Beach · Lake Michigan · Wisconsin
Big Bay Park Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 0.15 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria twice a week through a 102-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Length
- 0.15 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — twice a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 102 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- WI247909
- Coordinates
- 43.1082° N, 87.8874° W to 43.1099° N, 87.8893° 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
- Klode Park Beach1.3 mi · sampled · WI
- Atwater Park Beach1.5 mi · sampled · WI
- Bradford Beach3.5 mi · sampled · WI
- Mckinley Beach3.9 mi · sampled · WI
- Tietjen Beach / Doctor'S Park4.1 mi · sampled · WI
- Lakeshore State Park5.3 mi · WI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- McKinley Park Marina3.9 mi · trailer ramp
- River Front Launching Site5.8 mi · trailer ramp
- South Shore Park Boat Ramp7.8 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- North Point Light3.1 mi · deactivated
- Milwaukee Breakwater Light5.6 mi
- Milwaukee Pierhead Light5.7 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach WI247909, the record Wisconsin 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.