Beach · Lake Erie · New York
Bennett Beach
A public beach on Lake Erie in Erie County, New York, 0.19 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria twice a week through a 98-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Erie County, New York
- Length
- 0.19 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — twice a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 98 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, single sample: 235 per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- NY120695
- Coordinates
- 42.6578° N, 79.0631° W to 42.6604° N, 79.0634° 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
- Evans Town Park1.2 mi · sampled · NY
- Pioneer Camp1.9 mi · NY
- Lake Erie Beach2.7 mi · sampled · NY
- Evangola State Park Beach4.9 mi · sampled · NY
- Hamburg Bathing Beach12 mi · sampled · NY
- Wright Park - West17 mi · sampled · NY
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Sturgeon Point Marina2.5 mi · trailer ramp
- Sunset Bay State Marine Park7.3 mi · trailer ramp
- Hanover municipal launch7.3 mi · trailer ramp
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Evangola State Park4.0 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach NY120695, the record New York 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.