Beach · Lake Michigan · Wisconsin
Prairie Shores
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, 0.34 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 102-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Kenosha County, Wisconsin
- Length
- 0.34 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 102 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 3 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- WI277295
- Coordinates
- 42.5140° N, 87.8103° W to 42.5176° N, 87.8113° W
As the state reported it to EPA for the 2025 season. Sampling schedules change year to year. How beach monitoring works →
Down the shore
Nearest Michigan beaches
- Lakeshore Park North0.5 mi · WI
- Prairie Harbor Yacht Club1.4 mi · WI
- North Point Marina Beach1.5 mi · sampled · IL
- Illinois Beach State Park North Beach2.4 mi · sampled · IL
- Illinois Beach State Park Sailing Beach3.2 mi · IL
- Southport Park Beach3.4 mi · sampled · WI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Simmon's Island Boat Harbor5.6 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Kenosha North Pier Light5.2 mi
- Kenosha Light5.2 mi · deactivated
- Waukegan Harbor Light11 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Illinois Beach State Park6.5 mi · beach
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach WI277295, the record Wisconsin files under the federal BEACH Act, retrieved 2026-10-10. The county is placed from the beach’s own coordinates. A blank field means the record is silent. Parking, fees, lifeguards and dog rules are set by whoever runs the beach; check with them before you go.
Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain). Not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.