Beach · Lake Superior · Michigan
Cat Harbor Beach
A public beach on Lake Superior in Keweenaw County, Michigan, 0.23 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.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Keweenaw County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.23 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
- MI314722
- Coordinates
- 47.4515° N, 88.1996° W to 47.4500° N, 88.1956° 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
- Great Sands Bay1.3 mi · sampled · MI
- Eagle Harbor Beach1.9 mi · sampled · MI
- Eagle River Beach5.5 mi · sampled · MI
- Bete Gris Beach12 mi · sampled · MI
- Brunette Park13 mi · MI
- Point Isabelle Beach14 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Eagle Harbor2.5 mi · trailer ramp
- Lac La Belle Dock9.8 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Eagle Harbor Light2.0 mi
- Eagle River Light5.3 mi · deactivated
- Sand Hills Light8.8 mi · deactivated
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI314722, 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.