Beach · Lake Superior · Michigan
Agate Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Houghton County, Michigan, 0.31 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 95-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Houghton County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.31 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 95 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 3 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- MI001504
- Coordinates
- 47.0394° N, 88.9264° W to 47.0364° N, 88.9290° 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 Superior beaches
- Public Shoreline Beach-Southwest County Border0.3 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Wolf Point5.5 mi · MI
- Hancock City Beach16 mi · sampled · MI
- Houghton City Beach17 mi · sampled · MI
- Chassell Beach19 mi · sampled · MI
- McLain State Park Beach19 mi · sampled · MI
Straight-line distance.
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI001504, 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.