Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Old Mission - Center Road Natural Area
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, about 450 feet 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
- Grand Traverse County, Michigan
- Length
- about 450 feet
- 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
- MI545097
- Coordinates
- 44.7869° N, 85.5597° W to 44.7843° N, 85.5621° 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
- Peninsula Volunteer Fire Station Point #21.5 mi · MI
- DNR Launch/Beach Center Road1.6 mi · MI
- East Bay Park (Milliken Park)2.0 mi · sampled · MI
- Dock Road2.6 mi · MI
- Archie Park3.5 mi · MI
- Elmwood/Greilikville Park & Beach3.8 mi · sampled · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- East Arm1.5 mi · trailer ramp
- Boardman River3.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Clinch Memorial3.3 mi · trailer ramp
- Elmwood Township Marina3.8 mi · trailer ramp
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Traverse City State Park2.9 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI545097, 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.