Beach · Lake Huron · Michigan
Horseshoe Bay Wilderness-South
A public beach on Lake Huron in Mackinac County, Michigan, 1.7 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
- 1.7 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
- MI216487
- Coordinates
- 45.9371° N, 84.7342° W to 45.9200° N, 84.7154° 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
- Foley Creek Campground0.2 mi · MI
- Horseshoe Bay Wilderness-North2.4 mi · MI
- Harbour Light3.3 mi · MI
- Antoine Road End4.0 mi · MI
- Hazelton Road End4.3 mi · MI
- Kiwanis Beach4.5 mi · sampled · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- St. Ignace4.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Pine River9.3 mi · trailer ramp
- Mackinaw City Municipal Marina11 mi · trailer ramp
- Straits State Harbor11 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Wawatam Lighthouse5.0 mi
- St. Helena Island Light8.4 mi
- Round Island Passage Light8.7 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Huron
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI216487, 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.