Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Public Shoreline Beach-Portage Peninsula
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Delta County, Michigan, 2.7 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.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Delta County, Michigan
- Length
- 2.7 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
- MI934405
- Coordinates
- 45.7064° N, 87.0796° W to 45.7046° N, 87.0798° 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
- Escanaba Bathing Beach2.2 mi · sampled · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-North of Stonington5.5 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Peninsula Point6.2 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-USFS West Wilsey Bay6.7 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-East Wilsey Bay7.7 mi · MI
- Gladstone Bathing Beach/Van Cleve Park9.1 mi · sampled · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Portage Point0.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Aronson Island3.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Sand Point3.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Ford River Mouth3.6 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Sand Point Light3.1 mi · deactivated
- Peninsula Point Lighthouse6.1 mi · deactivated
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI934405, 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.