Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Public Shoreline Beach-Thompson
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Schoolcraft County, Michigan, 0.4 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 112-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Schoolcraft County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.4 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 112 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- EPA beach ID
- MI860922
- Coordinates
- 45.9157° N, 86.3153° W to 45.9111° N, 86.3204° 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
- Roadside Park Beach0.2 mi · MI
- Rogers Park-MDOT0.6 mi · sampled · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Thompson Village0.9 mi · MI
- Lakeview Park4.1 mi · MI
- Manistique Township Park8.3 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Jacks Bluff11 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Thompson Creek0.8 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Manistique Municipal Ramp4.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Manistique River4.0 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI860922, 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.