Beach · Lake Erie · Pennsylvania
Freeport Beach
A public beach on Lake Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania, about 210 feet of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 99-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Erie County, Pennsylvania
- Length
- about 210 feet
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 99 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, geometric mean: 126 MPN per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- PA129995
- Coordinates
- 42.2414° N, 79.8335° W to 42.2423° N, 79.8325° 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
- Beach 1114 mi · sampled · PA
- Beach 10 (Budny Beach)14 mi · sampled · PA
- Beach 9 (Pine Tree Beach)15 mi · sampled · PA
- Mill Road Beaches16 mi · PA
- Beach 8 (Pettinato Beach)16 mi · sampled · PA
- Beach 7 (Water Works Beach)17 mi · sampled · PA
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Northeast2.3 mi · trailer ramp
- Shades Beach7.7 mi · trailer ramp
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Erie Land Lighthouse13 mi · lighthouse
- Presque Isle State Park15 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach PA129995, the record Pennsylvania 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.