Beach · Lake Erie · Ohio
Headlands State Park
A public beach on Lake Erie in Lake County, Ohio, 1.6 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
- 1.6 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
- OH719776
- Coordinates
- 41.7535° N, 81.2965° W to 41.7623° N, 81.2859° 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
- Fairport Harbor1.1 mi · sampled · OH
- Clarkwood Beach14 mi · sampled · OH
- Royal Acres Beach14 mi · sampled · OH
- Sims Beach15 mi · sampled · OH
- Noble Beach15 mi · sampled · OH
- Moss Point Beach16 mi · sampled · OH
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Fairport Harbor Port Authority Boat Access1.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park1.1 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Grand River Landing1.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve2.8 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Fairport Harbor Light1.0 mi · deactivated
- Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light1.3 mi
Ashore
State parks nearby
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Headlands Beach State Park0.5 mi · beach
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach OH719776, 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.