Beach · Lake Erie · Ohio
Showse Park
A public beach on Lake Erie in Lorain County, Ohio, 0.33 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
- Lorain County, Ohio
- Length
- 0.33 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
- OH287343
- Coordinates
- 41.4301° N, 82.3139° W to 41.4300° N, 82.3095° 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
- Nokomis Park2.0 mi · sampled · OH
- Linwood Beach2.4 mi · sampled · OH
- Lagoons Beach2.6 mi · sampled · OH
- Main Street Beach (Erie County)2.8 mi · sampled · OH
- Sherod Park Beach4.1 mi · sampled · OH
- Darby Creek4.5 mi · sampled · OH
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Showse Park0.1 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- South Street Launch Ramp2.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Wakefield MetroPark2.6 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Main Street Beach2.7 mi · hand / carry-in launch
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Vermilion Light2.8 mi
- Lorain East Breakwater Light7.1 mi
- Lorain West Breakwater Light7.2 mi · deactivated
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Marblehead Lighthouse22 mi · lighthouse
- Kelleys Island Glacial Grooves24 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach OH287343, 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.