Beach · Lake Michigan · Illinois
Lincoln Street Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Cook County, Illinois, 0.17 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria twice a month through a 101-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Cook County, Illinois
- Length
- 0.17 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — twice a month in the swim season
- Swim season
- 101 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
- IL287401
- Coordinates
- 42.0630° N, 87.6730° W to 42.0610° N, 87.6720° 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
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- Wilmette Gillson Park Dog Beach1.2 mi · sampled · IL
- Evanston Greenwood Beach1.3 mi · sampled · IL
- Wilmette Gillson Park Beach1.7 mi · sampled · IL
- Evanston Lee Beach1.8 mi · sampled · IL
- Wilmette Langdon Beach2.0 mi · sampled · IL
Straight-line distance.
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Grosse Point Light0.2 mi · deactivated
- Wilson Avenue Crib Light7.9 mi
- William E. Dever Crib Light10.0 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Chicago Lakefront Trail12 mi · drive
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach IL287401, 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.