And while we’re focused on the Ohio coast, we just had to include one park in Pennsylvania — Presque Isle State Park in Erie, which might just be Lake Erie’s finest stretch of sand.

Two girls, ages 3 and 5, have died after a boat they were on capsized on Cedar Creek Lake Sunday night.

A boating accident at Cedar Creek Lake claimed the lives of two young girls, leaving the local community devastated.

On its peninsula in Lake Erie, Cedar Point boasts a larger selection of roller coasters and thrill rides, while Kings Island offers more family rides.

Here, then, our list of 15 best beaches on Ohio’s Lake Erie coast, plus one in Pennsylvania, organized east to west: Boardwalks line the sand at Conneaut Township Beach in Ashtabula County.