Beach · Lake Michigan · Wisconsin
Zoo Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Racine County, Wisconsin, 0.43 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria 3 times a week through a 102-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Racine County, Wisconsin
- Length
- 0.43 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — 3 times a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 102 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- EPA beach ID
- WI988510
- Coordinates
- 42.7459° N, 87.7813° W to 42.7520° N, 87.7813° 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
- North Beach0.6 mi · sampled · WI
- Parkway Beach1.3 mi · sampled · WI
- Myers Park Beach1.9 mi · sampled · WI
- Wind Point Lighthouse Beach2.7 mi · sampled · WI
- Siena Center3.5 mi · WI
- Olympia Center (Curley Rd)3.7 mi · WI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Lake Michigan Access (Pershing Park)1.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Bender Park Boat Launch8.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Simmon's Island Boat Harbor11 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Racine Harbor Lighthouse and Life Saving Station0.8 mi · deactivated
- Racine North Breakwater Light0.9 mi · deactivated
- Racine Reef Light2.6 mi · deactivated
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Illinois Beach State Park23 mi · beach
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach WI988510, 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.