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Michigan beaches

237 beaches, with the parking, the walk to the water and the tide for each one.

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Milford

Walk to water30 ft

Parking175 yd away

Lower Trout Lake Beach

Orion Township

Walk to water40 ft

Parking175 yd away

Chicago

Walk to water150 yd

Parking200 yd away

CostFree

Grand Haven State Park

Grand Haven

Walk to water275 yd

Parking130 ft away

CostPaid parking

South Haven

Walk to waterYou're on it

Parking110 ft away

CostPaid parking

Sister Bay Beach

Sister Bay

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Dog friendly beaches

57 in Michigan

Family friendly beaches

72 in Michigan

Beaches with places to eat

33 in Michigan

Beaches with a playground

101 in Michigan

Lake and pond beaches

26 in Michigan

21 in Michigan

Areas

Beach areas in Michigan

19 beaches

Shortest walk

Park almost on the sand

Michigan · the listing sits on the shoreline

Indianola Beach

Michigan · the listing sits on the shoreline

Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh · the listing sits on the shoreline

Michigan · the listing sits on the shoreline

Clubhouse Beach

Michigan · the listing sits on the shoreline

France Park Beach

Michigan · the listing sits on the shoreline

Michigan · the listing sits on the shoreline

Sunset Park Beach

Michigan · the listing sits on the shoreline

Free parking

Beaches where parking is free

Oscoda Beach Park

Oscoda Township · free parking · visitors report

Port Elgin Main Beach

Port Elgin · free parking · visitors report

Fifth Avenue Beach

Manistee · free parking · visitors report

Glencoe · free parking · visitors report

Michigan Beach Park

Charlevoix · free parking · visitors report

Ipperwash Beach

Lambton Shores · free parking · the operator

Bayfield Pier Beach

Bayfield · free parking · visitors report

Point Clark Beach

Goderich · free parking · visitors report

With little kids

Calm water and bathrooms nearby

South Haven · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 22 visitors · 2017–2026

Sister Bay Beach

Sister Bay · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 16 visitors · 2016–2026

Saugatuck · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 18 visitors · 2017–2026

Ohio Street Beach

Chicago · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 6 visitors · 2017–2026

Oscoda Beach Park

Oscoda Township · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 22 visitors · 2017–2026

Fifth Avenue Beach

Manistee · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 17 visitors · 2016–2026

Empire · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 16 visitors · 2019–2026

Michigan Beach Park

Charlevoix · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 15 visitors · 2016–2026

