Beach · Lake Erie · Ohio
Clifton Beach
A beach on Lake Erie in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 0.72 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
- Cuyahoga County, Ohio
- Length
- 0.72 miles
- Owner
- Private
- Access
- Private Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — twice a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 98 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- OH484007
- Coordinates
- 41.4905° N, 81.8368° W to 41.4911° N, 81.8324° 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
- Wagar Beach0.8 mi · sampled · OH
- Bay Park Beach3.1 mi · sampled · OH
- Columbia Park Beach3.4 mi · sampled · OH
- Edgewater State Park4.7 mi · sampled · OH
- Huntington Beach4.9 mi · sampled · OH
- Community Park Beach14 mi · sampled · OH
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Rocky River Reservation0.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Bradstreet's Landing1.7 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Edgewater Park5.7 mi · trailer ramp
- Gordon Park11 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach OH484007, 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.