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Beach · Lake Huron · Michigan

Great Lakes Beach #1

A public beach on Lake Huron in Sanilac County, Michigan, 0.59 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.

Chart of Great Lakes Beach #1 on Lake Huron, with neighboring beaches markedGreat Lakes BeachBlue Water Beach (Sanilac County)Birch Beach North #3Birch BeachBirch Beach Middle #2Lexington BeachGreat Lakes Beach #1

The beach

On the record

Water
Lake Huron
Location
Sanilac County, Michigan
Length
0.59 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
MI596822
Coordinates
43.2204° N, 82.5207° W to 43.2196° N, 82.5206° 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. Great Lakes Beach0.4 mi · MI
  2. Blue Water Beach (Sanilac County)0.9 mi · MI
  3. Birch Beach North #31.3 mi · MI
  4. Birch Beach1.4 mi · MI
  5. Birch Beach Middle #21.5 mi · MI
  6. Lexington Beach3.4 mi · sampled · MI

Straight-line distance.

By boat

Launches nearby

Source

Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI596822, 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.