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Wagar Beach

A beach on Lake Erie in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 0.34 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 98-day swim season.

Chart of Wagar Beach on Lake Erie, with neighboring beaches markedClifton BeachBay Park BeachColumbia Park BeachHuntington BeachEdgewater State ParkCommunity Park BeachWagar Beach

The beach

On the record

Water
Lake Erie
Location
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Length
0.34 miles
Owner
Private
Access
Private 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
OH136995
Coordinates
41.4857° N, 81.8515° W to 41.4856° N, 81.8520° 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

  1. Clifton Beach0.8 mi · sampled · OH
  2. Bay Park Beach2.3 mi · sampled · OH
  3. Columbia Park Beach2.7 mi · sampled · OH
  4. Huntington Beach4.1 mi · sampled · OH
  5. Edgewater State Park5.4 mi · sampled · OH
  6. Community Park Beach14 mi · sampled · OH

Straight-line distance.

By boat

Launches nearby

On the horizon

Lighthouses nearby

Source

Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach OH136995, 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.