Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Bliss Township Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Emmet County, Michigan, 0.26 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
- Emmet County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.26 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
- MI000320
- Coordinates
- 45.6464° N, 85.0357° W to 45.6400° N, 85.0396° 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
- Cross Village Beach0.2 mi · sampled · MI
- Sturgeon Bay Township Beach4.6 mi · sampled · MI
- Readmond Township Beach6.4 mi · sampled · MI
- Church Beach6.7 mi · MI
- Middle Village Park7.6 mi · sampled · MI
- Wilderness State Park-West of Beach8.0 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Cross Village0.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Wilderness State Park9.3 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Ile Aux Galets6.9 mi
- Waugoshance Light9.2 mi · deactivated
- Grays Reef Light Station10 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Tunnel of Trees — M-1195.2 mi · drive
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI000320, 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.