Beach · Lake Michigan · Wisconsin
Memorial Drive Parkway
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, 1.1 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria twice a week through a 102-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
- Length
- 1.1 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — twice a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 102 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- WI136397
- Coordinates
- 44.1353° N, 87.5905° W to 44.1415° N, 87.5706° 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
- Memorial Drive Thiede0.2 mi · sampled · WI
- Neshotah Beach1.5 mi · sampled · WI
- Point Beach State Forest - Lighthouse Picnic Area Beach2.8 mi · sampled · WI
- Memorial Drive Mariners At Waldo3.1 mi · WI
- Blue Rail Marina Beach3.8 mi · sampled · WI
- Ymca Beach4.2 mi · WI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Thiede Road Canoe Access0.4 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Vets Park and Boat Launch1.2 mi · trailer ramp
- S. Lakeview Drive Carry-in4.7 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Red Arrow Park Boat Ramp (Manitowoc)5.1 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Two Rivers Light1.6 mi · deactivated
- Manitowoc Breakwater Light3.9 mi
- Rawley Point Light6.6 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach WI136397, 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.