Beach · Lake Superior · Michigan
McCarty's Cove
A public beach on Lake Superior in Marquette County, Michigan, 0.43 miles of shore. The state samples the water for bacteria once a week through a 137-day swim season.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Marquette County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.43 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Yes — once a week in the swim season
- Swim season
- 137 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- MI001246
- Coordinates
- 46.5476° N, 87.3778° W to 46.5509° N, 87.3817° 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
- Shiras Park Beach0.3 mi · MI
- North of Picnic Rocks0.7 mi · sampled · MI
- Marquette South Beach1.5 mi · sampled · MI
- Clark Lambros Beach Park1.7 mi · sampled · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Au Train Bay28 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Au Train to Five Mile Pts31 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Marquette Lower Harbor0.5 mi · trailer ramp
- Cinder Pond Marina0.5 mi · trailer ramp
- Marquette City2.4 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI001246, 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.