Lake-facing patios, west-shore tasting rooms, the dock at the right time of year. Bring a sweater after seven, even in July.
The only true waterfront restaurant on Geneva Lake, at Gage Marine's Williams Bay docks since 2012 — casual American food, a sandy lakefront beach you can eat with your toes in, and firepits running into the evening. Boozy weekend brunch draws a crowd; the covered canopy seating is the move if a July afternoon turns to rain.
Six hundred feet of sandy public beach on Wrigley Drive, right in downtown Lake Geneva, with a boardwalk, a beach house, and the historic Riviera Ballroom next door. Lifeguarded through the summer season (late May through Labor Day), admission charged during the day. The walk-to-the-water option for anyone staying downtown without a private dock.