State park · Lake Michigan · Wisconsin
Lakeshore State Park
A state park on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, established 1998, 22 acres. In or beside it: a state-listed beach and 2 lighthouses.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Established
- 1998
- Area
- 22 acres
- Run by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 43.0322° N, 87.8956° 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
- Lakeshore State Park0.1 mi · not sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
On the point
Lighthouses
- Milwaukee Pierhead Light0.4 mi · est. 1872
- Milwaukee Breakwater Light0.8 mi · est. 1926
Along the shore
Nearest Michigan state parks
- Harrington Beach State Park32 mi · 715 ac · WI
- Illinois Beach State Park43 mi · 4,160 ac · IL
- Kohler-Andrae State Park44 mi · 988 ac · WI
- Fischer Creek State Recreation Area63 mi · 160 ac · WI
- Duck Lake State Park79 mi · 728 ac · MI
- Muskegon State Park80 mi · 1,233 ac · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- River Front Launching Site0.7 mi · trailer ramp
- McKinley Park Marina1.5 mi · trailer ramp
- South Shore Park Boat Ramp2.6 mi · trailer ramp
On the bottom
Wrecks offshore
- United States lightship LV-572.2 mi
- SS Appomattox4.5 mi · lost 1905
- SS Milwaukee (1929)7.9 mi · lost 1929
- SS J. M. Allmendinger13 mi · lost 1895
On the water
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Lakeshore 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.