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Agate Beach (Stanton Township)
4.7★ · 158 Google ratings · Stanton Township, Michigan
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Walk
100 ft · under a minute
Cost
Paid parking
Children
Reported good for young kids
Water quality
Good · all 8 samples clean · 2025
Map of Agate Beach (Stanton Township)
Guide
Good to know
Use the concrete boat ramp for easier access
A concrete ramp offers a gradual walk down; alternatives include steep sand banks and a makeshift ladder elsewhere.
Visit for sunset views and rock variety
The beach consistently draws praise for spectacular sunsets and colorful rocks of many types, not just agates.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2017–2026
Bring bug spray for biting flies
Multiple visitors reported sand flies and biting flies as a significant problem, especially during certain seasons.
Come after storms for better agate finds
One visitor reported that agates are picked over and noted that calm water means fewer new stones wash ashore.
Expect rough roads and allow extra travel time
The final stretches involve rough dirt roads that will test vehicle suspension, and GPS may not work reliably.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
67°F · overcast
Waves
1.6 ft · 3 s apart
Wind
6 mph from the E
UV index
4 peak today
Last updated Sep 4, 8:14 AM.
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Agate Beach?
100 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?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
