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Public Beach Access (6773 E Wilderness Park Dr)
4.8★ · 100 Google ratings · Wawatam Township, Michigan
✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids✓ Free✓ Restrooms
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Walk
150 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes
Cost
Free
Water
68°F
Children
Reported good for young kids
Water quality
Good · all 10 samples clean · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Thu 8am
Map of Public Beach Access (6773 E Wilderness Park Dr)
Guide
Good to know
Excellent for evening stargazing
The beach offers minimal light pollution and clear views of the night sky and Milky Way.
Visit in August for warmest water
Water reaches its warmest in August when winds come from the west, making it ideal for swimming.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2016–2026
Free parking reported
Visitors report no charge to park here.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2016–2026
Bring your own bathroom supplies
The restroom facilities are minimal outhouses that visitors consistently describe as poorly maintained.
Watch for poison ivy in dunes
Poison ivy is clearly marked but present in the vegetation, so stay on marked trails when away from the beach.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
61°F · partly cloudy
Water
68°F
Waves
0.1 ft · 2 s apart
Wind
5 mph from the NE
UV index
6 peak today
Last updated Sep 4, 8:14 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 6773 E Wilderness Park Dr, Wawatam Township, MI 49770
🌊 Water 150 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Public Beach Access?
150 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 Public Beach Access have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Public Beach Access least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 8am and the busiest at Sat 7pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
