Sandusky

Located along the Sandusky Bay shoreline, Sandusky has been named the Best Coastal Small Town in America! This growing destination is home to world class amusement park, Cedar Point, and is known as Ohio's Water Park Capital due to the popularity of year-round indoor water park resorts. In season, ferries and island-hopping cruises depart from downtown daily, including an international ferry terminal offering daily trips to Canada’s Pelee island. Sandusky surprises with its beautiful parks, downtown architecture, and wealth of history, including its role in the Underground Railroad. Downtown Sandusky offers delicious dining options, quaint shops, art galleries, numerous attractions, and the historic Sandusky State Theatre.

Webcam

The scenery looks so much better in person, but if you’re at your desk looking on a computer, we understand. Don’t worry, the lake’s not going anywhere. Check out the nearby attractions and events listed above!

(Please note that sometimes a cam might be offline. If so, we are working hard behind the scenes to get it back online as soon as possible. We love showing you the amazing views that Shores & Islands Ohio has to offer.)

SANDUSKY WEATHER

Sandusky Bay and Schade-Mylander Plaza

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Explore This Webcam

Get more from the view with these available webcam features.

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Time-Lapse

Watch the previous day in a quick replay. See changing weather, wave action, sunrise or sunset, and even the stars move across the sky on clear nights.

Look for Time-Lapse in the player controls.

5-Minute Rewind

Go back up to five minutes in the live feed to replay something you just missed.

Use the rewind control in the webcam player to review the previous five minutes.

About This View

Learn more about the camera location, what is in view, and nearby landmarks.

Select the information icon in the player controls.

Save Snapshot

Capture a favorite moment and save a still image from the current webcam view.

Open Settings and select Save snapshot.

Picture-in-Picture

Keep the webcam playing in a small floating window while browsing another page or window.

Select the Picture-in-Picture icon in the player controls.

Community Chronolog: Track Nature’s Changes

This site is home to a Shores & Islands Ohio Chronolog, a community-science time-lapse that documents how Lake Erie’s landscapes and ecosystems change throughout the year. Each Chronolog captures a unique view - from coastal wetlands to inland parks - creating time-lapse records that help scientists and visitors observe environmental change and shoreline restoration.

When you visit, place your phone on the mounted bracket, take a photo, and upload it using the on-site QR code. Your photo will join others in the interactive nature time-lapse, showing how our region transforms through the seasons.

To learn more about the Chronolog project and view other stations across the region, visit our Chronologs page.