Beach · Lake Huron · Michigan
Big Shoal Cove
A public beach on Lake Huron in Chippewa County, Michigan, about 160 feet 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
- Chippewa County, Michigan
- Length
- about 160 feet
- 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
- MI001576
- Coordinates
- 45.9406° N, 83.6061° W to 45.9400° N, 83.6065° 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
- Bass Cove Beach-Drummond Island3.1 mi · MI
- Sand Bay Beach-Drummond Island6.4 mi · MI
- Betsey Seaman Memorial Park-Drummond Island8.8 mi · MI
- Drummond Island Township Park9.5 mi · MI
- De Tour State Park Shoreline Beach20 mi · MI
- Detour Albany Beach22 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Huron
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI001576, 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.