Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Northport Bay Marina
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Leelanau County, Michigan, 0.42 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 127-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Leelanau County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.42 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 127 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- MI001099
- Coordinates
- 45.1285° N, 85.6138° W to 45.1281° N, 85.6141° 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
- G. Marsten Dame Marina0.0 mi · MI
- Bay Front Park0.1 mi · MI
- Smith Street Beach Northport0.2 mi · MI
- Northport Haserot Beach, Rose Street0.2 mi · MI
- Northport 4th Street Beach0.3 mi · MI
- Northport 5th Street Beach0.3 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Northport Marina0.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Leland Township Marina10 mi · trailer ramp
- Suttons Bay Marina11 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Grand Traverse Light6.4 mi · deactivated
- Mission Point Light12 mi · deactivated
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Leelanau State Park4.4 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI001099, 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.