Best Beaches on Lake Erie

Public Beaches You Will Love

Lake Erie is not dominant among the Great Lakes for its size. But just because Lake Erie is not the biggest of the Great Lakes doesn't reduce the amount of fun it can provide for those who come to its shores each summer to vacation. The best beaches on Lake Erie certainly include these public beauties. Each offers its own special atmosphere and activities and because they are public beaches you can rely on them for monitoring water and beach conditions as well as reasonable admission fees.

Headlands Beach, Mentor, Ohio. Perhaps the top public beach along the shores of Lake Erie, and certainly one of the most popular is the Headlands Beach at Headlands Beach State Park. Larger than any other beach in Ohio, the delightful sands at Headlands Beach stretch for full mile providing visitors with plenty of beach front for swimming and wonderful long walks on the beach. Of course no one enjoys the extended beach more than kids who find themselves in sand heaven.

Headlands Beach offers great picnicking opportunities, you can even call ahead to reserve a shelter, so that you can extend your stay. Between swims you and your family can check out the trails at the adjacent nature preserve or walk down to the east end of the beach to see how the fishing is going. Available amenities here include restrooms, changing areas, a children's playground and concessions. The beach has extended hours opening at one half hour before sunrise and closing a half hour after sunset.