Beach · Lake Michigan · Indiana
Buffington Harbor Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Lake County, Indiana, 0.36 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria daily through a 98-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Lake County, Indiana
- Length
- 0.36 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — daily in the swim season
- Swim season
- 98 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, single sample: 235 MPN per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- IN708061
- Coordinates
- 41.6491° N, 87.4332° W to 41.6463° N, 87.4299° 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
- Jeorse Park Beach II0.0 mi · sampled · IN
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- Whihala Beach East3.9 mi · sampled · IN
- Whihala Beach West4.5 mi · sampled · IN
- Hammond Marina East Beach5.2 mi · sampled · IN
- Hammond Marina West Beach5.4 mi · sampled · IN
Straight-line distance.
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Chicago Lakefront Trail19 mi · drive
- Indiana Dunes National Park20 mi · dunes
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach IN708061, the record Indiana 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.