Beach · Lake Huron · Michigan
Manitou Beach
A public beach on Lake Huron in Presque Isle County, Michigan, about 250 feet 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
- Presque Isle County, Michigan
- Length
- about 250 feet
- 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
- MI476861
- Coordinates
- 45.4902° N, 83.9279° W to 45.4898° N, 83.9271° 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
- 40 Mile Point Park0.9 mi · MI
- Evergreen Beach2.6 mi · MI
- Hoeft State Park-South3.5 mi · MI
- US 23 Roger City3.9 mi · MI
- Hammond Bay Access Site5.4 mi · MI
- Seagull Point Park5.4 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Hammond Point5.3 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Rogers City Ramp7.4 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Forty Mile Point Light0.7 mi
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Hoeft State Park3.0 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Huron
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI476861, 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.