Beach · Lake Erie · Pennsylvania
Mill Road Beaches
A public beach on Lake Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania, 1.0 miles of shore. It is on the federal list of BEACH Act beaches but was not on the state’s sampling schedule in the latest report.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Erie County, Pennsylvania
- Length
- 1.0 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Swim season
- 99 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, geometric mean: 126 MPN per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- PA181628
- Coordinates
- 42.1584° N, 80.1267° W to 42.1657° N, 80.1164° 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 8 (Pettinato Beach)0.5 mi · sampled · PA
- Beach 7 (Water Works Beach)0.9 mi · sampled · PA
- Beach 61.3 mi · sampled · PA
- Beach 9 (Pine Tree Beach)1.3 mi · sampled · PA
- Beach 10 (Budny Beach)2.1 mi · sampled · PA
- Beach 22.3 mi · PA
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- West Pier Launch0.7 mi · trailer ramp
- Niagara Launch0.9 mi · trailer ramp
- New Lagoon1.7 mi · trailer ramp
- Old Lagoon1.7 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Presque Isle Light0.8 mi
- Erie Yacht Club Light2.4 mi
- Erie Harbor North Pier Light2.9 mi
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Presque Isle State Park3.6 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Presque Isle State Park0.9 mi · park
- Erie Land Lighthouse3.9 mi · lighthouse
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach PA181628, 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.