Beach · Lake Erie · Ohio
Sims Beach
A public beach on Lake Erie in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 0.59 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 98-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Cuyahoga County, Ohio
- Length
- 0.59 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 98 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- OH435857
- Coordinates
- 41.6160° N, 81.5251° W to 41.6174° N, 81.5199° 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
- Noble Beach0.2 mi · sampled · OH
- Moss Point Beach0.4 mi · sampled · OH
- Edgecliff Beach0.8 mi · sampled · OH
- Arcadia Beach1.2 mi · sampled · OH
- Utopia Beach1.4 mi · sampled · OH
- Royal Acres Beach1.5 mi · sampled · OH
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Wildwood Park2.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Eastlake Port Authority Boat Ramp5.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Gordon Park7.7 mi · trailer ramp
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Headlands Beach State Park16 mi · beach
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach OH435857, 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.