Broad Bay

Broad Bay: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Broad Bay

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Broad Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.82307, -88.37648. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Broad Bay

• Beber Camp · attraction · Walworth · ~2 km · Must-see
• Vernon State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Waukesha · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Denoon · lake · Waukesha · ~21 km · Must-see
• Little Muskego Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~27 km · Must-see
• Big Muskego Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit · sanctuary · Waukesha · ~29 km · Must-see
• First German Reformed Church · church · Waukesha · ~30 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake · lake · Walworth · ~34 km · Must-see
• Elmbrook Church · church · Waukesha · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pewaukee Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~35 km · Must-see
• Big Foot Beach State Park · beach · Walworth · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lower Nashotah Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~36 km · Must-see
• Richard Bong State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Kenosha · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cravath Lake · lake · Walworth · ~36 km · Must-see
• Upper Nashotah Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~37 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~37 km · Must-see
• Whitnall Park Waterfall · waterfall · Milwaukee · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Broad Bay

Other beaches & coast near Broad Bay

• Big Foot Beach State Park · beach · Walworth · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bradford Beach · beach · Milwaukee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Wind Point Lighthouse · beach · Racine · ~63 km · Must-see
• Racine Reef Lighthouse · beach · Racine · ~67 km · Must-see
• Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park · beach · Lake · ~78 km · Must-see
• Illinois Beach State Park · beach · Lake · ~80 km · Must-see
• Kevich Lighthouse · beach · Ozaukee · ~85 km · Must-see
• Harrington Beach State Park · beach · Ozaukee · ~110 km · Must-see
• Sheboygan Breakwater Lighthouse · beach · Sheboygan · ~146 km · Must-see
• Centennial Beach · beach · DuPage · ~148 km · Must-see

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