Yeap! Baby plage. End of bus 6 plus some other buses (bus stop Geneve plage)

And guess what. It has sand!!

Nyon plage has sand, as does Prangins...in between there and baby plage  its mostly grass areas.

At the Nyon piscine (pool) you can access the lake as well.

Or Geneve- Plage you have access to the lake too...

Hi,

Plage de la Savonnière, 1245 Collonges-Bellerive : http://www.leman-plages.ch/plage/collonges-bellerive/plage-de-la-savonniere

Very crowded the weekend! About 10-15 minutes walk from the bus stop.

Plage de la Nymphe, 1245 Collonges-Bellerive : http://www.leman-plages.ch/plage/collonges-bellerive/parc-de-la-nymphe 

About 10-15 minutes walk from the bus stop.

All the beaches at the lake : http://www.leman-plages.ch/

All the best...

If you're willing to travel a bit, I'd recommend the Nyon pool, too.

Or, if you want somewhere free and less crowded, there's a small beach with diving boards in the lake and a grassy sunbathing area at Gland. Turn right (if you're coming from the Geneva direction) at the Schillinger Garden Centre roundabout and drive about 200m down to a free parking area. The beach is right there.

Actually there is a sandy beach in Excenvex which is in France just past Yvoire.  It's very safe for kids, but usually crowded in summer

Have you tried Thonon les bains on the French side of the lake?

it's my favorite part of the lake and the Excenevex which is not far from Thonon les bains.

So far those are my favorite spots on the lake.

Hey everyone! thanks for all of the fantastic ideas. We just got back from our first beach experience in Geneva. We decided to check out Baby Plage , which is really cute, has sand and is free. I'm sure it fills up by noon, but we were there early. We'll certainly try all of the other suggestions over time.

Thanks so much!