Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
East Bay Park (Milliken Park)
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, 0.25 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 133-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Grand Traverse County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.25 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 133 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- MI000436
- Coordinates
- 44.7613° N, 85.5765° W to 44.7639° N, 85.5742° 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
- Old Mission - Center Road Natural Area2.0 mi · MI
- Peninsula Volunteer Fire Station Point #23.4 mi · MI
- DNR Launch/Beach Center Road3.4 mi · MI
- Elmwood/Greilikville Park & Beach3.5 mi · sampled · MI
- Dock Road3.8 mi · MI
- MDOT Roadside Park & Beach M-22 N of Cherry Bend D5.1 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Boardman River1.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Clinch Memorial2.2 mi · trailer ramp
- East Arm3.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Elmwood Township Marina3.5 mi · trailer ramp
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Traverse City State Park1.7 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore25 mi · dunes
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI000436, 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.