Beach · Lake Erie · Ohio
Fairport Harbor
A public beach on Lake Erie in Lake County, Ohio, 0.82 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria daily through a 98-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Lake County, Ohio
- Length
- 0.82 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — daily in the swim season
- Swim season
- 98 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- EPA beach ID
- OH491555
- Coordinates
- 41.7592° N, 81.2768° W to 41.7585° N, 81.2724° 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
- Headlands State Park1.1 mi · sampled · OH
- Clarkwood Beach15 mi · sampled · OH
- Royal Acres Beach15 mi · sampled · OH
- Sims Beach16 mi · sampled · OH
- Noble Beach16 mi · sampled · OH
- Moss Point Beach17 mi · sampled · OH
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park0.1 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Fairport Harbor Port Authority Boat Access0.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Grand River Landing1.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Kiwanis Recreation Park2.6 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Fairport Harbor Light0.2 mi · deactivated
- Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light0.6 mi
Ashore
State parks nearby
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Headlands Beach State Park0.6 mi · beach
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach OH491555, 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.