Buttons Bay

Buttons 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 Buttons 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 Buttons Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.56891, -88.43815. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buttons Bay

• Big Foot Beach State Park · beach · Walworth · ~1 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · Walworth · ~7 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · McHenry · ~7 km · Must-see
• Yerkes Observatory · attraction · Walworth · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · ~17 km · Must-see
• Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve · lake · McHenry · ~20 km · Must-see
• Beck's Woods · sanctuary · McHenry · ~31 km · Must-see
• Chain O'Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~31 km · Must-see
• Richard Bong State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Kenosha · ~33 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~35 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Lake · lake · Lake · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Beber Camp · attraction · Walworth · ~37 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake · lake · Walworth · ~38 km · Must-see
• Volo Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~41 km · Must-see
• Wooster Lake · lake · Lake · ~41 km · Must-see
• Volo Auto Museum · museum · Lake · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buttons Bay

Other beaches & coast near Buttons Bay

• Big Foot Beach State Park · beach · Walworth · ~1 km · Must-see
• Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park · beach · Lake · ~66 km · Must-see
• Illinois Beach State Park · beach · Lake · ~68 km · Must-see
• Racine Reef Lighthouse · beach · Racine · ~75 km · Must-see
• Wind Point Lighthouse · beach · Racine · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bradford Beach · beach · Milwaukee · ~89 km · Must-see
• Centennial Beach · beach · DuPage · ~115 km · Must-see
• Kevich Lighthouse · beach · Ozaukee · ~119 km · Must-see
• Chicago Harbor Lighthouse · beach · Cook · ~129 km · Must-see
• Harrington Beach State Park · beach · Ozaukee · ~144 km · Must-see

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