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Peterson Beach Sleeping Bear Recreation Area

4.6★ · 238 Google ratings · Honor, Michigan

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✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
210 ft away · fills up
Walk
280 ft · 1 min
Restrooms
Yes · 300 ft away
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
575 yd of shoreline
Sand
100 ft from the water to the back

How we know this

Map of Peterson Beach Sleeping Bear Recreation Area
Aerial map of Peterson Beach Sleeping Bear Recreation Area
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1Parking210 ft from the listing2Restrooms300 ft from the listing
Access point of a 575 yd beach. USGS NAIP 2022 aerial imagery.
Guide

Good to know

Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2016–2025
Conditions

How it is right now

Air
68°F · partly cloudy
Waves
0.6 ft · 3 s apart
Wind
3 mph from the ESE
UV index
4 peak today

Last updated Sep 4, 4:48 AM.

Practical

Plan your visit

📍 Peterson Rd, Honor, MI 49640
🅿 Parking 210 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 280 ft away, about 1 min walk
🚽 Restrooms 300 ft away
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Where do you park at Peterson Beach Sleeping Bear Recreation Area?
The nearest mapped parking area is 210 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Peterson Beach Sleeping Bear Recreation Area?
280 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 1 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Peterson Beach Sleeping Bear Recreation Area have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 300 ft from the listing.

Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.