Beach · Lake Michigan · Illinois
Howard Street Park Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Cook County, Illinois, about 260 feet 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
- Cook County, Illinois
- Length
- about 260 feet
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Swim season
- 120 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, geometric mean: 300 CFU per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- IL120964
- Coordinates
- 42.0190° N, 87.6640° 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
- Marion Mahoney Griffin Beach0.1 mi · sampled · IL
- Juneway Terrace Park Beach0.3 mi · IL
- Leone Beach0.4 mi · sampled · IL
- Evanston South Beach0.7 mi · sampled · IL
- Pratt Blvd And Park Beach0.9 mi · sampled · IL
- North Shore Avenue Beach1.0 mi · sampled · IL
Straight-line distance.
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Grosse Point Light3.2 mi · deactivated
- Wilson Avenue Crib Light5.2 mi
- William E. Dever Crib Light7.0 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Chicago Lakefront Trail9.2 mi · drive
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach IL120964, the record Illinois 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.