Updated August 2026
Best beaches in Indiana by water quality
Indiana has 35 public beaches in the EPA monitoring dataset, 23 of them with enough bacteria samples to grade. 12 earn an A for consistently clean water, while 2 grade an F for frequently exceeding the safe-swimming limit. Full ranking below.
| Grade | Beach | County | % over limit | Samples | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Dune Acres Beach | Porter | 0% | 129 | Excellent |
| A | Central Avenue Beach | Porter | 0% | 76 | Excellent |
| A | Michiana Shores Stop 37 | Laporte | 0.6% | 163 | Excellent |
| A | Kemil Avenue Beach | Porter | 0.8% | 128 | Excellent |
| A | Shoreland Hills Beach Stop 31 | Laporte | 1% | 194 | Excellent |
| A | Duneland Beach Stop 34 | Laporte | 1% | 191 | Excellent |
| A | Wells Street Beach | Lake | 1.1% | 372 | Excellent |
| A | Sheridan Beach Stop 2 | Laporte | 1.8% | 731 | Excellent |
| A | Lakeview Beach | Porter | 1.9% | 324 | Excellent |
| A | Long Beach Stop 20 | Laporte | 2.1% | 334 | Excellent |
| A | Ogden Dunes East Beach | Porter | 2.5% | 1,084 | Excellent |
| A | Lake Street Beach | Lake | 2.6% | 39 | Excellent |
| B | Marquette Park Beach | Lake | 3% | 1,862 | Good |
| B | Hammond Marina East Beach | Lake | 3.8% | 989 | Good |
| B | Washington Park Beach | Laporte | 4.3% | 2,786 | Good |
| B | Porter Beach | Porter | 5% | 443 | Good |
| B | West Beach | Porter | 6.2% | 65 | Good |
| B | Whihala Beach West | Lake | 6.3% | 1,007 | Good |
| C | Indiana Dunes State Park East Beach | Porter | 9.2% | 435 | Fair |
| D | Buffington Harbor Beach | Lake | 18.5% | 482 | Poor |
| D | Jeorse Park | Lake | 23.3% | 476 | Poor |
| F | Jeorse Park Beach I | Allen | 27.8% | 485 | Failing |
| F | Ogden Dunes Beach | Porter | 28.2% | 308 | Failing |
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