Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Michigan Trail
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Antrim County, Michigan, 0.26 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
- Antrim County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.26 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
- MI001772
- Coordinates
- 45.0220° N, 85.3814° W to 45.0200° N, 85.3816° 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
- Erickson Road2.0 mi · MI
- Nature Preserve4.0 mi · MI
- Old Mission Lighthouse5.1 mi · MI
- Old Mission Peninsula Twp Park-East of Light House5.1 mi · MI
- Old Mission - Old Mission Point State Park5.1 mi · MI
- Old Mission Peninsula Twp Park-West of Light House5.3 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Elk Rapids Dock8.6 mi · trailer ramp
- Bowers Harbor11 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Mission Point Light5.2 mi · deactivated
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI001772, 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.