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Public Shoreline Beach-Fox Point Area

A public beach on Lake Michigan in Mackinac County, Michigan, 13.1 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-Fox Point Area on Lake Michigan, with neighboring beaches markedBig Knob State Forest CampgroundNaubinway Bay AccessPublic Shoreline Beach-Seiners PointMDOT Roadside Park on US 2Public Shoreline Beach-Naubinway AreaPublic Shoreline Beach-State Forest Matrix PointPublic Shoreline Beach-Fox Point Area

The beach

On the record

Water
Lake Michigan
Location
Mackinac County, Michigan
Length
13.1 miles
Owner
Public
Access
Public Access
Water sampling
Not monitored in 2025
Swim season
150 days, as reported
Monitoring tier
Tier 3 (Tier 1 is highest)
EPA beach ID
MI490903
Coordinates
46.0227° N, 85.6071° W to 45.9639° N, 85.7378° 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. Big Knob State Forest Campground0.1 mi · MI
  2. Naubinway Bay Access8.9 mi · MI
  3. Public Shoreline Beach-Seiners Point10 mi · MI
  4. MDOT Roadside Park on US 211 mi · MI
  5. Public Shoreline Beach-Naubinway Area11 mi · MI
  6. Public Shoreline Beach-State Forest Matrix Point13 mi · MI

Straight-line distance.

By boat

Launches nearby

On the horizon

Lighthouses nearby

Source

Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI490903, 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.