Beach · Lake Superior · Michigan
Public Shoreline Beach-S. of Portage Entry
A public beach on Lake Superior in Houghton County, Michigan, 0.25 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
- 0.25 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
- MI368640
- Coordinates
- 46.9658° N, 88.4455° W to 46.9700° N, 88.4453° 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
- White City1.3 mi · sampled · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Le Chance Creek5.2 mi · MI
- Chassell Beach5.7 mi · sampled · MI
- Keweenaw Bay Village Public Roadside Park6.9 mi · MI
- Sandy Bottom Beach/ Dollar Bay11 mi · sampled · MI
- Arvon Township Park12 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- White City1.3 mi · trailer ramp
- Chassell5.6 mi · trailer ramp
- Bootjack6.3 mi · trailer ramp
- Old Sandy11 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 MI368640, 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.