Beach · Lake Erie · Ohio
South Bass Island State Park
A public beach on Lake Erie in Ottawa County, Ohio, about 350 feet 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
- Ottawa County, Ohio
- Length
- about 350 feet
- 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
- OH907394
- Coordinates
- 41.6436° N, 82.8402° W to 41.6426° N, 82.8380° 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
- Catawba Point Association4.0 mi · sampled · OH
- Catawba Island State Park4.9 mi · sampled · OH
- East Harbor State Park6.0 mi · sampled · OH
- Kelleys Island State Park7.3 mi · sampled · OH
- Lakeside Beach (Ottawa County)8.1 mi · sampled · OH
- Zeller's Beach9.8 mi · sampled · OH
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- South Bass Island State Park0.2 mi · trailer ramp
- West Shore Ice Ramp South0.7 mi · trailer ramp
- West Shore Ice Ramp North1.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Put-in-Bay Village Marina1.4 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- South Bass Island Light1.0 mi · deactivated
- Green Island Light (Ottawa County)1.4 mi · deactivated
- Perry's Memorial Lighthouse1.7 mi
Ashore
State parks nearby
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Kelleys Island Glacial Grooves7.1 mi · park
- Marblehead Lighthouse9.9 mi · lighthouse
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach OH907394, 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.