Beach · Lake Erie · New York
Point Gratiot Beach - West
A public beach on Lake Erie in Chautauqua County, New York, 0.18 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
- Chautauqua County, New York
- Length
- 0.18 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, single sample: 235 per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- NY729494
- Coordinates
- 42.4851° N, 79.3599° W to 42.4874° N, 79.3591° 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
- Point Gratiot Beach - East0.2 mi · NY
- Main Street Beach (Chautauqua County)1.5 mi · NY
- Wright Park - East2.1 mi · sampled · NY
- Wright Park - West2.1 mi · sampled · NY
- Lake Erie State Park Beach6.1 mi · NY
- Blue Water Beach (Chautauqua County)12 mi · sampled · NY
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Dunkirk Harbor1.2 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Dunkirk Light0.7 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach NY729494, the record New York 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.