Beach · Lake Superior · Michigan
Public Shoreline Beach-Mc Lain State Park
A public beach on Lake Superior in Houghton County, Michigan, 2.1 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
- Houghton County, Michigan
- Length
- 2.1 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
- MI805031
- Coordinates
- 47.2424° N, 88.5848° W to 47.2300° N, 88.6236° 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
- McLain State Park Beach2.0 mi · sampled · MI
- Calumet Waterworks Beach3.3 mi · sampled · MI
- Hancock City Beach7.8 mi · sampled · MI
- Houghton City Beach8.4 mi · sampled · MI
- Hubbell Park8.9 mi · MI
- Lake Linden Campground Beach9.3 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Mucky Bottom2.5 mi · trailer ramp
- Swede Town Creek7.4 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Swedetown Creek7.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Hancock Municipal Park7.7 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
Ashore
State parks nearby
- McLain State Park1.2 mi
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI805031, 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.