Beach · Lake Erie · Ohio
Darby Creek
A public beach on Lake Erie in Erie County, Ohio, 0.33 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria 3 times a week through a 89-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Erie County, Ohio
- Length
- 0.33 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — 3 times a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 89 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- EPA beach ID
- OH881916
- Coordinates
- 41.4128° N, 82.3986° W to 41.4151° N, 82.3937° 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
- Sherod Park Beach0.5 mi · sampled · OH
- Orchard Beach0.7 mi · sampled · OH
- Main Street Beach (Erie County)1.9 mi · sampled · OH
- Lagoons Beach2.1 mi · sampled · OH
- Linwood Beach2.2 mi · sampled · OH
- Nokomis Park2.6 mi · sampled · OH
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Main Street Beach1.9 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Wakefield MetroPark2.0 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- South Street Launch Ramp2.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Showse Park4.6 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Vermilion Light1.9 mi
- Huron Harbor Light7.5 mi
- Lorain East Breakwater Light12 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Marblehead Lighthouse18 mi · lighthouse
- Kelleys Island Glacial Grooves21 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach OH881916, 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.