Beach · Lake Huron · Michigan
Bell Bay
A public beach on Lake Huron in Presque Isle County, Michigan, 0.87 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.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Huron
- Location
- Presque Isle County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.87 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
- MI392774
- Coordinates
- 45.2570° N, 83.4160° W to 45.2483° N, 83.4097° 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
- Public Shoreline Beach-False Presque Isle Harbor0.7 mi · MI
- Rock Port Beach4.1 mi · MI
- Presque Isle Harbor6.7 mi · MI
- Presque Isle Harbor Beach6.8 mi · MI
- New Lighthouse Park7.6 mi · MI
- Whitefish Bay13 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Rockport4.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Presque Isle6.8 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Middle Island Light6.4 mi
- Old Presque Isle Light6.6 mi · deactivated
- New Presque Isle Light7.8 mi
Ashore
State parks nearby
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary14 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Huron
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI392774, 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.