Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Boughy Park & Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Leelanau County, Michigan, about 230 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 Michigan
- Location
- Leelanau County, Michigan
- Length
- about 230 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
- MI001803
- Coordinates
- 44.8815° N, 85.6466° W to 44.8800° N, 85.6463° 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
- M-22 at M-72 Public Access1.9 mi · MI
- Hendryx County Roadside Park3.5 mi · MI
- MDOT Roadside Park & Beach3.6 mi · MI
- MDOT Roadside Park & Beach M-22 N of Cherry Bend D4.4 mi · MI
- Kroupa Road Access M-22 South of Crain Hill Road6.0 mi · MI
- Bowers Harbor Public Access6.0 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- West Arm1.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Bowers Harbor6.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Elmwood Township Marina6.4 mi · trailer ramp
- East Arm6.5 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Mission Point Light11 mi · deactivated
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore20 mi · dunes
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI001803, 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.