Beach · Lake Michigan · Illinois
North Chicago Foss Park Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Lake County, Illinois, 0.28 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
- Lake County, Illinois
- Length
- 0.28 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Swim season
- 98 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, single sample: 235 CFU per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- IL445023
- Coordinates
- 42.3270° N, 87.8320° W to 42.3230° N, 87.8130° 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
- Waukegan South Beach2.7 mi · sampled · IL
- Lake Bluff Dog Beach3.2 mi · sampled · IL
- Lake Bluff Sunrise Beach3.3 mi · sampled · IL
- Waukegan North Beach4.1 mi · sampled · IL
- Lake Forest Forest Park Beach5.0 mi · sampled · IL
- Illinois Beach State Park Resort Beach7.1 mi · sampled · IL
Straight-line distance.
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Waukegan Harbor Light2.5 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Illinois Beach State Park6.5 mi · beach
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach IL445023, the record Illinois 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.