Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Pere Marquette Harbor
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Mason County, Michigan, 1.3 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
- Mason County, Michigan
- Length
- 1.3 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Swim season
- 98 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
- MI677915
- Coordinates
- 43.9566° N, 86.4619° W to 43.9425° N, 86.4554° 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
- Stearns Park Beach0.3 mi · sampled · MI
- South Pier Beach1.1 mi · sampled · MI
- Buttersville Park Beach1.4 mi · sampled · MI
- Summit Township Beach7.0 mi · sampled · MI
- Ludington State Park Public Shoreline Beach South7.5 mi · MI
- Ludington State Park Campground Beach8.0 mi · sampled · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Loomis Street0.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Copeyon Park1.3 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Ludington Light0.4 mi
- Big Sable Point Light7.4 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI677915, 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.