Beach · Lake Michigan · Wisconsin
Prairie Harbor Yacht Club
A beach on Lake Michigan in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, about 320 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
- Kenosha County, Wisconsin
- Length
- about 320 feet
- Owner
- Private
- Access
- Private Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 4 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- WI502636
- Coordinates
- 42.4949° N, 87.8036° W to 42.4941° N, 87.8030° 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
- North Point Marina Beach0.1 mi · sampled · IL
- Illinois Beach State Park North Beach1.0 mi · sampled · IL
- Prairie Shores1.4 mi · sampled · WI
- Lakeshore Park North1.8 mi · WI
- Illinois Beach State Park Sailing Beach1.9 mi · IL
- Illinois Beach State Park Camp Logan Beach2.1 mi · IL
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Simmon's Island Boat Harbor6.9 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Kenosha North Pier Light6.5 mi
- Kenosha Light6.6 mi · deactivated
- Waukegan Harbor Light9.3 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Illinois Beach State Park5.2 mi · beach
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach WI502636, the record Wisconsin 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.