Beach · Lake Erie · Ohio
Nickel Plate Beach
A public beach on Lake Erie in Erie County, Ohio, 0.98 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
- 0.98 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
- OH531706
- Coordinates
- 41.3969° N, 82.5451° W to 41.3945° N, 82.5403° 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
- Old Woman Creek Beach1.7 mi · sampled · OH
- Oberlin Beach2.0 mi · sampled · OH
- Cranberry Creek3.8 mi · sampled · OH
- Heidelberg Beach4.7 mi · sampled · OH
- Beulah Beach5.3 mi · sampled · OH
- Orchard Beach7.0 mi · sampled · OH
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Huron River Boat Access0.6 mi · trailer ramp
- East Sandusky Bay MetroPark5.4 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Big Island Preserve and Landing7.4 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Main Street Beach9.5 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Huron Harbor Light0.5 mi
- Vermilion Light9.4 mi
- Cedar Point Light9.9 mi · deactivated
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Marblehead Lighthouse13 mi · lighthouse
- Kelleys Island Glacial Grooves17 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach OH531706, 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.