Egg Harbor Beach
Egg Harbor, WI
Egg Harbor Beach is the village beach in Egg Harbor, a calm, protected spot on a small harbor off Green Bay with about 500 feet of waterfront. It's a short walk from the village's shops and restaurants. The water inside the harbor stays calm even when the bay is choppy.
Calm, protected water steps from town, though it fills up on summer weekends.
How we score beachesWalk down from the village at sunset with an ice cream cone.
Parking near the beach and in the village.
A short walk from parking to the sand.
The little harbor warms faster than the open bay, often comfortable by early July. On a busy Saturday, come early or late to find a spot on the sand.
More Great Lakes beaches
Sleeping Bear Dunes Beach
Empire, MI · Great Lakes
Freshwater Lake Michigan surf below towering sand dunes, some over 400 feet tall, with water clear enough to rival a coastline and a hike back up the dune to burn it off.
New Buffalo City Beach
New Buffalo, MI · Great Lakes
New Buffalo City Beach is the first real Lake Michigan beach you hit crossing from Indiana, a wide stretch of sand at the end of Whittaker Street beside the harbor and the Galien River channel. Chicago weekenders fill it in summer. The town's shops and restaurants are a five minute walk back up the street.
Warren Dunes State Park
Sawyer, MI · Great Lakes
Warren Dunes State Park in Sawyer has roughly three miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and some of the tallest dunes in southwest Michigan. Tower Hill rises about 260 feet above the lake, and climbing it and running back down is a rite of passage. On a hot July Saturday the beach feels like a small city.