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Public Shoreline Beach-Big Traverse Bay

A public beach on Lake Superior in Keweenaw County, Michigan, 0.86 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 Public Shoreline Beach-Big Traverse Bay on Lake Superior, with neighboring beaches markedSchoolcraft Township CampgroundMink FarmPublic Shoreline Beach-Gay ParkLake Linden Campground BeachHubbell ParkBrunette ParkPublic Shoreline Beach-Big Traverse Bay

The beach

On the record

Water
Lake Superior
Location
Keweenaw County, Michigan
Length
0.86 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
MI685914
Coordinates
47.2012° N, 88.2245° W to 47.2100° N, 88.2119° 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. Schoolcraft Township Campground1.3 mi · MI
  2. Mink Farm1.6 mi · MI
  3. Public Shoreline Beach-Gay Park2.6 mi · MI
  4. Lake Linden Campground Beach8.5 mi · MI
  5. Hubbell Park9.8 mi · MI
  6. Brunette Park12 mi · MI

Straight-line distance.

By boat

Launches nearby

Source

Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI685914, 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.