Beach · Lake Erie · Ohio
Main Street Beach (Erie County)
A public beach on Lake Erie in Erie County, Ohio, 0.33 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria 5 times a week through a 103-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 — 5 times 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
- OH944567
- Coordinates
- 41.4252° N, 82.3669° W to 41.4254° N, 82.3656° 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
- Lagoons Beach0.2 mi · sampled · OH
- Linwood Beach0.3 mi · sampled · OH
- Nokomis Park0.7 mi · sampled · OH
- Sherod Park Beach1.4 mi · sampled · OH
- Darby Creek1.9 mi · sampled · OH
- Orchard Beach2.6 mi · sampled · OH
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Main Street Beach0.0 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Wakefield MetroPark0.1 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- South Street Launch Ramp0.6 mi · trailer ramp
- Showse Park2.8 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Vermilion Light0.0 mi
- Huron Harbor Light9.3 mi
- Lorain East Breakwater Light9.7 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Marblehead Lighthouse19 mi · lighthouse
- Kelleys Island Glacial Grooves22 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach OH944567, 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.