WisconsinNatural lakeWaukesha County

Lac La Belle

Fed by the Oconomowoc River, Lac La Belle holds roughly 1,154 acres of water in Wisconsin. You will find it in Waukesha County. Management is in the hands of Waukesha County / WI DNR. This guide maps 2 named swimming spots around its shoreline.

Photo: Awkwafaba · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

CountiesWaukesha County

Coordinates43.1300, -88.5186

Surface area1,154 acres

RiverOconomowoc River

Managed byWaukesha County / WI DNR

Swimming beaches on Lac La Belle

2 named swimming spots and shoreline access points, from USGS GNIS, Recreation.gov and the Forest Service. None is staffed by a lifeguard unless the operating agency posts one.

Lac La Belle

Park Street Beach

Oconomowoc County; 1.0 mi from the lake center.

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Lac La Belle

Bender Beach

Oconomowoc County; 1.1 mi from the lake center.

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Lac La Belle on the map

Lake center, swimming spots and access points.

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Weather and water temperature

Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.

Weather data by Open-Meteo

Is Lac La Belle good for swimming?

Around Lac La Belle this guide maps 2 named swimming spots. They include Park Street Beach and Bender Beach. These come from wikidata. Fees and opening dates are set by each park, not by the agency that runs the water.

Nearby water includes Okauchee Lake (Wisconsin, 4 mi), Oconomowoc Lake (Wisconsin, 4 mi) and Nagawicka Lake (Wisconsin, 8 mi). Wisconsin has 34 lakes on this site in total.

Water quality is monitored unevenly on inland lakes, so posted notices are the most reliable guide. Swimming season in Wisconsin runs through the warm months, and day-use areas set their own opening dates. No public sensor reports water temperature at Lac La Belle, so the panel shows air temperature and wind.

There is no live level reading for Lac La Belle. The agencies that run this water do not publish one openly, and we do not estimate what has not been measured. Local marinas and park offices usually know the current state of the water better than any feed.

Questions about Lac La Belle

Can you swim in Lac La Belle?

Yes. This guide maps 2 named swimming spots around the lake, including Park Street Beach and Bender Beach. None is staffed by a lifeguard unless the operating agency posts one.

How big is Lac La Belle?

About 1,154 acres.

What other lakes are near Lac La Belle?

The closest in this guide is Okauchee Lake, about 4 miles away in Wisconsin.