Big Foot Beach State Park
State park in Walworth County, Wisconsin
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Big Foot Beach State Park is a state park of Wisconsin, United States, on Geneva Lake. The park is used primarily for hiking, swimming, camping, and fishing.[2]
LocationWalworth County, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates42°34′8″N 88°25′36″W
Area272 acres (110 ha)
Established1949[1]
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| Location | Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°34′8″N 88°25′36″W |
| Area | 272 acres (110 ha) |
| Established | 1949[1] |
| Administrator | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| Named for | Potawatomi leader Big Foot |
| Website | Official website  |
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History
The beach and park are named for Big Foot (a translation from the Potawatomi Maumksuck (Mmangzed), also known in French as Gros Pied), an early Potawatomi leader in the area until his band forcibly relocated by the United States in 1836. Big Foot Lake was the original English name of Geneva Lake.[3]
