Beach · Lake Erie · Ohio
Oberlin Beach
A public beach on Lake Erie in Erie County, Ohio, 0.33 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria 4 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 — 4 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
- OH647956
- Coordinates
- 41.3834° N, 82.5119° 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 Beach0.2 mi · sampled · OH
- Nickel Plate Beach2.0 mi · sampled · OH
- Cranberry Creek2.0 mi · sampled · OH
- Heidelberg Beach2.9 mi · sampled · OH
- Beulah Beach3.7 mi · sampled · OH
- Orchard Beach5.5 mi · sampled · OH
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Huron River Boat Access2.2 mi · trailer ramp
- East Sandusky Bay MetroPark7.4 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Main Street Beach8.1 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Wakefield MetroPark8.2 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Huron Harbor Light2.2 mi
- Vermilion Light8.1 mi
- Cedar Point Light12 mi · deactivated
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Marblehead Lighthouse15 mi · lighthouse
- Kelleys Island Glacial Grooves19 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach OH647956, 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.