Swim Beach

Swim Beach: 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 Swim Beach

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 Swim Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.89527, -96.36380. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Swim Beach

• Splitrock Lake Dam · lake · Pipestone · ~0 km · Must-see
• Jasper Museum · church · Minnehaha · ~7 km · Must-see
• Pipestone National Monument · church · Pipestone · ~17 km · Must-see
• Palisades State Park · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~33 km · Must-see
• Dell Rapids Water Tower · fort · Minnehaha · ~36 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Lutheran Church · church · Minnehaha · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Wilson · lake · Murray · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~49 km · Must-see
• Big Sioux Recreation Area · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~50 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Nature Area · sanctuary · Lyon · ~50 km · Must-see
• Carlson-Current Lake · lake · Murray · ~51 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Murray · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Benton · lake · Lincoln · ~56 km · Must-see
• Corabelle Lake · lake · Murray · ~56 km · Must-see
• Brant Lake · lake · Lake · ~59 km · Must-see
• Glidden Chapel · church · Minnehaha · ~59 km · Must-see
• Gitchie Manitou State Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~60 km · Must-see
• Old Courthouse Museum · museum · Minnehaha · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Swim Beach

Other beaches & coast near Swim Beach

• Marble Beach State Recreation Area · beach · Dickinson · ~138 km · Must-see
• Lake Alvin Beach · beach · Lincoln · ~68 km
• Lake Hendricks Public Beach · beach · Lincoln · ~85 km
• Sand Beach · beach · Sioux · ~95 km
• Brownells Beach · beach · Dickinson · ~136 km
• Estherville Beach · beach · Dickinson · ~136 km
• Raebels Beach · beach · Dickinson · ~136 km
• North Bay · beach · Dickinson · ~136 km
• Crandalls Beach · beach · Dickinson · ~137 km
• Egralharve Beach · beach · Dickinson · ~137 km

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