Carol Beach / Prairie Shores Beach — Attraction in Pleasant Prairie

I happened upon this beach by accident one day, about 7 years ago. The kids I nannied for, my daughter and I had visited Jelly Belly. When I couldn't find a place by the water for lunch, we picked up McDonalds and drove down the street and I said I was going to turn down the first street I can see the lake. This was such a great find. So beautiful and quiet. I was afraid it was only for the subdivision, but I saw other Illinois plates, and figured we were good. I loved how close the parking was to the beach. There was a port a potty when we had gone last. We named this beach Jelly Belly beach, since we had gone annually the next 6 years til covid hit. The last time we went, the area of the beach we normally would hang out, was under water. (Screensaver picture) Glad to see there is a beach this year. (although seems pretty rocky) Will definitely be making a trip this year. No Jelly...

Sooooo many rocks. They’re terrible to walk on and hurt feet. Swarms of biting flies left me with welts. Not to mention the quick sand. If you go to an area in the water with no rocks, you sink in the sand half way to your waist. Terrible drowning hazard. Had to use a life jacket to get...

Pretty sparse but very pretty. Overall there's a beach area and it allows dogs so it's a fun spot to bring them on a leash. Wind off the lake can be a lot and the beach is pretty slim in a few spots so you're either getting wet or...