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Headlands Beach State Park

Mentor, Lake County · 44060

Ohio's longest natural beach, by the Grand River mouth, praised by collectors for large, well-frosted Lake Erie glass.

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Wet sand shoreline at Headlands Beach on Lake Erie under a dramatic sky
Photo: “Headlands Beach (14231171650)” by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0

About Headlands Beach State Park

Headlands Beach runs for about a mile beside the industrial mouth of the Grand River and Fairport Harbor. Lake Erie churns up glass from its dumping years, and readers of Beachcombing Magazine voted it one of the top glassing beaches in the country.

Sea glass at Headlands Beach State Park

Whites and greens, some aqua and the occasional cobalt, often in larger, well-frosted pieces. Walk east towards the Fairport Harbor breakwater lighthouse; best off-season and after storms.

Visiting Headlands Beach State Park

Getting there
Walk east along the beach towards the Fairport Harbor West breakwater lighthouse.
Safety
Check the tide times before you go and head out on a falling tide, so you're never cut off. Keep away from the bottom of cliffs, wear sturdy shoes on rocks, and only take sea glass and other man-made rubbish: pebbles, sand and shells should stay on the beach.
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