Beach · Lake Erie · Ohio
Bay View East
A public beach on Lake Erie in Erie County, Ohio, 0.16 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria 5 times a week through a 103-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Erie County, Ohio
- Length
- 0.16 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — 5 times a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 103 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- EPA beach ID
- OH510880
- Coordinates
- 41.4697° N, 82.8193° W to 41.4697° N, 82.8187° 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
- Bay View West0.5 mi · sampled · OH
- Crystal Rock1.9 mi · sampled · OH
- Zeller's Beach3.0 mi · sampled · OH
- Pickerel Creek4.2 mi · sampled · OH
- Willow Cove D & E Association4.5 mi · sampled · OH
- Castaway Campground and Marina4.5 mi · sampled · OH
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Dempsey State Fishing Access4.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Shelby Street Public Boat Launch5.2 mi · trailer ramp
- East Harbor State Park (Danbury Township)5.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Mazurik Access Area5.7 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Cedar Point Light6.6 mi · deactivated
- Port Clinton Light6.7 mi · deactivated
- Marblehead Light7.2 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Marblehead Lighthouse7.3 mi · lighthouse
- Kelleys Island Glacial Grooves11 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach OH510880, the record Ohio 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.