Beach · Lake Erie · Ohio
Pickerel Creek
A public beach on Lake Erie in Erie County, Ohio, 0.16 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria twice a week through a 103-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Erie County, Ohio
- Length
- 0.16 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — twice 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
- OH957157
- Coordinates
- 41.4373° N, 82.8883° W to 41.4375° N, 82.8880° 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
- Whites Landing0.8 mi · sampled · OH
- Crystal Rock2.5 mi · sampled · OH
- Bay View West4.0 mi · sampled · OH
- Bay View East4.2 mi · sampled · OH
- Zeller's Beach7.0 mi · sampled · OH
- Willow Cove D & E Association8.7 mi · sampled · OH
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Portage River State Wildlife Area7.3 mi · trailer ramp
- Dempsey State Fishing Access8.2 mi · trailer ramp
- East Harbor State Park (Danbury Township)8.2 mi · trailer ramp
- West Harbor Public Boat Launching Ramp8.4 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Port Clinton Light5.9 mi · deactivated
- Cedar Point Light11 mi · deactivated
- Marblehead Light11 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Marblehead Lighthouse11 mi · lighthouse
- Kelleys Island Glacial Grooves15 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach OH957157, 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.