Beaches in Illinois

Illinois reports 71 recreational beaches across 2 counties in the EPA BEACON attribute extract. The tables below list each beach with its waterbody, monitoring tier and access.

Beaches

Beach Act beaches

Public access

Counties

17 historical, 0 dormant

Source: US EPA BEACON beach attributes. Attribute year 2026. Last reviewed October 2026.

This page lists beach identity, location and monitoring-program attributes. It does not show current advisories or bacteria sample results. For today's conditions, check your state or local beach program. How to read these attributes.

Map of Illinois beaches

Start coordinates of 60 beaches with reported coordinates Beach Act beach OtherView area on OpenStreetMap

Beaches by monitoring tier (blank tiers omitted)

Tier 153
Tier 23
Tier 313

Beaches by waterbody type (blank omitted)

Still Water64
Open Coast5
Flowing Water2

Counties in Illinois

Counties

Cook County	53	50	43
Lake County	18	18	18

All Illinois beaches

Beaches

12Th Street	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.20
49Th Street Beach	Cook County	Great Lakes	Yes	3	Public	0.12
57Th Street Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.15
63Rd Street Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.41
67Th Street BeachHistorical	Cook County		Yes	1	Private	0.18
Bergen Park and BeachHistorical	Cook County		Yes	3	Private	0.09
Calumet South Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.25
Chase Ave Park and BeachHistorical	Cook County		Yes	3	Private	0.08
Devon Ave. Park & Beach (No Longer a Beach ??)Historical	Cook County		Yes	3	Private	0.07
Evanston Church Dog BeachHistorical	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	3	Public	0.13
Evanston Clark Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.13
Evanston Greenwood Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.23
Evanston Lee Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.14
Evanston Lighthouse Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.16
Evanston South Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.15
Fort Sheridan North BeachHistorical	Lake County	Lake Michigan	Yes	3	Public	0.27
Fort Sheridan South BeachHistorical	Lake County	Lake Michigan	Yes	3	Public	0.28
Foster Avenue Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.18
Fullerton (Theater on the Lake)Historical	Cook County		Yes	3	Private	0.13
George A. Lane Park & BeachHistorical	Cook County	Great Lakes	No	1	Public	0.00
Glencoe Park Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.11
Glenlake Ave. Park & BeachHistorical	Cook County		Yes	3	Private	0.03
Great Lakes Navel Nunn BeachHistorical	Lake County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.41
Hartigan Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.04
Highland Park Avenue Boating Beach	Lake County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.13
Highland Park Moraine Park Dog Beach	Lake County	Lake Michigan	Yes	2	Public	0.06
Highland Park Rosewood Beach	Lake County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.18
Howard Street Park Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.05
Illinois Beach State Park Camp Logan Beach	Lake County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.77
Illinois Beach State Park North Beach	Lake County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.61
Illinois Beach State Park Sailing Beach	Lake County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.14
Illinois Beach State Park South Beach	Lake County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	3.51
Juneway Terrace Park Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Private	0.04
Kathy Osterman Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.33
Kenilworth Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.08
Lake Bluff Dog Beach	Lake County	Lake Michigan	Yes	2	Public	0.06
Lake Bluff Sunrise Beach	Lake County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.25
Lake Forest Forest Park Beach	Lake County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.50
Leone Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.55
Lincoln Street Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.17
Lloyd ParkHistorical	Cook County	Great Lakes	No		Public	0.10
Loyola Ave. BeachHistorical	Cook County		Yes	3	Private	0.03
Maple StreetHistorical	Cook County	Great Lakes	No		Public	0.10
Margaret T Burroughs (31St St. Beach)	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.17
Marion Mahoney Griffin Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.14
Montrose Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.52
Montrose Dog Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.09
Munson BeachHistorical	Cook County		Yes	3	Private	0.06
North Avenue Beach	Cook County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	1.05
North Chicago Foss Park Beach	Lake County	Lake Michigan	Yes	1	Public	0.28

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