Beach · Lake Huron · Michigan
Birch Beach
A public beach on Lake Huron in Sanilac County, Michigan, about 200 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
- Sanilac County, Michigan
- Length
- about 200 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
- MI001299
- Coordinates
- 43.2017° N, 82.5114° W to 43.2000° N, 82.5117° 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
- Birch Beach North #30.0 mi · MI
- Birch Beach Middle #20.2 mi · MI
- Blue Water Beach (Sanilac County)0.5 mi · MI
- Great Lakes Beach #11.4 mi · MI
- Great Lakes Beach1.8 mi · MI
- Jeddo Road Beach3.3 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 MI001299, 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.