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    McKinley Park

    4.3 (20 reviews)

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    Alexis B.

    While walking along Oak Leaf Trail, we happened upon McKinley Park. It's a beautiful waterfront park, with a small beach area, benches facing the Lake, and some great views! Definitely not the hot spot that nearby Bradford Beach is, but that's part of its charm. Milwaukee's parks are really impressive, and McKinley Park is a great one! Definitely a great place for reading a book in the sand (at least that's what I want to do there)!

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    Dhaval V.

    McKinley Park and adjoining Marina are a great place to hang out, get a walk in, enjoy the views or just people watch. Ample parking at the Marina's public parking lot and clean public restrooms. The walking path can get a bit busy what with pedestrians, pedestrians looking at their phone, bicyclists, rollerbladers and electric scooter drivers all competing for the same space. So watch out for that. Otherwise, a beautiful place to enjoy the views.

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    Lisa A.

    Poor McKinley Park (beach). It's the sometimes forgotten middle child sandwiched in between its more mature and stately neighbor, Veterans Park to the south and the wild younger Bradford Beach and its tiki bar-ing, volleyball playin' crowd to the north. It still has it's charms though, and it's usually less crowded than Bradford for sunbathing and swimming. There's jet ski rentals, a playground, nice grassy open spaces, and tennis courts on the west side of Lincoln Memorial Drive. On second thought, McKinley got the Marina and the yacht's, so maybe life is fair after all.

    Ashton M.

    The park has plenty of parking, great views, tons of walking space, and a food vendor. It's a great place to take the family for an afternoon.

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    Lovely park on Milwaukee's lakefront. Be sure to check out the area where you can walk out by the marina, it's a gorgeous view!

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    Over at the Marina, the more adventurous folks (namely me) can go on sailboat & fishing chartered excursions.

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    For Mother's Day, we decided to skip the big fancy brunch, and instead grab coffees and pastries to…read morebring on a walk. It's been quite some time since we've visited Lake Park, but I absolutely love it here! We were actually kicking ourselves that we don't come here more often to enjoy nature, as it really is beautiful in all seasons. There is no shortage of trails, short or long, that wind through the park and dip down into the ravines. This includes stairs and some rockier walk ways that lead out to the lakefront. If you prefer to stay on the flat road, you can enjoy the well-paved paths by foot or by bike. We had our stroller along and were able to push it throughout. You'll pass by a golf course, the fancy Lake Park Bistro restaurant, lawn bowling greens, statues, and even the infamous Milwaukee light house. Looking forward to the summertime in hopes that the weekly concert series returns to this park, in addition to the traveling beer garden. My son should be walking soon enough, so we'll no doubt return to let him run free and get some fresh air, while we enjoy views of the lake!

    Music in the park here was awesome! I often enjoy going on walks around here on the various paths,…read morebut stopped by music in the park this past week, and it was so much fun! A few different vendors were available for food and drinks. I usually enjoy the traveling beer garden here, too! One of the best Milwaukee county parks!

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