Beach · Lake Michigan · Wisconsin
Bradford Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 0.52 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria 3 times a week through a 102-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Length
- 0.52 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — 3 times a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 102 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- EPA beach ID
- WI312597
- Coordinates
- 43.0589° N, 87.8753° W to 43.0644° N, 87.8691° 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
- Mckinley Beach0.6 mi · sampled · WI
- Atwater Park Beach2.1 mi · sampled · WI
- Lakeshore State Park2.2 mi · WI
- Big Bay Park Beach3.5 mi · sampled · WI
- South Shore Beach - Historical4.4 mi · WI
- Klode Park Beach4.7 mi · sampled · WI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- McKinley Park Marina0.6 mi · trailer ramp
- River Front Launching Site2.8 mi · trailer ramp
- South Shore Park Boat Ramp4.4 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- North Point Light0.5 mi · deactivated
- Milwaukee Breakwater Light2.2 mi
- Milwaukee Pierhead Light2.5 mi
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Lakeshore State Park2.1 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach WI312597, 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.