Beach · Lake Michigan · Wisconsin
Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Nature Preserve
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Door County, Wisconsin, 0.1 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria twice a week through a 102-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Door County, Wisconsin
- Length
- 0.1 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — twice a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 102 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- WI313701
- Coordinates
- 44.7918° N, 87.3150° W to 44.7928° N, 87.3139° 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
- Portage Park Beach0.6 mi · sampled · WI
- Kickapoo Drive Beach1.1 mi · WI
- Winnebago Drive Beach1.5 mi · WI
- Chippewa Drive Beach1.9 mi · WI
- Clay Banks Beach 22.6 mi · sampled · WI
- County Tt Beach3.6 mi · sampled · WI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Roadside off of S. Lake Michigan Drive (Clay Banks)2.1 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- S. Lake Michigan Drive Carry-in2.6 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Sawyer Park Boat Ramp4.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Lily Bay Park Boat Ramp4.8 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Sturgeon Bay Canal Light0.2 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light0.3 mi
- Sherwood Point Light9.1 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Cave Point County Park11 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach WI313701, the record Wisconsin 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.