Beach · Lake Michigan · Wisconsin
Whitefish Dunes Beach
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Door County, Wisconsin, 1.2 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria 3 times a week through a 102-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Door County, Wisconsin
- Length
- 1.2 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — 3 times a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 102 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- EPA beach ID
- WI872074
- Coordinates
- 44.9174° N, 87.2029° W to 44.9260° N, 87.1818° 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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- Whitefish Bay Boat Launch Beach1.1 mi · sampled · WI
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- White Pine Lane Beach3.5 mi · WI
- Goldenrod Lane Beach3.9 mi · sampled · WI
- Arrowhead Lane Beach4.2 mi · WI
- Lakeside Park Beach4.3 mi · sampled · WI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Whitefish Bay Ramp1.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Shauer Park Ramp2.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Lily Bay Park Boat Ramp5.5 mi · trailer ramp
- Frank E. Murphy County Park Boat Ramp9.2 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Sturgeon Bay Canal Light10 mi
- Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light10 mi
- Baileys Harbor Light11 mi · deactivated
Ashore
State parks nearby
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Cave Point County Park0.7 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach WI872074, 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.