Big Foot Beach State Park

Leashed dogs are welcome to visit Big Foot Beach State Park in Lake Geneva, WI, which features trails, a dog-friendly shore area, and plenty of boats to watch. Fido can explore five miles of hiking trails, a designated pet picnic area, and the dog-friendly beach located at the far north end of the shore. Please note that dogs are not permitted in general picnic areas, inside buildings, in the beach area marked by the swimming line, or on groomed ski trails. Visit Website

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Big Foot Beach State Park has received a rating of 1.0 out of 5 bones by 8 canine critics on BringFido and 4.0 out of 5 by 52 guests on TripAdvisor.

  • Sam
    More than a year ago
    Terrible as all have said, and dogs not allowed in beach area

    This whole park kind of just sucks. Dogs are officially not allowed in the actual beach area, or anywhere except a small part of the park, but it is strangely not clear. According to a staff member, the part of the shore that dogs are allowed in is north of the actual beach, which is an unfun rocky shore. The beach itself is also terrible and weird for being 6 feet on the side of the road, and the whole park is kind of just strange because there is nothing there really, but they charge $11 to get in. There are fences, and bridges in the middle of nowhere over a lagoon... to what? It was just strange. Avoid the whole park, dog or no dog. We don't get it.

  • Linda
    More than a year ago
    STAY AWAY!

    This is far from being a family friendly beach, much less a beach for any dog. There is 2 feet of sand and NO SIDE WALK! So, one careless step backwards and you may get run by a car. Stay away, please!!!!

  • Niky
    More than a year ago
    not super dog friendly

    We chose to stay at this park because they said they were pet friendly. However, that's not totally the truth. As others said, the "beach" is literally feet from a main road with no fence and the dog area also happens to be the fishing and boating area. Be cautious! Throughout the park there are numerous signs saying "no dogs allowed in this area." There is only one picnic area they dogs can be and it's less than stellar. However, we (like many others) broke the rules on where dogs could be and even off leashed it in the water. No one seemed to care.

  • Dawn
    More than a year ago
    Did not understand

    How can a dog swim on leash, the beach it on the side of a busy road. Do not make the drive to look at it, it is a joke.

  • Megan
    More than a year ago
    disappointing

    This is not a dog park! The water to swim in is gross and always filled with fishers (and who knows what they've left on shore). Stay away. The wooded area is cool to walk through but was heavily tick infested when we went.

  • Carrie
    More than a year ago
    do not go!

    This shouldn't even be listed on this site as a dog beach.

  • Nick
    More than a year ago
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    What a joke! Do not bring your dogs here. As another review stated, it's next to a main road, only a few feet wide, and is also used by a lot of boaters.

  • Peter
    More than a year ago
    Very Dangerous

    Beach is only 10 ft. wide and next to a busy highway.

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