Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Middle Village Park
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Emmet County, Michigan, 0.1 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 43-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Emmet County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.1 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 43 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 3 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- MI001530
- Coordinates
- 45.5521° N, 85.1169° W to 45.5500° N, 85.1165° 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
- Church Beach1.2 mi · MI
- Readmond Township Beach1.5 mi · sampled · MI
- Thorne Swift Preserve4.4 mi · MI
- Zoll Street Beach4.4 mi · sampled · MI
- Cross Village Beach7.4 mi · sampled · MI
- Bliss Township Beach7.6 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Cross Village7.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Harbor Springs11 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Ile Aux Galets9.0 mi
- Little Traverse Light11 mi · deactivated
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Tunnel of Trees — M-1192.9 mi · drive
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI001530, 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.