Sand Point
Sand Point is a public boat ramp on Lake Michigan near Escanaba, Michigan, run by the city.
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Zebra mussels (latest report 2002) reported in Lake Michigan 670 m from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 20, 2026
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Car parking
- 51 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- City
- Coordinates
- 45.74361, -87.04212
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone LMZ221, Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island Passage. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
On Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the Great Lakes and the only one that lies entirely within the United States. Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan share its shoreline. It is a glacial lake about 307 miles long and 118 miles wide, with a surface area of about 22,300 square miles. About 13,237 square miles of that area lies in Michigan. The lake averages 279 feet deep and reaches about 923 to 925 feet at its deepest point. Including islands, it has more than 1,600 miles of shoreline. The wide Straits of Mackinac connect it to Lake Huron, and the two share the same surface elevation, so hydrologically they form a single lake. Rivers flowing in include the Fox, Grand, Menominee, Muskegon, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph. Long bays line its northern end: Green Bay in the northwest and Grand Traverse and Little Traverse bays in the northeast. More about Lake Michigan.
Community
Where people who use Lake Michigan talk about it.
- Lake Michigan Discussion - Great Lakes Fisherman forum Forum
- Lake Michigan Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout - Great Lakes Fisherman Forum
- Lake Michigan Fisheries Forum (Wisconsin DNR / UW Sea Grant) Forum
- Lake Michigan Angler Facebook
- Water Levels - NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Link
- Search Reddit: r/Michigan Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Lake Michigan, Michigan Reddit
Nearby launches
- Aronson Island · 0.2 mi · Lake Michigan
- North Shore · 2.6 mi · Lake Michigan
- Portage Point · 3.1 mi · Lake Michigan
- Stonington · 3.3 mi · Lake Michigan
- Ford River Boat Launch · 5.3 mi · Ford River
- Ford River Mouth · 6.6 mi · Lake Michigan
Sources
- Michigan DNR Boat Launches (DNR inventory layer) record A-21-004 · Public record of the State of Michigan; no restrictions on use stated
- Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private) record -87.04211,45.74361 · CC BY 4.0 (Great Lakes Commission compilation); coverage and attribute completeness vary by jurisdiction
Why it is listed as public: listed by Michigan DNR Boat Launches (DNR inventory layer) and Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.