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Lake Erie Beaches
89 beaches on the Michigan, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania shore, about 45 miles of sand, rock and park frontage in all. The states tested the water at 80 of them in the 2025 season.
Beaches
89
Water sampled
80
Public access
78
Miles listed
45
Room to spread out
The longest listed beaches on Erie
By the length each state reports. A long listing is often a park or a run of public shore, not one strip of towels.
Cedar Point Chausee
Public beach, water sampled 5 times a week.
Century Beach
Public beach, water sampled 4 times a week.
Headlands State Park
Public beach, water sampled daily.
Huntington Beach
Public beach, water sampled daily.
Evangola State Park Beach
Public beach, water sampled once a week.
Lakeview Beach
Public beach, water sampled 4 times a week.
Lake Erie beaches in Michigan 1
Today’s advisories and closures: Michigan beach status.
Monroe County 1
- Sterling State Park0.29 milesSampled once a week
Lake Erie beaches in New York 13
Today’s advisories and closures: New York beach status.
Chautauqua County 7
- Blue Water Beach (Chautauqua County)0.22 milesSampled once a week · Private Access
- Lake Erie State Park Beach0.8 milesNot sampled
- Main Street Beach (Chautauqua County)0.1 milesNot sampled
- Point Gratiot Beach - East0.2 milesNot sampled
- Point Gratiot Beach - West0.18 milesNot sampled
- Wright Park - Eastabout 320 feetSampled twice a week
- Wright Park - West0.24 milesSampled twice a week
Erie County 6
- Bennett Beach0.19 milesSampled twice a week
- Evangola State Park Beach1.1 milesSampled once a week
- Evans Town Park0.14 milesSampled twice a week
- Hamburg Bathing Beach0.38 milesSampled twice a week
- Lake Erie Beach0.17 milesSampled twice a week
- Pioneer Camp0.13 milesNot sampled
Lake Erie beaches in Ohio 62
Today’s advisories and closures: Ohio beach status.
Ashtabula County 5
- Conneaut Sandbar Beach0.3 milesSampled once a week
- Conneaut Township Park0.82 milesSampled once a week
- Geneva State Park0.2 milesSampled once a week
- Lakeshore Park0.33 milesSampled once a week
- Walnut Beach0.36 milesSampled once a week
Cuyahoga County 16
- Arcadia Beach0.48 milesSampled once a week · Private Access
- Bay Park Beach0.24 milesSampled once a week · Private Access
- Clarkwood Beach0.21 milesSampled once a week · Private Access
- Clifton Beach0.72 milesSampled twice a week · Private Access
- Columbia Park Beach0.56 milesSampled once a week
- Edgecliff Beach0.26 milesSampled once a week · Private Access
- Edgewater State Park0.56 milesSampled daily
- Euclid State Park0.66 milesSampled daily
- Huntington Beach1.6 milesSampled daily
- Moss Point Beach0.28 milesSampled once a week · Private Access
- Noble Beachabout 320 feetSampled once a week · Private Access
- Royal Acres Beach0.23 milesSampled once a week · Private Access
- Sims Beach0.59 milesSampled once a week
- Utopia Beach0.18 milesSampled once a week · Private Access
- Villa Angela State Park0.29 milesSampled daily
- Wagar Beach0.34 milesSampled once a week · Private Access
Erie County 22
- Battery Parkabout 520 feetSampled twice a week
- Bay View East0.16 milesSampled 5 times a week
- Bay View Westabout 520 feetSampled 5 times a week
- Beulah Beach0.33 milesSampled 5 times a week
- Cedar Point Chausee13.1 milesSampled 5 times a week
- Cranberry Creek0.16 milesSampled twice a week
- Crystal Rockabout 230 feetSampled twice a week
- Darby Creek0.33 milesSampled 3 times a week
- Heidelberg Beach0.66 milesSampled 5 times a week
- Kelleys Island State Parkabout 350 feetSampled once a week
- Lagoons Beach0.66 milesSampled 5 times a week
- Linwood Beach0.42 milesSampled 5 times a week
- Main Street Beach (Erie County)0.33 milesSampled 5 times a week
- Nickel Plate Beach0.98 milesSampled 5 times a week
- Nokomis Parkabout 10 feetSampled 5 times a week
- Oberlin Beach0.33 milesSampled 4 times a week
