Looking for a map of where to swim on Lake St. Clair?  The free Lake St. Clair Guide magazine can help you with that!

Lake St. Clair offers clear blue water, with lots of shallow areas with no weeds and hard bottoms to hang out with other boaters.  Many areas are shown on the Lake St. Clair Guide map of "where to swim", especially the northern end of Anchor & Bouvier Bay (Munchies Bay as the locals call it) where you'll find protected waters for water skiing, tubing, and kayaking.

Besides where to swim by boat, map below shows locations by car of splashpads, beaches, and pools around Lake St. Clair.  See full text below map for which swim area fits your style!

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Best Places to Swim on Lake St. Clair?  Whether you're seeking a sandy beach for sunbathing or a quiet cove for a peaceful dip, Lake St. Clair offers several inviting spots perfect for swimming.

Popular choices where the shallow waters and gentle waves are ideal for families and casual swimmers include the public sandy beaches at Lake St. Clair Metropark on L'Anse Creuse Bay, downtown New Baltimore's beach on Anchor Bay, and Marine City Beach on the St. Clair River.

The area also offers several newer splash pads - Brandenburg Park Chesterfield Twp. & Lake St. Clair Metropark where both also offer a lot more than just cooling off for the family. Clay Township also has a splash pad within its city park located across from the North Channel.

* *Please note that Anchor Bay "Poor Man's Beach" on above map is not actually a beach - but a popular anchorage for boats 3-4' deep typically.

For those on a boat, small & large bays dot the shoreline, each with their own unique social experience.

Looking for a full party day? You may prefer Big Muscamoot Bay where boats of all sizes circle around performing DJs each weekend.

The other bays shown on the map all have their own vibe and are great spots to take the kids for some tubing.

As we are trending down on water levels through our normal ~10/20 year cycles, you may find some of these bays a bit too shallow for larger vessels.  As you travel deeper into the smaller "back bays" around Harsens Island, eventually you'll find just a couple feet of water.... great for smaller boats with outboards to swim as the bottoms are hard sand and weed free to hang out and float around in clear waters.

South end of the Lake on a calm day, boaters also frequent the area known as "Art Van" bay; and some call is 8 Mile.  This location is just north of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club and sits in front of many large mansions... including the Art Van house, which is the largest home on the lake at 28,000 square feet.