Beach · Lake Erie · New York
Wright Park - West
A public beach on Lake Erie in Chautauqua County, New York, 0.24 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria twice a week through a 98-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Chautauqua County, New York
- Length
- 0.24 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — twice a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 98 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, single sample: 235 per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- NY129995
- Coordinates
- 42.4971° N, 79.3214° W to 42.4943° N, 79.3239° 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
- Wright Park - East0.0 mi · sampled · NY
- Main Street Beach (Chautauqua County)0.7 mi · NY
- Point Gratiot Beach - East2.0 mi · NY
- Point Gratiot Beach - West2.1 mi · NY
- Lake Erie State Park Beach8.0 mi · NY
- Evangola State Park Beach12 mi · sampled · NY
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Dunkirk Harbor1.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Sunset Bay State Marine Park11 mi · trailer ramp
- Hanover municipal launch11 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Dunkirk Light1.7 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach NY129995, the record New York 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.