Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Elberta Village Beach & Bluffs
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Benzie County, Michigan, 0.24 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
- Benzie County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.24 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
- MI001784
- Coordinates
- 44.6277° N, 86.2440° W to 44.6200° N, 86.2413° 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
- Frankfort: Anchor Road Beach0.5 mi · sampled · MI
- Zettenberg Preserve4.3 mi · MI
- Point Betsie Lighthouse Beach4.7 mi · MI
- Esch Road/Otter Creek13 mi · MI
- Pierport Township Beach14 mi · sampled · MI
- Empire Municipal Beach16 mi · sampled · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Frankfort Municipal Ramp0.7 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Frankfort Light0.5 mi
- Point Betsie Light4.4 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Point Betsie Lighthouse4.4 mi · lighthouse
- 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 MI001784, 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.