Beach · Lake Michigan · Illinois
49th Street Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Cook County, Illinois, 0.12 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 Michigan
- Location
- Cook County, Illinois
- Length
- 0.12 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Swim season
- 100 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 3 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- IL865711
- Coordinates
- 41.8070° N, 87.5848° W to 41.8058° N, 87.5832° 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 Michigan beaches
- 57th Street Beach1.1 mi · sampled · IL
- Oakwood Beach1.3 mi · sampled · IL
- 63rd Street Beach1.6 mi · sampled · IL
- Margaret T Burroughs (31st St. Beach)2.5 mi · sampled · IL
- South Shore Beach2.9 mi · sampled · IL
- Rainbow Beach3.6 mi · sampled · IL
Straight-line distance.
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- 68th Street Crib Light3.1 mi
- Four Mile Crib Light5.0 mi
- Chicago Harbor Southeast Guidewall Light5.7 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Chicago Lakefront Trail6.0 mi · drive
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach IL865711, the record Illinois 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.