State park · Lake Erie · Ohio
Catawba Island State Park
A state park on Lake Erie in Ottawa County, Ohio, 10 acres. In or beside it: 2 state-listed beaches.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Ottawa County, Ohio
- Area
- 10 acres
- Elevation
- 587 ft
- Run by
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 41.5750° N, 82.8572° W
Coordinates mark the park as Wikipedia pins it, not a gate or a lot. For big parks that can be miles from the beach.
On the sand
Beaches in and beside the park
- Catawba Island State Park0.1 mi · sampled
- Catawba Point Association1.5 mi · sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
The story
History and visiting
Along the shore
Nearest Erie state parks
- East Harbor State Park3.1 mi · 1,831 ac · OH
- Middle Bass Island State Park7.3 mi · OH
- Kelleys Island State Park8.3 mi · 676 ac · OH
- Maumee Bay State Park28 mi · 1,336 ac · OH
- Sterling State Park34 mi · 1,300 ac · MI
- Headlands Beach State Park82 mi · 120 ac · OH
Straight-line distance.
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Marblehead Lighthouse8.0 mi · lighthouse
- Kelleys Island Glacial Grooves8.0 mi · park
By boat
Launches nearby
- Catawba Island State Park0.1 mi · trailer ramp
- West Harbor Public Boat Launching Ramp1.8 mi · trailer ramp
- East Harbor State Park (West Harbor)2.3 mi · trailer ramp
- East Harbor State Park (Danbury Township)2.8 mi · trailer ramp
- South Bass Island State Park4.8 mi · trailer ramp
On the water
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Catawba Island State Park and its Wikidata record, retrieved 2026-10-11. Beaches are from EPA’s BEACH Act list and lighthouses from Wikidata. A blank field means the record is silent. Rules, hours and fees change; the park’s operator has the final word.
Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain). Not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.