State park · Lake Erie · Ohio
Headlands Beach State Park
A state park on Lake Erie in Lake County, Ohio, established 1953, 120 acres. In or beside it: 2 state-listed beaches and 2 lighthouses.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Lake County, Ohio
- Established
- 1953
- Area
- 120 acres
- Elevation
- 584 ft
- Run by
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 41.7583° N, 81.2872° 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
- Fairport Harbor0.5 mi · sampled
- Headlands State Park0.6 mi · sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
On the point
Lighthouses
- Fairport Harbor Light0.5 mi · est. 1871
- Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light0.7 mi · est. 1925
Along the shore
Nearest Erie state parks
- Geneva State Park18 mi · 698 ac · OH
- Erie Bluffs State Park50 mi · 587 ac · PA
- Presque Isle State Park63 mi · 3,112 ac · PA
- Kelleys Island State Park74 mi · 676 ac · OH
- Middle Bass Island State Park79 mi · OH
- East Harbor State Park80 mi · 1,831 ac · OH
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Fairport Harbor Port Authority Boat Access0.5 mi · trailer ramp
- Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park0.5 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Grand River Landing1.7 mi · trailer ramp
- Kiwanis Recreation Park2.9 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve3.4 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 Headlands Beach 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.