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Agate Beach (North Shore Trail)
4.8★ · 107 Google ratings · Mohawk, Michigan
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Showers
At a glance
Parking
100 ft away
Walk
70 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes · 180 ft away
Sand
260 ft from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Tue 8am
Map of Agate Beach (North Shore Trail)
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Guide
Good to know
Best for sunset viewing in summer
Summer sunsets to the northwest provide exceptional viewing, though winter offers frozen conditions instead.
Visit for rock hunting, not agates
The beach offers abundant jasper and colorful lake-polished rocks, though actual agates require significant effort digging in water traps.
Come early on warm days
The parking lot fills by midday, and summer crowds increase as the day progresses.
Bring bug spray and sturdy footwear
Reviewers reported biting flies and slow trudging across smooth but uneven rocks covering the entire beach.
Expect very cold water year-round
Lake Superior stays frigid even in early August, limiting swimming to those with high cold tolerance.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
62°F · overcast
Waves
0.1 ft · 2 s apart
Wind
6 mph from the SE
UV index
4 peak today
Last updated Sep 4, 8:14 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 North Shore Trail, Mohawk, MI 49950
🅿 Parking 100 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 70 ft away, under a minute walk
🚽 Restrooms 180 ft away
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Agate Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 100 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Agate Beach?
70 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Agate Beach have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 180 ft from the listing.
When is Agate Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 8am and the busiest at Sat 2pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
