Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Ludington State Park Public Shoreline Beach South
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Mason County, Michigan, 4.7 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
- Mason County, Michigan
- Length
- 4.7 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
- MI247406
- Coordinates
- 44.0581° N, 86.5147° W to 44.0000° N, 86.4805° 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
- Ludington State Park Campground Beach0.8 mi · sampled · MI
- Stearns Park Beach7.3 mi · sampled · MI
- Pere Marquette Harbor7.5 mi · MI
- South Pier Beach8.5 mi · sampled · MI
- Buttersville Park Beach8.9 mi · sampled · MI
- Magoon Creek12 mi · sampled · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Loomis Street7.6 mi · trailer ramp
- Copeyon Park8.6 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Big Sable Point Light0.1 mi
- Ludington Light7.6 mi
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Ludington State Park2.0 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI247406, 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.