Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Rosy Mound Recreation Area
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Ottawa County, Michigan, 0.66 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
- Ottawa County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.66 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Swim season
- 112 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
- MI868162
- Coordinates
- 43.0261° N, 86.2361° W to 43.0168° N, 86.2332° 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
- Grand Haven City Beach1.7 mi · MI
- Grand Haven State Park2.0 mi · sampled · MI
- North Beach Park4.1 mi · sampled · MI
- Kirk Park5.7 mi · MI
- P.J. Hoffmaster State Park- Shoreline Beach6.6 mi · MI
- P.J. Hoffmaster State Park - Public Beach Area7.2 mi · sampled · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Grand Haven Municipal3.5 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Grand Haven South Pierhead Inner Light2.3 mi
- Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance Light2.4 mi
- Grand Haven North Pierhead Light2.4 mi
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Grand Haven State Park2.0 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Grand Haven State Park2.1 mi · beach
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI868162, 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.