Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Lighthouse/Sylvan Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Muskegon County, Michigan, 0.42 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
- Muskegon County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.42 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
- MI000383
- Coordinates
- 43.3750° N, 86.4264° W to 43.3700° N, 86.4233° 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
- Medbury Park Beach0.6 mi · sampled · MI
- Old Channel Beach0.8 mi · MI
- Duck Lake Channel Beach2.0 mi · sampled · MI
- Meinert County Park6.7 mi · sampled · MI
- Pioneer County Park6.8 mi · sampled · MI
- Muskegon State Park-North Campground Beach8.3 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Muskegon State Park - Snug Harbor9.9 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- White River Light0.1 mi · deactivated
- Muskegon South Pierhead Light11 mi
- Muskegon Breakwater Light11 mi
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Duck Lake State Park2.7 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Grand Haven State Park24 mi · beach
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI000383, 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.