Beach · Lake Erie · Pennsylvania
Beach 8 (Pettinato Beach)
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 125-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
- 125 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
- PA995339
- Coordinates
- 42.1523° N, 80.1325° W to 42.1582° N, 80.1269° 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 7 (Water Works Beach)0.4 mi · sampled · PA
- Mill Road Beaches0.5 mi · PA
- Beach 60.8 mi · sampled · PA
- Beach 21.8 mi · PA
- Beach 9 (Pine Tree Beach)1.8 mi · sampled · PA
- Barracks Beach2.3 mi · sampled · PA
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Niagara Launch0.5 mi · trailer ramp
- West Pier Launch0.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Vista Launch2.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Old Lagoon2.0 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Presque Isle Light1.3 mi
- Erie Yacht Club Light2.0 mi
- Erie Harbor North Pier Light3.2 mi
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Presque Isle State Park3.1 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Presque Isle State Park1.3 mi · park
- Erie Land Lighthouse4.1 mi · lighthouse
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach PA995339, 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.