Two Rivers Beaches

Neshotah Park & Beach

Zlatnik Dr., Two Rivers, 920-793-5592

Don’t miss one of the area’s best beaches. Experience the beauty and relaxation of Lake Michigan with a groomed sand beach and plenty of opportunities for swimming and kayaking.

Point Beach State Forest

9400 Cty. Hwy. O, Two Rivers, 920-794-7480

The state forest boasts 2,900 acres of woods and sand dunes and six miles of unspoiled public beachfront.

Added in 2026

Dunes at Point Beach State Forest. Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Neshotah is the town beach, a short walk from downtown Two Rivers and the harbor. Point Beach State Forest, a few miles north on County O, is the wilder one: about 2,903 acres, six miles of shore, dunes and the old beach ridges known as the Point Beach Ridges, a National Natural Landmark.

What you cannot see from the sand is how crowded the lake bottom is. The stretch off Rawley Point, at the forest's north end, holds several shipwrecks listed on the National Register: the schooners LaSalle (1875), Lookout (1897) and Pathfinder (1886), the bulk carrier Continental (1904) and the barge S.C. Baldwin (1908). The Rouse Simmons lies about six miles out. The lower hull of the Pathfinder, with her iron-ore cargo, lies in only 12 to 15 feet of water.

Sources: Wikipedia articles on Point Beach State Forest and the list of Great Lakes shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places (read November 2026).

Questions visitors ask

Do I need a park sticker for Neshotah Beach?

No. Neshotah is a city park. Point Beach State Forest is a state property and needs a Wisconsin state park vehicle admission sticker.

Can you see shipwrecks from Point Beach?

Not from the sand, but several listed wrecks lie close to shore near Rawley Point. The lower hull of the Pathfinder, for example, lies in 12 to 15 feet of water. Go only in calm conditions and leave everything where it lies.

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