Beach · Lake Erie · Michigan
Sterling State Park
A public beach on Lake Erie in Monroe County, Michigan, 0.29 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 102-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Monroe County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.29 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 102 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- MI000379
- Coordinates
- 41.9168° N, 83.3300° W to 41.9200° N, 83.3285° 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
- South Bass Island State Park32 mi · sampled · OH
- Catawba Island State Park34 mi · sampled · OH
- Catawba Point Association34 mi · sampled · OH
- East Harbor State Park37 mi · sampled · OH
- Kelleys Island State Park38 mi · sampled · OH
- Lakeside Beach (Ottawa County)39 mi · sampled · OH
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Bartnik in Sterling State Park0.3 mi · trailer ramp
- Bolles Harbor4.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Mouillee Creek Mouth9.2 mi · trailer ramp
- City of Luna Pier10 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Detroit River Light11 mi
- Turtle Island Light12 mi · deactivated
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Sterling State Park0.2 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI000379, the record Michigan 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.