Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Silver Creek Channel
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Oceana County, Michigan, about 330 feet 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
- Oceana County, Michigan
- Length
- about 330 feet
- 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
- MI000362
- Coordinates
- 43.6594° N, 86.5383° W to 43.6560° N, 86.5393° 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
- Lighthouse Beach at Silver Lake State Park0.6 mi · sampled · MI
- Silver Lake State Park2.8 mi · sampled · MI
- Cedar Point County Park6.0 mi · MI
- Stony Lake Channel6.7 mi · sampled · MI
- Whiskey Creek9.3 mi · sampled · MI
- Mears State Park10 mi · sampled · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Pentwater9.7 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Little Sable Point Light0.6 mi · deactivated
- Pentwater Light9.7 mi · deactivated
- Pentwater South Pierhead Light9.7 mi
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Silver Lake State Park1.9 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI000362, 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.