Beach · Lake Michigan · Indiana
Indiana Dunes State Park West Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Porter County, Indiana, 3.2 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 100-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Porter County, Indiana
- Length
- 3.2 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 100 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, single sample: 235 MPN per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- IN700064
- Coordinates
- 41.6619° N, 87.0670° W to 41.6634° N, 87.0633° 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
- Indiana Dunes State Park East Beach0.2 mi · sampled · IN
- Broadway Beach4.1 mi · sampled · IN
- Ogden Dunes East Beach6.8 mi · sampled · IN
- Ogden Dunes West Beach7.3 mi · sampled · IN
- Wells Street Beach8.5 mi · sampled · IN
- Washington Park Beach9.5 mi · sampled · IN
Straight-line distance.
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Michigan City Breakwater Light9.2 mi
- Michigan City East Light9.3 mi
- Old Michigan City Light9.3 mi · deactivated
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Indiana Dunes State Park1.4 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Indiana Dunes National Park1.0 mi · dunes
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach IN700064, the record Indiana 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.