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Places near Williams Bay by type
All 295 places by distance →One day from Williams Bay
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:27 pm
98 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Williams Bay
- Geneva Lakelake · 45 min
- Big Foot Beach State Parkbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Elizabeth Lake Nature Preservelake · 45 min
- Hackmatack National Wildlife Refugenature spot · 2 hrs
- Beck's Woodsnature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Williams Bay
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Williams Bay?
Yerkes Observatory (attraction, about 2 km), Geneva Lake (lake, about 4 km), Big Foot Beach State Park (beach, about 12 km), Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (nature spot, about 23 km), Beck's Woods (nature spot, about 25 km), Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve (lake, about 29 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Williams Bay?
22 places on Spotwander: 2 other attractions, 8 wildlife, forests & gardens, 7 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 2 parks, 2 museums.
Which is the nearest church to Williams Bay?
Pettit Memorial Chapel, about 53 km by road; New Gracanica Monastery (62 km) is next.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Williams Bay?
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, about 23 km by road; Beck's Woods (25 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Williams Bay?
Start in Williams Bay, visit Geneva Lake, then Big Foot Beach State Park, then Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve, then Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, then Beck's Woods, and drive back — about 98 km by road in all.