Beach · Lake Erie · Pennsylvania
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A public beach on Lake Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania, 0.38 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria twice a week through a 99-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Erie County, Pennsylvania
- Length
- 0.38 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — twice a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 99 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, geometric mean: 126 MPN per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- PA500495
- Coordinates
- 42.1183° N, 80.1525° W to 42.1188° N, 80.1525° W
As the state reported it to EPA for the 2025 season. Sampling schedules change year to year. How beach monitoring works →
Down the shore
Nearest Erie beaches
- Beach 1 East0.2 mi · PA
- Barracks Beach0.3 mi · sampled · PA
- Beach 1 West East0.4 mi · PA
- Beach 20.8 mi · PA
- Beach 61.8 mi · sampled · PA
- Beach 7 (Water Works Beach)2.2 mi · sampled · PA
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Vista Launch0.6 mi · trailer ramp
- Niagara Launch2.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Bay Harbor Public Ramp2.6 mi · trailer ramp
- Chestnut Street Boat Ramp3.0 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Erie Yacht Club Light1.2 mi
- Presque Isle Light3.8 mi
- Erie Land Light5.0 mi · deactivated
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Presque Isle State Park0.6 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Presque Isle State Park3.6 mi · park
- Erie Land Lighthouse5.5 mi · lighthouse
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach PA500495, the record Pennsylvania files under the federal BEACH Act, retrieved 2026-10-10. The county is placed from the beach’s own coordinates. A blank field means the record is silent. Parking, fees, lifeguards and dog rules are set by whoever runs the beach; check with them before you go.
Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain). Not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.