Plan Your Perfect Summer in Beloit
Summer in Beloit, WI is all about good times, great food, and unforgettable experiences. From relaxing outdoor spaces to exciting activities and events, along with cozy accommodations, your trip to Beloit will be the highlight of your summer. Explore the top things to do in Beloit this summer, we can’t wait to welcome you!
ultimate relaxation for the whole family
After a fun-filled day of adventure, nothing beats a restful night’s sleep. Beloit has the perfect accommodations for your next getaway. If you’re traveling with kids, Home2 Suites is the ideal choice, featuring an indoor pool and complimentary breakfast. For a more luxurious stay, check out Ironworks Hotel or Hotel Goodwin, both located in the heart of the lively downtown area. Bed & Breakfast more your style? 1810 Emerson House offers the perfect retreat, complete with gourmet breakfast in the morning and wine to unwind in the evening.
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Hit the Beloit & Beyond loved by locals trail
The Beloit & Beyond Loved by Locals Trail is a fun way to enjoy pizza, desserts, coffee, and family-friendly activities, like bowling, arcade games, and more. If you’re visiting Beloit for a few days, this is the perfect way to explore the area. Simply purchase food, drinks, or game tickets at the participating locations and check in to collect codes. Once you’ve checked in at five spots, redeem your points to earn a Beloit blanket. And the best part? The trail is completely free! Explore all four of the Beloit & Beyond Passport Trails and sign up to start winning prizes.
Go Golfing
Get outside and tee off for a hole-in-one at Beloit and the Stateline Area’s top golf courses.
The Beloit Club is a private country club featuring its own 18-hole golf course. While it’s a private course, staying at Ironworks Hotel or Hotel Goodwin, downtown Beloit’s boutique hotels, grants you ‘Member for a Stay’ benefits, including access to golf on this beautiful course.
Krueger Haskell Golf Course is an 18-hole course featuring mature trees and rolling terrain which make it a difficult, yet enjoyable course for any golfer. The course offers four different tee box settings on each hole, numerous bunkers, doglegs, tight tree-lined fairways, and five water hazards.
Macktown Golf Course features mature trees, lush fairways, and an established layout. This sporty course was built in the 1930s. This is a popular course for beginner golfers. With limited sand traps and one small pond, the course plays rapidly.
Red Barn Golf Course is a 9-hole executive course that offers a challenge for experienced players and features a state-of-the-art TopTracer Range. The course also has a restaurant and pro shop on-site to enjoy.
Shop Local
Since 1975, the Beloit Farmers Market in Downtown Beloit has drawn thousands of locals and visitors. With over 130 vendors, it’s Wisconsin’s second largest Farmers’ Market, after Dane County. Enjoy shopping in historic Downtown Beloit for local produce, organics, baked goods, and more. Family-friendly activities like face painting and balloon animals, as well as live music, enhance the experience every Saturday, May through October, from 8am to 1pm, rain or shine.
Get on the Water
Paddling and kayaking in Beloit and the surrounding area is amazing! Beloit is halfway on the Rock River Trail and has beautiful landscape and wildlife—perfect for water sports. In addition, Beloit has access to Turtle Creek and the Rock River.
The Rock River is a National Water Trail, along with 10 other types of trails to discover, winding its way through Wisconsin and Illinois, 11 scenic counties, and 41 charming communities. The trail is also utilized to promote recreational use and areas of scenic and historic interest and significance.
Victoria Lake at South Beloit City Park is an ideal spot if you have your own kayak. The stunning blue waters will give you the feeling of being on a tropical island. There’s a $6 daily launch fee for kayaks and canoes, and you can paddle from 6am to dusk, though swimming is not allowed.
No kayak? No problem! The Rotary River Center and John Rose Canoe & Kayak Launch offer convenient kayak rentals. Just stop by one of the Beloit locations and use the self-serve kiosk to quickly rent online. You can choose from single or tandem kayaks, and they’ll provide all the gear you need for a great time, including life jackets and paddles.
Drink & Dine al fresco
Summer in the Midwest just isn’t complete without dining outdoors, and Beloit and the Stateline Area offer some of the best spots to enjoy it. Whether you’re relaxing on a patio, hanging out in a beer garden, or sipping a drink from a rooftop bar, there’s no shortage of open-air dining options here. Want to know where to go? Our outdoor dining blog has all the must-try spots.
Enjoy a Park or Nature Reserve
Some of the best things to do in Beloit this summer include getting back to nature. There are plenty of parks and reserves in the Beloit area to hike and bike with room to roam, explore, breathe, and stretch your legs.
Big Hill Park is one of Beloit’s most scenic sites and is listed on the Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail. This 190-acre park offers the bird watcher a large wooded area along the sandstone bluffs on the west side of the Rock River. The park has a nature trail loop that leads from the bluffs to the river and then follows a former railroad grade. There’s also a scenic overlook with spectacular vistas.
Nature at the Confluence is an outdoor urban ecology center. There are trails for hiking and a spot to launch kayaks. There is also a learning center that offers educational programming and classes.
Beckman Mill Park features an authentically-restored 1868 grist mill, a dam, mill pond, fish ladder, foot bridge, and walking trails. Normally, Beckman Mill offers tours and grinding demonstrations on weekends May through October.
flock to the ballpark
Join the thousands of fans flocking to the ballpark this season to experience the Beloit Sky Carp, a High-A Affiliate of the Miami Marlins. Known for exciting games and a family-friendly atmosphere, the Sky Carp delivers high-energy action that feels like a major league experience. From April through September, enjoy a variety of food options, fun activities for all ages, affordable tickets, and weekly promotions, including themed nights and Saturday night fireworks at ABC Supply Stadium.
Don’t forget to stop by the Beloit letters on the concourse, snap a picture, and share it on social media by tagging @VisitBeloit and using #VisitBeloit. You’ll be entered into a drawing for a chance to win some great prizes.
Dig into history
Just an 8 minute drive across the Wisconsin border into Roscoe, IL, you’ll find a unique museum full of history. Be sure you have plenty of time, Historic Auto Attractions has over 80,000 sq. ft. of exhibits! Just a small portion of exhibits include collections of Presidential and World Leader’s Limousines and memorabilia, Big Foot Monster Trucks and Speed Boats, Egyptian Artifacts, NASA Space equipment, the iconic Batmobile from the Batman franchise, and so much more!
Make sure to visit more museums in Beloit, where you can enjoy them at no cost.
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