Beach · Lake Erie · Ohio
Century Beach
A public beach on Lake Erie in Lorain County, Ohio, 3.3 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria 4 times a week through a 102-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Lorain County, Ohio
- Length
- 3.3 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — 4 times a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 102 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- EPA beach ID
- OH597908
- Coordinates
- 41.4774° N, 82.1548° W to 41.4780° N, 82.1519° 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
- Lakewood Beach Park1.7 mi · sampled · OH
- Community Park Beach2.4 mi · sampled · OH
- Lakeview Beach2.5 mi · sampled · OH
- Showse Park8.9 mi · sampled · OH
- Nokomis Park11 mi · sampled · OH
- Linwood Beach11 mi · sampled · OH
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Lakeside Landing1.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Black River Wharf Boat Launch1.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Lorain Public Boat Ramp1.6 mi · trailer ramp
- French Creek Reservation2.0 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Lorain West Breakwater Light1.8 mi · deactivated
- Lorain East Breakwater Light2.1 mi
- Vermilion Light12 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach OH597908, 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.