Tawas Point State Park

East Tawas, Michigan

Tawas Point State Park is located on Lake Huron in Tawas Bay in Northern Michigan. The parks sits on a sand spit and narrow sandy beaches line both sides of the point. The water is shallow and warm for swimming. Located within the park is also the Tawas Point Lighthouse, which while it has been remodeled several times, it still represents a true Victorian-era style station built on the Great Lakes.

Water Quality
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  • Current Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample. Swim Drink Fish Canada - Great Lakes Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available.
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Current Weather
11°C
Clear and sunny
Monitoring Frequency

Tawas Point State Park is not sampled

Source Information

Recreational public beaches in Michigan are tested several times a week, typically from May to September. However, some beaches are tested bi-weekly or monthly.

Officially, the water should be clean for swimming from May 1 to October 31.

Michigan beaches are posted when the geometric mean of 3 samples collected at the same time exceeds 300 E. coli / 100 ml or when the geometric mean of 5 samples collected over 30 days exceeds 130 E. coli / 100 ml.

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Tawas Point State Park

East Tawas, Michigan

Water Quality
  • No data available
  • Current Status
  • This status is based on the latest sample. Swim Drink Fish Canada - Great Lakes Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available.
For water quality icon legend, click:  
Current Weather
11°C
Clear and sunny

Tawas Point State Park is located on Lake Huron in Tawas Bay in Northern Michigan. The parks sits on a sand spit and narrow sandy beaches line both sides of the point. The water is shallow and warm for swimming. Located within the park is also the Tawas Point Lighthouse, which while it has been remodeled several times, it still represents a true Victorian-era style station built on the Great Lakes.

Monitoring Frequency

Tawas Point State Park is not sampled

Source Information

Recreational public beaches in Michigan are tested several times a week, typically from May to September. However, some beaches are tested bi-weekly or monthly.

Officially, the water should be clean for swimming from May 1 to October 31.

Michigan beaches are posted when the geometric mean of 3 samples collected at the same time exceeds 300 E. coli / 100 ml or when the geometric mean of 5 samples collected over 30 days exceeds 130 E. coli / 100 ml.

Read more
Water Quality Graph

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