Beach · Lake Michigan · Wisconsin
Longtail Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Brown County, Wisconsin, 0.52 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
- Brown County, Wisconsin
- Length
- 0.52 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 4 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- WI477262
- Coordinates
- 44.6024° N, 87.9883° W to 44.5960° N, 87.9843° 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
- Sunset Beach Road2.5 mi · sampled · WI
- South Bay Marina4.4 mi · WI
- Van Lanen Beach4.9 mi · WI
- Joliet Park5.0 mi · WI
- Communiversity Park Beach5.4 mi · sampled · WI
- Town Of Scott Park Beach6.7 mi · WI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Peter's Landing1.6 mi · trailer ramp
- Harbor Lights Road1.7 mi · trailer ramp
- Suamico Boat Landing2.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Green Bay Metropolitan Boat Launch4.6 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Long Tail Point Light0.5 mi · deactivated
- Grassy Island Range Lights4.6 mi · deactivated
- Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light5.5 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach WI477262, the record Wisconsin 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.