North Coast Beaches

The North Coast Beaches are the beaches in the state of Ohio, United States, along the south shore of Lake Erie. Lake Erie was named after the Erie Native American tribe who lived along its southern shore prior to exploration by Europeans. The coastal counties of Ohio and their respective beaches include:

Ashtabula County

• Conneaut Township Park
• Geneva State Park
• Lakeshore Park
• Walnut Beach

Cuyahoga County

• Arcadia Beach
• Bay Park Beach
• Beachland Park Association
• Bonniewood Club
• Bradstreet Landing
• Canoon Park
• Clarkwood Beach
• Coronado Beach Association
• Edge Cove Beach Club
• Edgecliff Beach
• Edgewater State Park in Cleveland, Ohio, just west of downtown, exhibits dramatic vistas of Cleveland's breathtaking skyline.
• Euclid Park
• Euclid State Park
• Groveland Club
• Huntington Beach in Bay Village, Ohio, an upscale suburb west of Cleveland.
• Lake Edge Beach Association
• Luikart Drive Association
• Moss Point Beach
• Noble Beach Association
• Oudenard Club
• Overlook Park
• Rocky River Park Beach in Rocky River, Ohio, an upscale suburb west of Cleveland.
• Royal Acres Beach
• Shore Haven Club
• Shore Rest Club
• Sims Park
• Utopia Beach
• Villa Beach Club
• Wildwood State Park

Erie County

• Andersen Beach
• Beulah Beach
• Bluebird Beach
• Cedar Point Beach home of the Amazement Park, Cedar Point, the world capital of roller coasters.
• Cedar Point Chaussee
• Chaska Beach
• Hartley Beach
• Heidelberg Beach
• Huron City Beach
• Kelleys Island State Park on one of the Lake Erie Islands - ferry boat connection required.
• Linwood Beach
• Mitiwanga Beach
• Nickle Plate Beach
• Oberlin Beach
• Old Homestead Beach
• Old Woman's Creek
• Orchard Beach
• Ruggles Beach
• Rye Beach Park Beach
• Sheldon's Folly Beach
• Sherod Park
• Vermilion Beach
• Vermilion Lagoons
• Volunteer Bay
• Wilson Avenue Beach

Lake County

• Fairport Harbor adjacent to the Fairport Harbor lighthouse and the mouth of the Grand River, has a nice playground area next to the sand.
• Mentor Headlands State Park the largest beach on America's North Coast, managed by the Ohio Park System.

Lorain County

• Century Beach
• Lakeview Beach
• Lakewood Beach Park
• Village Park (Veterans Memorial Park)

Lucas County

• Crane Creek State Park
• Lakeview Shores
• Maumee Bay State Park beautiful state park, just east of Toledo, with a lakefront lodge, cabins and golf course on the grounds - adjacent to lakefront preservation areas.
• Olander Park
• Quarry Beach

Ottawa County

• Bay Point
• Catawba Island is not actually an island, attached to the mainland, but serves as an access point for ferry boats to the Lake Erie Islands
• Crane Creek
• East Harbor State Park
• Kelleys Island State Park on one of the Lake Erie Islands - ferry boat connection required.
• Lakeside
• Lakeview
• South Bass Island State Park located in the tourist town of Put-in-Bay on one of the Lake Erie Islands - ferry boat connection required.

Sandusky County

• Sandusky Bay glassy bay immediately south of hte Lake Erie Islands.