Beach · Lake Michigan · Wisconsin
Murphy Park Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Door County, Wisconsin, 0.24 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria 3 times a week through a 102-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Door County, Wisconsin
- Length
- 0.24 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — 3 times a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 102 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- EPA beach ID
- WI641986
- Coordinates
- 45.0159° N, 87.3324° W to 45.0135° N, 87.3355° 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
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- Lakeshore Drive Beach Door8.0 mi · WI
- Sunset Beach Fish Creek8.8 mi · sampled · WI
- Fish Creek Beach8.9 mi · sampled · WI
- Whitefish Dunes Beach9.3 mi · sampled · WI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Frank E. Murphy County Park Boat Ramp0.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Egg Harbor Municipal Marina3.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Olde Stone Quarry Park Boat Ramp8.5 mi · trailer ramp
- Shauer Park Ramp8.7 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Green Island Light (Marinette County)8.3 mi · deactivated
- Sherwood Point Light9.8 mi
- Baileys Harbor Range Rear Light11 mi · deactivated
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Cave Point County Park9.5 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach WI641986, 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.