Harrington Beach State Park

Bust out the rainbow umbrellas and SPF 50, cuz if you’re planning a trip to Harrington Beach State Park you’re bound to catch some rays. The park’s white cedar swamp surrounds a former limestone quarry-turned-lake, and you’ll have your pick of spots on the mile-long beach framing Lake Michigan. Situated halfway between two of Wisconsin’s biggest coastal cities, you can pop down to Milwaukee to tour one of their dozen breweries (Lakefront Brewery is particularly delish), or up to Sheboygan to try 3 Sheeps Brewing Company. Bring the suds and some cheese curds back to your waterfront campsite and crack a few open by the fire—nighttime here is the right time for amateur astrology buffs to show off their smarts at the public observatory.