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Public Shoreline Beach-County Road 481

A public beach on Lake Michigan in Delta County, Michigan, 3.7 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.

Chart of Public Shoreline Beach-County Road 481 on Lake Michigan, with neighboring beaches markedPublic Shoreline Beach-Gilnet HavenPublic Shoreline Beach-West Side of Kregg BayPublic Shoreline Beach-Point DetourPublic Shoreline Beach-North End of Kregg BayFayette State ParkPublic Shoreline Beach-Charboneau PointPublic Shoreline Beach-County Road 481

The beach

On the record

Water
Lake Michigan
Location
Delta County, Michigan
Length
3.7 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
MI191506
Coordinates
45.6678° N, 86.6055° W to 45.7000° N, 86.5849° 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

  1. Public Shoreline Beach-Gilnet Haven2.0 mi · MI
  2. Public Shoreline Beach-West Side of Kregg Bay3.4 mi · MI
  3. Public Shoreline Beach-Point Detour3.7 mi · MI
  4. Public Shoreline Beach-North End of Kregg Bay3.8 mi · MI
  5. Fayette State Park4.2 mi · MI
  6. Public Shoreline Beach-Charboneau Point4.3 mi · MI

Straight-line distance.

By boat

Launches nearby

On the horizon

Lighthouses nearby

Ashore

State parks nearby

Source

Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI191506, 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.