Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Gils Pier
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Leelanau County, Michigan, 0.31 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
- Leelanau County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.31 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
- MI001826
- Coordinates
- 45.1138° N, 85.6750° W to 45.1100° N, 85.6765° 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
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- Peterson Park3.1 mi · MI
- Northport Bay Marina3.2 mi · sampled · MI
- G. Marsten Dame Marina3.2 mi · MI
- Northport Haserot Beach, Rose Street3.3 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Northport Marina3.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Leland Township Marina7.5 mi · trailer ramp
- Suttons Bay Marina9.6 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Grand Traverse Light9.0 mi · deactivated
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 MI001826, 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.