva Lake, then Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, then Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve, then Chain O'Lakes State Park, then Richard Bong State Recreation Area, and drive back — about 111 km by road in all.