Big Foot Beach State Park

Big Foot Beach State Park is a state park of Wisconsin, United States, on Geneva Lake. The park is used primarily for hiking, swimming, camping, and fishing.

Big Foot Beach State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
The manicured grounds of Big Foot Beach State Park.
Location of Big Foot Beach State Park in Wisconsin
Big Foot Beach State Park (the United States)
LocationWalworth, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates42°34′8″N 88°25′36″W
Area272 acres (110 ha)
Established1949
Governing bodyWisconsin Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteBig Foot Beach State Park

The beach and park are named for Big Foot (a translation from the Potawatomi Maumksuck (Mmangzed), also known in French as Gros Pied), an early Potawatomi leader in the area until his band forcibly relocated by the United States in 1836. Big Foot Lake was the original English name of Geneva Lake.[1]

References

  1. "Big Foot High School FAQ". Big Foot High School. 2011-10-14. Archived from the original on 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
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