Beach · Lake Superior · Michigan
Public Shoreline Beach-West of Whitefish Point
A public beach on Lake Superior in Chippewa County, Michigan, 0.71 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
- Chippewa County, Michigan
- Length
- 0.71 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
- MI536981
- Coordinates
- 46.7641° N, 85.0238° W to 46.7604° N, 85.0374° 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
- Crisp Point Light House11 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-County Rd 412 and Crisp Pt12 mi · MI
- Tahquamenon Falls State Park-River Mouth Unit13 mi · MI
- Unnamed Road End #314 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Three Mile Creek Area14 mi · MI
- Whitefish Bay Picnic Area14 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Whitefish Point Harbor2.8 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Whitefish Point Light3.2 mi
- Crisp Point Light11 mi · deactivated
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Tahquamenon Falls and Whitefish Point3.2 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI536981, 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.