Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Gladstone Bathing Beach/Van Cleve Park
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Delta County, Michigan, 1.0 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 61-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Delta County, Michigan
- Length
- 1.0 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 61 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- MI000337
- Coordinates
- 45.8346° N, 87.0390° W to 45.8400° N, 87.0192° 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
- Twin Springs Campground and Bathing Beach2.3 mi · MI
- Little Bay De Noc Public Beach Access6.4 mi · MI
- Escanaba Bathing Beach7.0 mi · sampled · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-North of Stonington7.1 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Portage Peninsula9.1 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-USFS West Wilsey Bay10 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Gladstone Marina1.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Kipling2.2 mi · trailer ramp
- North Shore4.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Sand Point6.3 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Sand Point Light6.2 mi · deactivated
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI000337, 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.