10 Kayaking Areas near Cleveland, OH
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Edgewater Beach
Cleveland
2.4 miles WFree, lifeguarded Lake Erie swimming beach in Cleveland Metroparks' Edgewater Park, about 2.5 miles west of downtown Cleveland, with a 1,000-foot marked swim area and skyline views.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Huntington Beach
Bay Village
12.4 miles WGuarded Lake Erie swimming beach below the bluff in Cleveland Metroparks' Huntington Reservation in Bay Village, with sand pockets between stone breakwalls and free entry and parking.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Wallace Lake Beach
Berea
12.8 miles SWA free, lifeguarded summer swim beach on Wallace Lake, a flooded 1941 sandstone quarry in Cleveland Metroparks' Mill Stream Run Reservation, a short walk from downtown Berea.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Headlands Beach State Park
Mentor, Ohio
27.6 miles NEThe longest natural sand beach in Ohio, a mile of open Lake Erie shoreline east of Mentor with rare dune plants behind it and a lighthouse at the end of the breakwall.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park
Fairport Harbor
28.1 miles NEA 21-acre Lake Metroparks beach on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Grand River, with a marked swim area, summer lifeguards 11 am to 7 pm, daily E. coli testing and $2 to $3 gate parking.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Main Street Beach
Vermilion
35.1 miles WVermilion's free city beach on Lake Erie at the north end of Main Street, with a sandy swim area, a new comfort station with restrooms and showers, a kayak launch and the Vermilion Lighthouse replica.
Kayak, Swim
Turkeyfoot Beach
New Franklin
37.5 miles SA free 900-foot sand beach on Turkeyfoot Lake at Portage Lakes State Park in New Franklin, south of Akron. No lifeguards, daylight swimming only, and boats share the lake.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Nickel Plate Beach
Huron
44.5 miles WCity of Huron public sand beach on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Huron River. Shallow sandbar swimming, $7 parking fee, no lifeguards and a red flag warning system for rip currents.
Kayak, Swim
Lake Front Park
Huron
45.0 miles WSmall, free city beach on Lake Erie at the end of Park Street in Huron, Ohio, just west of the Huron River mouth. Shallow water, playground and restrooms, open dawn to dusk, no lifeguard.
Kayak, Swim
Craig Beach at Lake Milton State Park
Craig Beach, Ohio
45.4 miles SEA 600 foot public swim beach on the east shore of Lake Milton, in the village of Craig Beach, where an amusement park with a roller coaster stood a century ago.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
