Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Sand Point (Mackinac County)
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Mackinac County, Michigan, 1.2 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
- 1.2 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
- MI957687
- Coordinates
- 45.8410° N, 84.7598° W to 45.8473° N, 84.7457° 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
- The Headlands County Park3.8 mi · MI
- Colonial Michilimamackinac State Park3.9 mi · MI
- State Roadside Park Beach4.9 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Morean Township, Section 257.4 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Pointe Aux Chenes Bay8.8 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-South of Brevort River12 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Wilderness State Park9.6 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Wawatam Lighthouse2.7 mi
- McGulpin Point Light3.8 mi · deactivated
- Old Mackinac Point Light4.0 mi · deactivated
Ashore
State parks nearby
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Tunnel of Trees — M-11924 mi · drive
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI957687, 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.