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Bayview Campground

A public beach on Lake Superior in Chippewa County, Michigan, 0.35 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 Bayview Campground on Lake Superior, with neighboring beaches markedBig Pines Day Use AreaBack Bay Boat LaunchSuperior Township Public AccessBrimley State ParkWhitefish Bay Picnic AreaTahquamenon Falls State Park-River Mouth UnitBayview Campground

The beach

On the record

Water
Lake Superior
Location
Chippewa County, Michigan
Length
0.35 miles
Owner
Public
Access
Public Access
Water sampling
Not monitored in 2025
Swim season
105 days, as reported
Monitoring tier
Tier 3 (Tier 1 is highest)
Water quality standard
E. coli, geometric mean: 300 per 100 mL
EPA beach ID
MI001254
Coordinates
46.4513° N, 84.7783° W to 46.4496° N, 84.7846° 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

  1. Big Pines Day Use Area1.1 mi · sampled · MI
  2. Back Bay Boat Launch9.5 mi · MI
  3. Superior Township Public Access10 mi · MI
  4. Brimley State Park11 mi · sampled · MI
  5. Whitefish Bay Picnic Area14 mi · MI
  6. Tahquamenon Falls State Park-River Mouth Unit15 mi · MI

Straight-line distance.

By boat

Launches nearby

On the horizon

Lighthouses nearby

On shore nearby

Worth the stop

Source

Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI001254, 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.