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Harrington Beach State Park, Town of Belgium, WI

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Sports & Outdoors

Harrington Beach State Park

A 715-acre Wisconsin state park on Lake Michigan with a long beach, swamp woodland, restored wetlands and a former quarry lake.

Town of Belgium, WI

About Harrington Beach State Park

Harrington Beach State Park covers 715 acres on the Lake Michigan shore in the Town of Belgium. Visitors can walk along more than a mile of sandy beach. Inland, the park includes a white cedar and hardwood swamp, old field grasslands with restored wetland ponds, and a scenic lake that was once a limestone quarry. Common activities include camping, picnicking, hiking, birdwatching, fishing, and stargazing, with the park's observatory hosting monthly public viewing nights.

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