Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Esch Road/Otter Creek
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Benzie County, Michigan, 0.12 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
- 0.12 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Swim season
- 150 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 3 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- MI001811
- Coordinates
- 44.7634° N, 86.0756° W to 44.7600° N, 86.0771° 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
- Empire Municipal Beach3.5 mi · sampled · MI
- North Bar5.9 mi · MI
- Point Betsie Lighthouse Beach9.8 mi · MI
- Zettenberg Preserve10 mi · MI
- Frankfort: Anchor Road Beach12 mi · sampled · MI
- Elberta Village Beach & Bluffs13 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Frankfort Municipal Ramp12 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Manning Memorial Light3.5 mi
- Point Betsie Light10 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore8.2 mi · dunes
- Point Betsie Lighthouse10 mi · lighthouse
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI001811, 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.