Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Portage Bay Forest Campground
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Delta County, Michigan, 0.41 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
- Delta County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.41 miles
- 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
- MI621406
- Coordinates
- 45.7286° N, 86.5317° W to 45.7232° N, 86.5339° 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
- Public Shoreline Beach-Portage Bay0.1 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Charboneau Point1.4 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-North End of Kregg Bay2.0 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-West Side of Kregg Bay2.5 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-County Road 4815.5 mi · MI
- Fayette State Park6.7 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Portage Bay SFCG0.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Garden Bay3.7 mi · trailer ramp
- Fayette Historic State Park6.7 mi · trailer ramp
- Nahma9.9 mi · trailer ramp
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI621406, 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.