Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Public Shoreline Beach-Gilnet Haven
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Delta County, Michigan, 1.5 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
- 1.5 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
- MI219182
- Coordinates
- 45.6425° N, 86.6241° W to 45.6600° N, 86.6259° 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-Point Detour1.8 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-County Road 4812.0 mi · MI
- Sac Bay County Park (Delta County)4.1 mi · MI
- Sac Bay County Park (Delta County)4.4 mi · MI
- Fayette State Park5.1 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-West Side of Kregg Bay5.4 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Fayette Historic State Park5.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Portage Bay SFCG7.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Garden Bay9.3 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Poverty Island Light Station8.2 mi · deactivated
- St. Martin Island Light12 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI219182, 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.