Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Kroupa Road Access M-22 South of Crain Hill Road
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, about 30 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
- Grand Traverse County, Michigan
- Length
- about 30 feet
- 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
- MI001789
- Coordinates
- 44.9209° N, 85.5384° W to 44.9200° N, 85.5384° 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
- Bowers Harbor Public Access1.9 mi · MI
- Old Mission Road2.0 mi · MI
- Swaney Road3.3 mi · MI
- Hendryx County Roadside Park3.4 mi · MI
- Haserot Beach3.9 mi · sampled · MI
- Leffingwell Point Beach4.5 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Bowers Harbor1.9 mi · trailer ramp
- West Arm4.6 mi · trailer ramp
- Elk Rapids Dock6.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Suttons Bay Marina6.6 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Mission Point Light5.7 mi · deactivated
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI001789, 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.