Beach · Lake Huron · Michigan
Issineke Hardwood Point
A public beach on Lake Huron in Alpena County, Michigan, 3.3 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
- Alpena County, Michigan
- Length
- 3.3 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
- MI219728
- Coordinates
- 44.8891° N, 83.3586° W to 44.9014° N, 83.3780° 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
- Negwegon State Park-Ossineke South Point0.8 mi · MI
- Negwegon State Park2.8 mi · MI
- Ossineke State Park2.9 mi · MI
- Ossineke Campground3.6 mi · MI
- Ossineke3.8 mi · MI
- Black River Public Access6.1 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Snug Harbor2.0 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Black River Mouth5.8 mi · trailer ramp
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Negwegon State Park2.8 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary12 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Huron
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI219728, 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.