Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Wells State Park
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Menominee County, Michigan, 2.9 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 61-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Menominee County, Michigan
- Length
- 2.9 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 61 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 3 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- MI000302
- Coordinates
- 45.3727° N, 87.3865° W to 45.4050° N, 87.3581° 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
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- Public Shoreline Beach-Cedar River2.9 mi · MI
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- Public Shoreline Beach-Fox village10 mi · MI
- Fuller Park15 mi · MI
- Airport Park15 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Chambers Island Light12 mi · deactivated
Ashore
State parks nearby
- Wells State Park2.1 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI000302, 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.