Cedar Point Beach
Sandusky, OH
Cedar Point Beach is the mile-long Lake Erie beach on the Cedar Point peninsula, running in front of the historic Hotel Breakers and the roller coasters of Cedar Point amusement park. Access is included with park or Soak City admission, a season pass, or a stay at one of Cedar Point's resorts. The skyline of coasters behind the sand is unlike any other beach on the Great Lakes.
A long sand beach with a roller coaster skyline, though you have to pay into the park to use it.
How we score beachesStay at Hotel Breakers and take an early morning swim before the park opens; you'll have the beach nearly to yourself.
Parking through Cedar Point; beach access requires park admission, a season pass, or a resort stay.
Boardwalks from the resort area lead to the sand.
The beach is open during Cedar Point's summer season. Lake Erie here is warm by early July.
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