Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Summit Township Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Mason County, Michigan, about 330 feet of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 63-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Mason County, Michigan
- Length
- about 330 feet
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 63 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- MI001564
- Coordinates
- 43.8574° N, 86.4344° W to 43.8502° N, 86.4329° 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
- Bass Lake Outlet Beach1.6 mi · sampled · MI
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- Buttersville Park Beach5.6 mi · sampled · MI
- South Pier Beach5.9 mi · sampled · MI
- Pere Marquette Harbor7.0 mi · MI
- Stearns Park Beach7.2 mi · sampled · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Pentwater5.7 mi · trailer ramp
- Copeyon Park6.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Loomis Street6.8 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Pentwater North Pierhead Light5.2 mi
- Pentwater Light5.3 mi · deactivated
- Pentwater South Pierhead Light5.3 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI001564, 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.