Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Mountain Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Ottawa County, Michigan, 0.29 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
- Ottawa County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.29 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
- MI120814
- Coordinates
- 42.9061° N, 86.2157° W to 42.9000° N, 86.2156° 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
- Windsnest Park0.9 mi · sampled · MI
- Kouw Park1.5 mi · MI
- Kirk Park2.7 mi · MI
- Tunnel Park7.3 mi · sampled · MI
- Rosy Mound Recreation Area8.4 mi · MI
- Holland State Park8.9 mi · sampled · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Lake Macatawa8.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Grand Haven Municipal12 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Holland Harbor Light9.2 mi
- Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance Light11 mi
- Grand Haven South Pierhead Inner Light11 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Grand Haven State Park10 mi · beach
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI120814, 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.