Riviera Beach
Riviera Beach
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Public beach on Lake Geneva popular with swimmers, sunbathers, hikers and boaters.
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Manasvi K
Moorhead, Minnesota, United States70 contributions
Sept 2020 • Friends
Aka Lake Geneva Public Beach. I was surprised by the small size of the beach. It gets crowded on holidays which is expected. It’s a good beach but Lake Michigan beaches are better so I guess my expectations were higher. $8 entry feed so if you go, spend as much time as you can to make it worth it. I’d recommend going after 3pm so that some of the crowd has dispersed by that time and weather is still hot.
Written 6 September 2020
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xxthinkpink223xx
Chicago, IL16 contributions
Aug 2021 • Solo
Small beach - but to be fair I'm comparing to lake Michigan beaches that are closer to home. Family friendly, bathrooms are what you would expect for a beach. If you want parking, get there when it opens at 9, it fills up QUICK. Life guards are present and then have docks that you can jump off of. It got too crowded around 2pm and that's when I left. People were no longer keeping distance from each other, people sitting a foot away from me. It got crammed. COVID isn't gone, but I understand people have different comfort levels. I felt uncomfortable at that point so left.
Overall nice beach. Nice people. Relaxing environment. Walking distance from a few hotels.
Overall nice beach. Nice people. Relaxing environment. Walking distance from a few hotels.
Written 17 August 2021
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tarit1979
Gurugram (Gurgaon), India242 contributions
Aug 2024 • Friends
The beach is happening place during summers and you can spend hours lazing about or in the water. It gets crowded during the afternoons so best way is to reserve your spot early in the morning. There is a 10$ entry fee but it is worth it. Get along some beach toys if going with kids.
Written 5 August 2024
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Taylor B
Chicago, IL8,449 contributions
Sept 2020
Riviera Beach is a popular destination for children and teenagers during the summer. Located on Wrigley Drive in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, it is near the Geneva Lake Shore Path and the Riviera Ballroom and within walking distance of downtown Lake Geneva's restaurants and shops. It is a place to swim, relax and picnic. But the main attraction is the Riviera, a marina and mixed-use meeting hall on the shore of Lake Geneva, adjacent to Riviera Beach, that was built in 1932 to fill a need for a recreational facility in the fast rising resort town. The Italian Renaissance structure, located at 810 Wrigley Drive, was once described as "the most intact historic building associated with transportation in the Geneva Lake area" and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. From the 1930s to the 1950s, the ballroom hosts such renowned swing and jazz bandleaders as Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Lawrence Welk, Lionel Hampton, Xavier Cugat and Harry James. Vocalists who performed at the Riviera included Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, Dean Martin, Perry Como, Nat King Cole, Lena Horne,Peggy Lee and Mel Torme. In the 1970s and 1980s, the Riviera rebranded itself as a discotheque, attracting the Village People, Chaka Khan, Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor and the Ritchie family. Today, it remains a popular site for concerts, corporate events, meetings, parties and special occasions.
Written 29 October 2020
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The Happy Traveler
Chicago, IL3,332 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
Not crowded for a Saturday. A little cooler than expected but breezy, sunny and beautiful! Great day out plus an Arts & Crafts Show going on in the park.
Beach fee is $10 but well worth it.
Beach fee is $10 but well worth it.
Written 10 August 2024
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innrep
www.innrep.com3 contributions
Jun 2020
June 21, 2020. Dead fish along the shore. Smells horrible. I would not risk to swim in this water myself, and definitely this is not for kind. Beach itself is very small even for the number of people who wants to swim with dead smelly fish.
Written 22 June 2020
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dg144290
Chicago, IL237 contributions
Sept 2021
simple, small beach. one entrance so people can get jammed up, no ramp for wheelchair or strollers. no benches around the beach, so no place to sit but in the sand - so if you don't want sand in your shoes, you need to remove them before you come down the stairs.
Written 6 September 2021
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Mary D
montgomery11 contributions
Jul 2015 • Family
We purchased our passes at the kiosk outside the beach and received our wristbands in the morning. I didn't notice an age limit for a child pass at the kiosk when I purchased the passes. When my two teenagers went to get something at the car in the afternoon they were not allowed re-entry. The same lady who gave us the wristbands in the morning now said we needed to purchase two adult passes. REPEAT the same lady who was ok with putting a child wrist band on my teenager in the morning now said she couldn't use that wristband. Honest mistake on my part so I asked if I could pay the difference between a child and adult pass since I already paid for the passes in the morning. NOPE!!! They made us purchase two additional passes. I completely understood having to pay the difference for my honest mistake. The assistant manager George (--) and Ashley (--) ( the girl who let us in the beach in the morning with our original passes) were two of the more arrogant, pompous, unaccomodating people I've ever encountered. Not only will I be finding a new family beach to give my business to in the future I'll be calling the Lake Geneva City Hall on Monday to ensure they know what caliper of employees they have working for the people who are bringing business dollars into this city.
Written 3 July 2015
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Julia Travels
Chicago, IL324 contributions
Jul 2014
Our favorite beach. There's a fee to enter. Not big, totally affordable. Great water, clean bathrooms. Could use more toilet stalls and less shower stalls. Maybe more outdoor rinse stations instead.
Don't bring glass- we forgot we had Starbucks bottles in the cooler and they were confiscated. Unfortunately by the time you leave at the end of the day they are closed and you can't get them back.
There's so much to do in LG. Enjoy!
Don't bring glass- we forgot we had Starbucks bottles in the cooler and they were confiscated. Unfortunately by the time you leave at the end of the day they are closed and you can't get them back.
There's so much to do in LG. Enjoy!
Written 18 June 2015
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lovesgoldens
milwaukee79 contributions
Jun 2014 • Couples
Geneva Lake is beautiful, no doubt. But the beach here is small, crowded, and totally not worth paying $7.00 per adult! There was a lifeguard, and it appeared well kept, but all my husband and I wanted to do was take some pictures, put our feet in the water, and walk on the shoreline. Not worth $14 plus the price to park! The city of Lake Geneva rakes in the cash with all the tourists, why charge for this little beach? Accessing natural resources should not be an exclusive opportunity- which Lake Geneva really wants it to be. Much better free or super cheap beach options at nearby lakes with far less crowding!
Written 9 June 2014
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Is the US Snow Sculpture contest during Winterfest 2018 at Riviera Beach handicap accessible for electric scooters on cleared pathways or just walkers on snow covered sidewalks?
Written 23 January 2018
You can use wheelchair to see sculptures
Written 1 February 2018
They charge entry to get in the beach which includes going in the water. They do have showers/bathrooms that close at 4pm I believe. The beach is open until 5 so if you're planning on showering, end your day a little earlier!
Written 27 July 2015
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