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Beaches in Indiana

Indiana reports 19 recreational beaches across 3 counties in the EPA BEACON attribute extract. The tables below list each beach with its waterbody, monitoring tier and access.

Beaches
19
Beach Act beaches
19
Public access
19
Counties
3
9 historical, 0 dormant

Source: US EPA BEACON beach attributes. Attribute year 2026. Last reviewed October 2026.

This page lists beach identity, location and monitoring-program attributes. It does not show current advisories or bacteria sample results. For today's conditions, check your state or local beach program. How to read these attributes.

Map of Indiana beaches

Hammond Marina East BeachHammond Marina West BeachWhihala Beach EastWhihala Beach WestLong Beach Stop 24Michiana Shores Stop 37Mount BaldySheridan Beach Stop 2Shoreland Hills Beach Stop 31Washington Park BeachCentral Avenue BeachDunbar BeachDune Acres BeachIndiana Dunes State Park East BeachKemil Avenue BeachLakeview BeachOgden Dunes BeachPorter BeachWest Beach
Start coordinates of 19 beaches with reported coordinates Beach Act beach OtherView area on OpenStreetMap
Beaches by monitoring tier (blank tiers omitted)
  • Tier 16
  • Tier 26
  • Tier 37
Beaches by waterbody type (blank omitted)
  • Still Water11
  • Open Coast8

Counties in Indiana

Counties
Porter County999
Laporte County666
Lake County444

All Indiana beaches

Beaches
Central Avenue BeachHistoricalPorter CountyGreat LakesYes2Public0.51
Dunbar BeachHistoricalPorter CountyGreat LakesYes3Public0.07
Dune Acres BeachHistoricalPorter CountyGreat LakesYes3Public1.13
Hammond Marina East BeachLake CountyLake MichiganYes2Public0.93
Hammond Marina West BeachLake CountyLake MichiganYes2Public0.93
Indiana Dunes State Park East BeachPorter CountyLake MichiganYes1Public0.22
Kemil Avenue BeachHistoricalPorter CountyGreat LakesYes2Public1.05
Lakeview BeachHistoricalPorter CountyGreat LakesYes3Public1.02
Long Beach Stop 24Laporte CountyLake MichiganYes3Public2.32
Michiana Shores Stop 37Laporte CountyLake MichiganYes3Public0.03
Mount BaldyHistoricalLaporte CountyGreat LakesYes1Public0.28
Ogden Dunes BeachHistoricalPorter CountyLake MichiganYes3Public0.89
Porter BeachHistoricalPorter CountyGreat LakesYes2Public0.12
Sheridan Beach Stop 2Laporte CountyLake MichiganYes2Public0.60
Shoreland Hills Beach Stop 31Laporte CountyLake MichiganYes3Public0.35
Washington Park BeachLaporte CountyLake MichiganYes1Public0.51
West BeachHistoricalPorter CountyGreat LakesYes1Public0.20
Whihala Beach EastLake CountyLake MichiganYes1Public3.90
Whihala Beach WestLake CountyLake MichiganYes1Public0.85