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Headlands Beach State Park

Ohio · OH

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A day-use park on Lake Erie with a long natural sand beach. Swim, fish from the breakwall, picnic, hunt for beach glass and watch birds and sunsets.

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Headlands Beach State Park is a public beach in Mentor and Painesville Township, Ohio, United States. It is the longest natural beach in Ohio and attracts two million visitors annually. The breakwall at the eastern end of the park, frequented by fishermen, is surmounted by the Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Light. The park features a 35-acre beach for sunbathing, swimming, and beach glass hunting along with picnicking facilities and seasonal concessionaire.

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