Beach · Lake Erie · Ohio
Walnut Beach
A public beach on Lake Erie in Ashtabula County, Ohio, 0.36 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 105-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Ashtabula County, Ohio
- Length
- 0.36 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 105 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- EPA beach ID
- OH610732
- Coordinates
- 41.9000° N, 80.8112° W to 41.9027° N, 80.8079° 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
- Lakeshore Park1.9 mi · sampled · OH
- Geneva State Park9.2 mi · sampled · OH
- Conneaut Township Park13 mi · sampled · OH
- Conneaut Sandbar Beach14 mi · sampled · OH
- Fairport Harbor26 mi · sampled · OH
- Headlands State Park27 mi · sampled · OH
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Lakeshore Park2.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Geneva State Park (Geneva-on-the-Lake)8.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Geneva State Park (Cowles Creek)9.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Geneva State Park (Cowles Creek)9.8 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Ashtabula Harbor Light1.5 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach OH610732, 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.