Beach · Lake Huron · Michigan
Detour Albany Beach
A public beach on Lake Huron in Chippewa County, Michigan, 0.2 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
- Chippewa County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.2 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
- MI001252
- Coordinates
- 45.9659° N, 84.0522° W to 45.9673° N, 84.0626° 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
- De Tour State Park Shoreline Beach1.6 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Raber Bay stretch11 mi · MI
- Boot Island11 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Point Aux Frenes11 mi · MI
- Drummond Island Township Park13 mi · MI
- Betsey Seaman Memorial Park-Drummond Island15 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- De Tour Passage7.0 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Martin Reef Light Station5.9 mi
- DeTour Reef Light7.3 mi
- Pipe Island Light8.1 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Huron
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI001252, 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.