Beach · Lake Huron · Michigan
Boot Island
A public beach on Lake Huron in Mackinac County, Michigan, 0.88 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
- Mackinac County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.88 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
- MI243901
- Coordinates
- 45.9587° N, 84.2801° W to 45.9547° N, 84.2626° 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
- Detour Albany Beach11 mi · MI
- De Tour State Park Shoreline Beach12 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Raber Bay stretch16 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Point Aux Frenes17 mi · MI
- Lake Superior State Forest- Munuscong Lake20 mi · MI
- Horseshoe Bay Wilderness-North21 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Cedarville4.7 mi · trailer ramp
- Hessel Marina7.7 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Huron
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI243901, 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.