Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
State Roadside Park Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Mackinac County, Michigan, 0.24 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
- 0.24 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
- MI440791
- Coordinates
- 45.8862° N, 84.8389° W to 45.8827° N, 84.8387° 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
- Public Shoreline Beach-Morean Township, Section 252.5 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Pointe Aux Chenes Bay3.9 mi · MI
- Sand Point (Mackinac County)4.9 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-South of Brevort River6.7 mi · MI
- The Headlands County Park7.4 mi · MI
- Colonial Michilimamackinac State Park8.4 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Wilderness State Park10 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- St. Helena Island Light2.5 mi
- Wawatam Lighthouse6.1 mi
- McGulpin Point Light7.6 mi · deactivated
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 MI440791, 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.