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All beaches

Every beach

All 237 beaches, by how many people rate them

Beach	Town	Walk to water	Parking	Fee	Restrooms
Montrose Beach	Chicago	150 yd	200 yd	–	yes
Grand Haven State Park	Grand Haven	275 yd	130 ft	paid	yes
Sunset Point Beach	Collingwood	110 ft	–	–	yes
South Beach	South Haven	on the sand	110 ft	paid	yes
Sister Bay Beach	Sister Bay	–	–	–	yes
Oval Beach	Saugatuck	120 ft	–	paid	yes
Weko Beach	Bridgman	340 ft	60 ft	paid	–
Grand Haven City Beach	Grand Haven	150 yd	50 ft	paid	yes
North Beach	South Haven	180 ft	140 ft	paid	yes
Ohio Street Beach	Chicago	50 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Oscoda Beach Park	Oscoda Township	260 ft	180 ft	free	yes
Port Elgin Main Beach	Port Elgin	190 ft	150 ft	free	yes
Silver Beach	St Joseph	40 ft	260 ft	–	–
Fifth Avenue Beach	Manistee	120 ft	325 yd	free	yes
Northwinds Beach	The Blue Mountains	80 ft	–	paid	yes
Riviera Beach	Lake Geneva	60 ft	80 ft	paid	yes
63rd Street Beach	Chicago	50 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Belle Isle Beach	Detroit	350 yd	175 yd	paid	yes
Glencoe Beach	Glencoe	200 ft	330 ft	free	–
Empire Beach	Empire	210 ft	40 ft	–	yes
Michigan Beach Park	Charlevoix	140 ft	310 ft	free	yes
Sunset Park & Beach	Sturgeon Bay	200 yd	80 ft	–	yes
Sunrise Beach	Lake Bluff	220 ft	–	–	yes
AuTrain beach	Au Train	330 ft	140 ft	–	yes
Esch Beach	Honor	350 ft	40 ft	paid	yes
12th Street Beach	Chicago	120 ft	150 yd	paid	yes
Ipperwash Beach	Lambton Shores	on the sand	70 ft	free	–
Pebble Beach	Sister Bay	–	–	–	–
Sunset Beach Park	Fish Creek	–	–	–	–
Bayfield Pier Beach	Bayfield	80 ft	–	free	yes
Point Clark Beach	Goderich	120 ft	30 ft	free	yes
Van's Beach	Leland	240 ft	–	free	yes
West End Beach	Traverse City	on the sand	90 ft	–	yes
Heron Beach	Holly	270 ft	250 yd	paid	yes
Silver Lake Beach	Portage	140 ft	–	free	yes
Schluter Beach	Monona	110 ft	120 ft	–	yes
Miners Beach	Shingleton	90 ft	200 yd	–	yes
Moonlight Beach	Greater Sudbury	–	–	–	yes
Jeorse Park Beach	East Chicago	230 ft	220 ft	–	–
Buttercup Beach	Columbiaville	80 ft	–	–	–
Silver Lake Beach	Salem Lakes	170 ft	160 ft	paid	yes
Town Line Beach	Union Pier	160 ft	550 yd	free	–
DeVoe Beach	Indian River	130 ft	120 ft	–	yes
Station Beach	Kincardine	220 ft	110 ft	free	yes
Forest Park Beach	Lake Forest	110 ft	150 ft	paid	yes
Peterson Beach Sleeping Bear Recreation Area	Honor	280 ft	210 ft	–	yes
Sand Point Beach		100 ft	200 yd	–	yes
Maple Beach	Milford	30 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Greenwood Street Beach	Evanston	90 ft	190 ft	paid	yes
Pike Lake Beach	Hartford	120 ft	240 ft	paid	yes
Christmas Cove Beach	Northport	90 ft	20 ft	free	yes
Peninsula Beach	Boyne City	120 ft	240 ft	–	yes
Brittingham Beach	Madison	120 ft	30 ft	–	yes
Elk Rapids Sandbar		40 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Haserot Beach	Traverse City	70 ft	–	–	yes
Harbour Towne Beach	Muskegon	on the sand	190 ft	–	yes
Elberta Beach (Ebeach)	Elberta	200 yd	70 ft	–	yes
Duck Lake Beach	Whitehall	110 ft	175 yd	paid	yes
Vilas Park Beach	Madison	120 ft	90 ft	–	yes
Sand Dunes Beach	Moran	125 yd	–	–	–
Port Franks Private Beach	Port Franks	125 yd	325 yd	–	–
Juneway Beach	Chicago	50 ft	330 ft	–	–
Agate Beach	Stanton Township	100 ft	–	paid	–
The Kenilworth Beach	Kenilworth	on the sand	–	paid	yes
Sandy Beach	Wawa	125 yd	20 ft	–	yes
Crystal Lake Swimming Area	Wellston	90 ft	70 ft	–	yes
Twelvemile Beach		250 yd	–	–	yes
Lions Park Beach	St Joseph	on the sand	60 ft	paid	yes
Ottawa Beach		240 ft	–	paid	yes
Harmony Beach	Goulais River	280 ft	–	free	–
Metropolitan Beach	Harrison Township	525 yd	190 ft	paid	yes
West Beach	Crystal Lake	70 ft	50 ft	paid	–
Sturgeon Bay Beach	Carp Lake	170 ft	190 ft	–	yes
Great Sand Bay	Mohawk	140 ft	–	–	yes
Warner Park Beach	Madison	50 ft	180 ft	–	yes
Breakers Beach	Houghton	90 ft	140 ft	–	yes
Agate Beach	Mohawk	70 ft	100 ft	–	yes
Sandy Beach	Northern Bruce Peninsula	120 ft	150 yd	free	yes
Public Beach Access	Wawatam Township	150 ft	–	free	yes
Kiwanis Beach	St Ignace	80 ft	130 ft	free	yes
Dog Beach	Evanston	on the sand	175 yd	paid	yes
Tourist Park	Menominee	50 ft	270 ft	–	yes