- Old Woman Creek Beach0.16 milesSampled 5 times a week
- Orchard Beach0.23 milesSampled 5 times a week
- Pickerel Creek0.16 milesSampled twice a week
- Pipe Creek Wildlife Areaabout 240 feetSampled 3 times a week
- Sherod Park Beach0.66 milesSampled 5 times a week
- Whites Landingabout 240 feetSampled 3 times a week
Lake County 2
- Fairport Harbor0.82 milesSampled daily
- Headlands State Park1.6 milesSampled daily
Lorain County 5
- Century Beach3.3 milesSampled 4 times a week
- Community Park Beachabout 170 feetSampled 4 times a week
- Lakeview Beach1.1 milesSampled 4 times a week
- Lakewood Beach Parkabout 150 feetSampled 4 times a week
- Showse Park0.33 milesSampled 5 times a week
Ottawa County 12
- Bay Point (Market) Beachabout 10 feetSampled twice a week
- Bay Point (North) Beach0.11 milesSampled twice a week
- Bay Point (South) Beach0.17 milesSampled twice a week
- Castaway Campground and Marinaabout 110 feetSampled once a week
- Catawba Island State Park0.66 milesSampled once a week
- Catawba Point Associationabout 140 feetSampled once a week
- East Harbor State Park0.92 milesSampled twice a week
- Lakeside Beach (Ottawa County)0.33 milesSampled twice a week
- South Bass Island State Parkabout 350 feetSampled once a week
- Willow Cove D & E Associationabout 70 feetSampled once a week
- Willow Cove Water Slip Condo Owner Assnabout 40 feetSampled once a week
- Zeller's Beachabout 230 feetSampled once a week
Lake Erie beaches in Pennsylvania 13
Today’s advisories and closures: Pennsylvania beach status.
Erie County 13
- 1 East0.38 milesSampled twice a week
- Barracks Beach0.23 milesSampled twice a week
- Beach 1 Eastabout 210 feetNot sampled
- Beach 1 West Eastabout 210 feetNot sampled
- Beach 10 (Budny Beach)0.14 milesSampled twice a week
- Beach 110.28 milesSampled twice a week
- Beach 2about 210 feetNot sampled
- Beach 60.28 milesSampled twice a week
- Beach 7 (Water Works Beach)0.23 milesSampled twice a week
- Beach 8 (Pettinato Beach)0.38 milesSampled twice a week
- Beach 9 (Pine Tree Beach)about 210 feetSampled twice a week
- Freeport Beachabout 210 feetSampled once a week
- Mill Road Beaches1.0 milesNot sampled
Beyond the sand
More on Lake Erie
How many beaches are on Lake Erie?
This directory lists 89 beaches on the U.S. shore of Lake Erie in Michigan, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania: every one the states file with EPA under the federal BEACH Act, which covers coastal and Great Lakes beaches open to the public. Together they add up to about 45 miles of listed shoreline. Canadian beaches are not included. Unlisted strips of public shore exist too; they are just not in the federal record.
Is it safe to swim in Lake Erie?
Usually, with two checks. Water quality: 80 of these 89 beaches were sampled for bacteria in the 2025 season, and the states post an advisory or closure when a sample runs high, most often after heavy rain. Waves: rip and structural currents are the bigger killer on the Great Lakes, especially near piers. Check the National Weather Service beach forecast and obey the flags.
Where can I check Lake Erie beach closures?
Each state runs its own beach status page: Michigan at mienviro.michigan.gov; New York at parks.ny.gov; Ohio at publicapps.odh.ohio.gov; Pennsylvania at eriecountypa.gov. Every beach page here links to the right one.
What are the longest beaches on Lake Erie?
By the lengths states report to EPA: Cedar Point Chausee (13.1 miles), Century Beach (3.3 miles), Headlands State Park (1.6 miles). States measure a listed beach their own way, sometimes as one long stretch and sometimes as many short access points, so lengths compare best within a state.
Data from EPA BEACON 2.0, the National List of Beaches for 2025, retrieved 2026-10-10; counties placed from coordinates (FCC Census Area API). Shoreline from Natural Earth (public domain). Charts are not for navigation. Corrections to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.