Beach · Lake Superior · Michigan
Sand Point (Alger County)
A public beach on Lake Superior in Alger 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.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Alger County, Michigan
- Length
- 1.8 miles
- Owner
- Public
- Access
- Public Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Swim season
- 150 days, as reported
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 2 (Tier 1 is highest)
- EPA beach ID
- MI566719
- Coordinates
- 46.4360° N, 86.6151° W to 46.4534° N, 86.6025° 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
- Public Shoreline Beach-Au Train to Five Mile Pts6.6 mi · MI
- Public Shoreline Beach-Au Train Bay9.3 mi · MI
- Twelve-Mile Beach25 mi · MI
- Hurricane Campground Beach27 mi · MI
- McCarty's Cove37 mi · sampled · MI
- Shiras Park Beach37 mi · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Munising Municipal2.4 mi · trailer ramp
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Grand Island East Channel Light1.5 mi · deactivated
- Munising Front Range Light2.6 mi
- Munising Rear Range Light2.8 mi
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore15 mi · park
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach MI566719, 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.