Beach · Lake Erie · Pennsylvania
Beach 9 (Pine Tree Beach)
A public beach on Lake Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania, about 210 feet 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
- about 210 feet
- 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
- PA469760
- Coordinates
- 42.1697° N, 80.1059° W to 42.1712° N, 80.1027° 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 10 (Budny Beach)0.8 mi · sampled · PA
- Mill Road Beaches1.3 mi · PA
- Beach 111.5 mi · sampled · PA
- Beach 8 (Pettinato Beach)1.8 mi · sampled · PA
- Beach 7 (Water Works Beach)2.2 mi · sampled · PA
- Beach 62.6 mi · sampled · PA
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- New Lagoon0.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Old Lagoon1.0 mi · trailer ramp
- West Pier Launch1.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Niagara Launch2.1 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Presque Isle Light0.6 mi
- Erie Harbor North Pier Light2.0 mi
- Erie Land Light2.9 mi · deactivated
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Presque Isle State Park4.8 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Presque Isle State Park0.8 mi · park
- Erie Land Lighthouse3.2 mi · lighthouse
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach PA469760, 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.