State park · Lake Erie · Ohio
East Harbor State Park
A state park on Lake Erie in Ottawa County, Ohio, established 1947, 1,831 acres. In or beside it: a state-listed beach.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Ottawa County, Ohio
- Established
- 1947
- Area
- 1,831 acres (2.9 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 587 ft
- Run by
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 41.5475° N, 82.8100° 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
- East Harbor State Park0.9 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
- Catawba Island State Park3.1 mi · 10 ac · OH
- Kelleys Island State Park7.1 mi · 676 ac · OH
- Middle Bass Island State Park8.8 mi · OH
- Maumee Bay State Park31 mi · 1,336 ac · OH
- Sterling State Park37 mi · 1,300 ac · MI
- Headlands Beach State Park80 mi · 120 ac · OH
Straight-line distance.
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Marblehead Lighthouse5.1 mi · lighthouse
- Kelleys Island Glacial Grooves6.7 mi · park
By boat
Launches nearby
- East Harbor State Park (Danbury Township)0.6 mi · trailer ramp
- East Harbor State Park (West Harbor)0.9 mi · trailer ramp
- West Harbor Public Boat Launching Ramp1.5 mi · trailer ramp
- Mazurik Access Area2.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Catawba Island State Park3.0 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 East Harbor 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.