Tawas Point State Park-Day Use Area

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The day-use beach area of this state park is found on the Lake Huron side of Tawas Point, and offers a designated swimming area. Tawas Point has been referred to as the “Cape Cod of the Midwest”, and the day-use area is a great way to access this beautiful spot. Facilities in this section of the park include picnic tables, grills and a playground for children.

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Water Quality

Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 23th, 2022. Swim Drink Fish Canada - Great Lakes Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on August 23th, 2022 at 9:20 AM.

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Monitoring Frequency

Source Information

Recreational public beaches in Michigan are tested one to four times per month, typically from May to September. Officially, the water is tested for recreational standards from May 1 to October 31.

The Michigan Department of Community Health and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality uses guidance provided by the EPA to develop ambient standards for E. coli. E. coli standards for water used for total body contact recreation are provided in the Michigan Public Health Code and Rule 323.1062(1) of the Part 4.

A beach is marked Green the geometric mean of 3 samples collected at the same time is under 300 E. coli / 100 ml or when the geometric mean of 5 samples collected over 30 days is under 130 E. coli / 100 ml.

A beach is marked Red 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.

A beach is marked Grey when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

Water Quality Graph

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Tawas Point State Park East Tawas, Michigan	East Tawas, Michigan	Current Status
East Tawas City Park East Tawas, Michigan	East Tawas, Michigan	Historical Status
Tawas City Park Tawas City, Michigan	Tawas City, Michigan	Historical Status
Gateway Park Beach Tawas City, Michigan	Tawas City, Michigan	Historical Status

Beach

Location

Water Quality

Tawas Point State Park

East Tawas, Michigan

Current Status

East Tawas City Park

East Tawas, Michigan

Historical Status

Tawas City Park

Tawas City, Michigan

Historical Status

Gateway Park Beach

Tawas City, Michigan

Historical Status

	Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.

	Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards.

	Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable.

	Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more.

	Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time.

	Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more.

	This means that this site has been issued a Blue Flag status for the current swimming season. This status does not indicate current water quality.

	Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency.

	Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.