Beach · Lake Erie · Ohio
Crystal Rock
A public beach on Lake Erie in Erie County, Ohio, about 230 feet of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria twice a week through a 103-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Erie County, Ohio
- Length
- about 230 feet
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — twice a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 103 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- EPA beach ID
- OH158931
- Coordinates
- 41.4491° N, 82.8426° W to 41.4493° N, 82.8411° 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
- Bay View East1.9 mi · sampled · OH
- Bay View West1.9 mi · sampled · OH
- Pickerel Creek2.5 mi · sampled · OH
- Whites Landing3.3 mi · sampled · OH
- Zeller's Beach4.8 mi · sampled · OH
- Willow Cove D & E Association6.3 mi · sampled · OH
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Dempsey State Fishing Access5.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Shelby Street Public Boat Launch6.3 mi · trailer ramp
- East Harbor State Park (Danbury Township)6.7 mi · trailer ramp
- West Harbor Public Boat Launching Ramp7.1 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Port Clinton Light6.6 mi · deactivated
- Cedar Point Light8.2 mi · deactivated
- Marblehead Light9.1 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Marblehead Lighthouse9.1 mi · lighthouse
- Kelleys Island Glacial Grooves13 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach OH158931, 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.