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Camp Kenan

A beach on Lake Ontario in Niagara County, New York, 0.36 miles 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.

Chart of Camp Kenan on Lake Ontario, with neighboring beaches markedHAMLIN BEACH STATE PARk - H4Hamlin Beach State Park - H4bHamlin Beach State Park - H4aHamlin Beach State Park - H3Hamlin Beach State Park - H3aOntario BeachCamp Kenan

The beach

On the record

Water
Lake Ontario
Location
Niagara County, New York
Length
0.36 miles
Owner
Private
Access
Private Access
Water sampling
Not monitored in 2025
Monitoring tier
Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
Water quality standard
E. coli, single sample: 235 per 100 mL
EPA beach ID
NY441137
Coordinates
43.3669° N, 78.5655° W to 43.3680° N, 78.5584° 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 Ontario beaches

  1. HAMLIN BEACH STATE PARk - H429 mi · NY
  2. Hamlin Beach State Park - H4b30 mi · NY
  3. Hamlin Beach State Park - H4a30 mi · sampled · NY
  4. Hamlin Beach State Park - H331 mi · sampled · NY
  5. Hamlin Beach State Park - H3a31 mi · sampled · NY
  6. Ontario Beach49 mi · sampled · NY

Straight-line distance.

By boat

Launches nearby

On the horizon

Lighthouses nearby

Ashore

State parks nearby

Source

Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach NY441137, the record New York 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.