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Bass Cove Beach-Drummond Island

A public beach on Lake Huron in Chippewa County, Michigan, 0.54 miles of shore. It is on the federal list of BEACH Act beaches but was not on the state’s sampling schedule in the latest report.

Chart of Bass Cove Beach-Drummond Island on Lake Huron, with neighboring beaches markedBig Shoal CoveSand Bay Beach-Drummond IslandBetsey Seaman Memorial Park-Drummond IslandDrummond Island Township ParkDe Tour State Park Shoreline BeachDetour Albany BeachBass Cove Beach-Drummond Island

The beach

On the record

Water
Lake Huron
Location
Chippewa County, Michigan
Length
0.54 miles
Owner
Public
Access
Public Access
Water sampling
Not monitored in 2025
Swim season
105 days, as reported
Monitoring tier
Tier 3 (Tier 1 is highest)
Water quality standard
E. coli, geometric mean: 300 per 100 mL
EPA beach ID
MI287524
Coordinates
45.9291° N, 83.5436° W to 45.9200° N, 83.5381° 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 Huron beaches

  1. Big Shoal Cove3.1 mi · MI
  2. Sand Bay Beach-Drummond Island6.5 mi · MI
  3. Betsey Seaman Memorial Park-Drummond Island12 mi · MI
  4. Drummond Island Township Park13 mi · MI
  5. De Tour State Park Shoreline Beach23 mi · MI
  6. Detour Albany Beach25 mi · MI

Straight-line distance.

By boat

Launches nearby

Source

Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI287524, 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.