Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Suttons Bay South Shore Park
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Leelanau County, Michigan, about 460 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
- Leelanau County, Michigan
- Length
- about 460 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)
- EPA beach ID
- MI001801
- Coordinates
- 44.9703° N, 85.6469° W to 44.9700° N, 85.6478° 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
- Suttons Bay - South Shore Park0.0 mi · sampled · MI
- Suttons Bay Marina Park & Beach0.5 mi · sampled · MI
- Suttons Bay North Shore Park0.6 mi · MI
- Stoney Point County Roadside Park2.7 mi · MI
- Hendryx County Roadside Park3.7 mi · MI
- Elder's Park Beach4.0 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Suttons Bay Marina0.4 mi · trailer ramp
- West Arm4.5 mi · trailer ramp
- Leland Township Marina6.7 mi · trailer ramp
- Bowers Harbor7.9 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Mission Point Light8.3 mi · deactivated
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore21 mi · dunes
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI001801, 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.