Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Public Shoreline Beach-Manitou Paymen Highbanks
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Mackinac County, Michigan, 2.9 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
- Mackinac County, Michigan
- Length
- 2.9 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
- MI233340
- Coordinates
- 46.0376° N, 85.1125° W to 46.0444° N, 85.1271° 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
- Mouth of Cut River Roadside Beach0.8 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach #2-Manitou Paymen Highbanks2.6 mi · MI
- Epoufette Bay Campground3.2 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Epoufette Bay4.0 mi · MI
- MDOT Overlook5.4 mi · MI
- US 2 Sand Dunes Beach (East of Brevort)6.3 mi · sampled · MI
Straight-line distance.
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI233340, 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.