GreatAmericanLakes

Beach · Lake Superior · Michigan

Public Shoreline Beach-Gay Park

A public beach on Lake Superior in Keweenaw County, Michigan, 1.8 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-Gay Park on Lake Superior, with neighboring beaches markedPublic Shoreline Beach-Big Traverse BaySchoolcraft Township CampgroundMink FarmBrunette ParkLake Linden Campground BeachHubbell ParkPublic Shoreline Beach-Gay Park

The beach

On the record

Water
Lake Superior
Location
Keweenaw County, Michigan
Length
1.8 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
MI760510
Coordinates
47.2145° N, 88.1738° W to 47.2300° N, 88.1499° 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. Public Shoreline Beach-Big Traverse Bay2.6 mi · MI
  2. Schoolcraft Township Campground3.7 mi · MI
  3. Mink Farm3.9 mi · MI
  4. Brunette Park9.1 mi · MI
  5. Lake Linden Campground Beach11 mi · MI
  6. Hubbell Park12 mi · MI

Straight-line distance.

By boat

Launches nearby

Source

Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI760510, 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.