Zoo Beach

Zoo Beach: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Zoo Beach

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

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Zoo Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.74911, -87.78143. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Zoo Beach

• Racine Zoological Gardens · sanctuary · Racine · ~0 km · Must-see
• Racine Harbor Lighthouse · fort · Racine · ~2 km · Must-see
• Racine Breakwater Lighthouse · church · Racine · ~2 km · Must-see
• Island Park · park · Racine · ~4 km · Must-see
• Wingspread · attraction · Racine · ~4 km · Must-see
• Wind Point Lighthouse · beach · Racine · ~5 km · Must-see
• Racine Reef Lighthouse · beach · Racine · ~6 km · Must-see
• Oak Creek Parkway · park · Milwaukee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Kenosha North Pierhead Light · fort · Kenosha · ~22 km · Must-see
• Kenosha Light · lake · Kenosha · ~22 km · Must-see
• Kenosha Public Museum · museum · Kenosha · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bradford Community Church · church · Kenosha · ~24 km · Must-see
• St. Matthew's Episcopal Church · church · Kenosha · ~24 km · Must-see
• Library Park · park · Kenosha · ~24 km · Must-see
• Grant Park · park · Milwaukee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Painesville Chapel · church · Milwaukee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Park · park · Milwaukee · ~30 km · Must-see
• St. Francis Memorial Park · park · Milwaukee · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Zoo Beach

Other beaches & coast near Zoo Beach

• Wind Point Lighthouse · beach · Racine · ~5 km · Must-see
• Racine Reef Lighthouse · beach · Racine · ~6 km · Must-see
• Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park · beach · Lake · ~43 km · Must-see
• Illinois Beach State Park · beach · Lake · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bradford Beach · beach · Milwaukee · ~44 km · Must-see
• Big Foot Beach State Park · beach · Walworth · ~71 km · Must-see
• Kevich Lighthouse · beach · Ozaukee · ~81 km · Must-see
• Harrington Beach State Park · beach · Ozaukee · ~103 km · Must-see
• Chicago Harbor Lighthouse · beach · Cook · ~121 km · Must-see
• Sheboygan Breakwater Lighthouse · beach · Sheboygan · ~139 km · Must-see

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