Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Galien River Park
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Berrien County, Michigan, 0.16 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
- Berrien County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.16 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
- MI310222
- Coordinates
- 41.8030° N, 86.7461° W to 41.8021° N, 86.7494° 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
- New Buffalo City0.8 mi · sampled · MI
- Gordon Beach2.8 mi · MI
- Union Pier - Townline Road2.8 mi · sampled · MI
- Grand Beach3.2 mi · sampled · MI
- Michiana Village4.3 mi · sampled · MI
- Harbert Beach5.2 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- New Buffalo0.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Galien River1.7 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Old Michigan City Light9.9 mi · deactivated
- Michigan City East Light10.0 mi
- Michigan City Breakwater Light10 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Indiana Dunes National Park19 mi · dunes
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI310222, 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.