Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Portage Park
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Manistee County, Michigan, 2.0 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
- Manistee County, Michigan
- Length
- 2.0 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
- MI396136
- Coordinates
- 44.3886° N, 86.2569° W to 44.3600° N, 86.2635° 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
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- Bar Lake Outlet6.9 mi · sampled · MI
- Orchard Beach State Park7.8 mi · MI
- Fifth Avenue Beach10 mi · sampled · MI
- First Street Beach11 mi · sampled · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Portage Lake1.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Bridge Street8.8 mi · trailer ramp
- Arthur Street Ramp9.6 mi · trailer ramp
- First Street Ramp11 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Point Betsie Lighthouse21 mi · lighthouse
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI396136, 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.