Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Petoskey State Park
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Emmet County, Michigan, 1.1 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 43-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Emmet County, Michigan
- Length
- 1.1 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 43 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- MI000404
- Coordinates
- 45.4099° N, 84.9131° W to 45.3900° N, 84.9145° 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
- Petoskey Harbor3.3 mi · MI
- Magnus Park3.8 mi · sampled · MI
- Zorn Park - Harbor Springs3.9 mi · sampled · MI
- Forest Beach5.4 mi · MI
- Thorne Swift Preserve10 mi · MI
- Zoll Street Beach10 mi · sampled · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Round Lake1.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Petoskey Municipal Marina3.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Harbor Springs3.6 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Little Traverse Light3.2 mi · deactivated
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Petoskey State Park0.6 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Tunnel of Trees — M-11914 mi · drive
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI000404, 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.