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East Tawas City Park

A public beach on Lake Huron in Iosco County, Michigan, 0.31 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 137-day swim season.

Chart of East Tawas City Park on Lake Huron, with neighboring beaches markedMDNR access E. TawasTawas City ParkGateway Park BeachTawas Point State Park CampgroundCounty Road End off Tawas Beach Rd.Tawas Point State Park-CentralEast Tawas City Park

The beach

On the record

Water
Lake Huron
Location
Iosco County, Michigan
Length
0.31 miles
Owner
Public
Access
Public Access
Water sampling
Yes — once a week in the swim season
Swim season
137 days, as reported
Monitoring tier
Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
EPA beach ID
MI000327
Coordinates
44.2774° N, 83.4960° W to 44.2800° N, 83.4898° 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

  1. MDNR access E. Tawas0.5 mi · MI
  2. Tawas City Park1.3 mi · sampled · MI
  3. Gateway Park Beach1.7 mi · sampled · MI
  4. Tawas Point State Park Campground2.7 mi · sampled · MI
  5. County Road End off Tawas Beach Rd.2.9 mi · MI
  6. Tawas Point State Park-Central3.0 mi · MI

Straight-line distance.

By boat

Launches nearby

On the horizon

Lighthouses nearby

Ashore

State parks nearby

Source

Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI000327, 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.