Beach · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Windsnest Park
A public beach on Lake Michigan in Ottawa County, Michigan, 0.17 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 131-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Ottawa County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.17 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 131 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 3 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- MI895719
- Coordinates
- 42.8937° N, 86.2137° W to 42.8921° N, 86.2134° 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
- Kouw Park0.6 mi · MI
- Mountain Beach0.9 mi · MI
- Kirk Park3.5 mi · MI
- Tunnel Park6.4 mi · sampled · MI
- Holland State Park8.0 mi · sampled · MI
- Rosy Mound Recreation Area9.2 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Lake Macatawa7.2 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Holland Harbor Light8.4 mi
- Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance Light11 mi
- Grand Haven South Pierhead Inner Light11 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Grand Haven State Park11 mi · beach
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI895719, 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.