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Fifth Avenue Beach
4.7★ · 985 Google ratings · Manistee, Michigan
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Good for kids✓ Free
At a glance
Parking
Parking lot · 325 yd away · free
Walk
120 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes · 425 yd away
Cost
Free
Children
Reported good for young kids
Sand
225 yd from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 24 samples clean · 2025
Map of Fifth Avenue Beach
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Good to know
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 19 visitors · 2016–2026
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 17 visitors · 2016–2026
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
69°F · mostly clear
Waves
0.5 ft · 3 s apart
Wind
3 mph from the ESE
UV index
3 peak today
Last updated Sep 4, 4:48 AM.
Practical
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📍 Manistee, MI 49660
🅿 Parking 325 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 120 ft away, under a minute walk
🚽 Restrooms 425 yd away
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Where do you park at Fifth Avenue Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 325 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Fifth Avenue Beach?
120 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Fifth Avenue Beach have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 425 yd from the listing.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
