State park · Lake Erie · Pennsylvania
Presque Isle State Park
A state park on Lake Erie in Erie County, Pennsylvania, established 1921, 3,112 acres. In or beside it: 5 state-listed beaches and 3 lighthouses.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Erie
- Location
- Erie County, Pennsylvania
- Established
- 1921
- Area
- 3,112 acres (4.9 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 576 ft
- Run by
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 42.1096° N, 80.1538° 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
- Beach 1 West East0.3 mi · not sampled
- Beach 1 East0.4 mi · not sampled
- 1 East0.6 mi · sampled
- Barracks Beach0.9 mi · sampled
- Beach 21.3 mi · not sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
On the point
Lighthouses
- Erie Yacht Club Light1.5 mi
- Presque Isle Light4.4 mi · est. 1872
- Erie Harbor North Pier Light5.4 mi · est. 1858
The story
History and visiting
Presque Isle State Park
A sand peninsula curving into Lake Erie at Erie, Pennsylvania, with 11 guarded beaches, a protected bay and a migratory bird list rivaling any inland site.
Presque Isle State Park
How the park came to be, and what grows and nests there, with sources.
pa.gov
Hours, fees, campground maps and reservations from the people who run it.
Along the shore
Nearest Erie state parks
- Erie Bluffs State Park13 mi · 587 ac · PA
- Lake Erie State Park43 mi · 355 ac · NY
- Geneva State Park46 mi · 698 ac · OH
- Headlands Beach State Park63 mi · 120 ac · OH
- Evangola State Park64 mi · 733 ac · NY
- Woodlawn Beach State Park81 mi · 107 ac · NY
Straight-line distance.
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Erie Land Lighthouse5.8 mi · lighthouse
By boat
Launches nearby
- Vista Launch1.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Niagara Launch2.7 mi · trailer ramp
- Bay Harbor Public Ramp2.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Chestnut Street Boat Ramp3.3 mi · trailer ramp
- West Pier Launch3.6 mi · trailer ramp
On the bottom
Wrecks offshore
- SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 28.0 mi · lost 1909
- SS Howard S. Gerken12 mi · lost 1926
On the water
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Presque Isle 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.