Horseshoe Harbor Beach	Copper Harbor	on the sand	400 yd	–	–
Lakeside Beach	Spring Lake	40 ft	550 yd	–	yes
Torch Lake Sand Bar Public Access Point	Rapid City	60 ft	30 ft	free	yes
Deer Lake Beach	Village of Clarkston	40 ft	120 ft	paid	–
Chapel Beach	Munising Township	60 ft	–	–	yes
Lions Beach	Janesville	220 ft	220 ft	free	yes
Grand Haven Dog Beach	Grand Haven	190 ft	350 yd	–	yes
Mosquito Beach	Munising Township	80 ft	–	–	–
Oak Street Beach Access	South Haven	330 ft	325 yd	–	–
Duck Lake Channel	Whitehall	225 yd	150 ft	–	–
Frost Woods Beach	Monona	290 ft	10 ft	–	–
Onomonee Road Beach	Northport	130 ft	–	–	–
Traverse City State Park Beach		100 ft	–	paid	yes
The Foot Of Walloon Lake	Boyne City	60 ft	100 ft	–	yes
Tunnel Park	Park Township	210 ft	–	paid	yes
Frankfort Beach	Frankfort	120 ft	190 ft	free	yes
Havilland Shores Beach	Algoma, Unorganized, North Part	80 ft	–	–	–
Zorn Park Beach		60 ft	50 ft	–	yes
Big Shoal Beach	Drummond	1.1 miles	–	–	yes
Ramona Park Beach	Portage	on the sand	330 ft	paid	yes
Bryant Park Beach		90 ft	225 yd	–	yes
Clinch Park Beach		60 ft	210 ft	–	yes
Laurentian Beach	Sudbury	0.7 miles	375 yd	–	–
Sunset Beach	Muskegon	50 ft	30 ft	–	yes
Almira Township Lakefront Park	Lake Ann	130 ft	100 ft	–	yes
Lower Trout Lake Beach	Orion Township	40 ft	175 yd	–	yes
Eagle River Beach	Eagle River	100 ft	140 ft	–	yes
Ogden Dunes Beach	Ogden Dunes	150 ft	–	–	–
Sanford Lake Beach	Sanford	100 ft	–	–	yes
Big Bass Beach	Crown Point	230 ft	–	–	yes
Boulder Beach	Bruce County	50 ft	–	–	yes
Starlite Beach	Alpena	150 ft	180 ft	–	yes
Bruce Beach	Bruce County	100 ft	–	–	–
Government Dock Beach	Wawa	30 ft	230 ft	–	–
Huron Beach		80 ft	–	–	–
Whitewater Beach	Whitewater	on the sand	140 ft	–	–
Nedows Bay	Leland	60 ft	30 ft	–	–
Stratford Beach	Midland	on the sand	200 yd	–	yes
Volleyball Beach		30 ft	310 ft	–	yes
Tobacco Lake Beach	Gore Bay	340 ft	–	–	yes
Dallas Lake Beach	Wolcottville	80 ft	200 yd	–	yes
North Pier Side Beach	Muskegon	175 yd	260 ft	–	yes
Hidden Valley Beach	Canadian Lakes	625 yd	–	–	–
Santa Monica Beach	Bohemia Township	150 yd	–	–	–
Sunset Park Beach		on the sand	110 ft	–	–
Stone Lake Beach	La Porte	90 ft	60 ft	–	yes
St. Joseph's Beach	Zurich	140 ft	20 ft	–	–
Kintail Beach	Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh	on the sand	–	–	–
Elberta Beach		150 ft	475 yd	–	–
Peterson Road Beach		on the sand	175 yd	–	yes
Duck Lake Outlet		40 ft	200 yd	–	–
41st Street Beach		180 ft	425 yd	–	yes
Pebble Beach		on the sand	375 yd	–	yes
Hammond Marina Beach		70 ft	175 yd	–	–
Margaret Burroughs Beach		40 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Mount Baldy Beach		220 ft	500 yd	–	yes
Crescent Dune Beach		140 ft	–	–	–
Stop 2 Beach		100 ft	300 yd	–	yes
Stop 7 Beach		160 ft	550 yd	–	yes
Ridgewood Beach		200 ft	–	–	–
South Shore Beach		125 yd	250 yd	–	yes
Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach		120 ft	225 yd	–	yes
South Beach		110 ft	–	–	yes
Langdon Beach		50 ft	525 yd	–	–
Elder Lane Beach		70 ft	150 yd	–	–
Millennium Park Beach		120 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Clubhouse Beach		on the sand	200 ft	–	yes
Sandy Beach		30 ft	130 ft	–	yes
New Buffalo Public Beach		240 ft	150 yd	–	–
Zoo Beach		90 ft	275 yd	–	–
East Beach		on the sand	290 ft	–	–
Ridge Beach		90 ft	290 ft	–	–
Dune Acres Beach		110 ft	325 yd	–	–
Beverly Shores Beach		800 yd	–	–	–
Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach		50 ft	100 ft	–	yes
Thorndale Avenue Beach		80 ft	200 ft	–	yes
Riley Beach		210 ft	–	–	–
Bathing Beach Park		40 ft	280 ft	–	yes
South Shore Beach		50 ft	280 ft	–	yes
Aquatics Beach		100 ft	175 yd	–	–
Cherry Street Beach		40 ft	–	–	–
Clinton Lakes Dog Beach		100 ft	180 ft	–	yes
Prinz Beach		110 ft	340 ft	–	yes
Helen Doria Beach		90 ft	90 ft	–	yes
Pet Swim Area		on the sand	60 ft	–	yes
North Beach		175 yd	275 yd	–	yes
Twin Valley Beach		30 ft	150 yd	–	–
Fireman's Beach		on the sand	250 yd	–	–
Eichelman Beach		50 ft	275 yd	–	yes
Pennoyer Beach		80 ft	270 ft	–	–
North Point Marina Beach		170 ft	330 ft	–	yes
Ontonagon Township Park Beach		90 ft	325 yd	–	yes
Alford Park Beach		90 ft	280 ft	–	–
Portage Lakefront		170 ft	300 yd	–	–
East Shoreline		on the sand	–	–	–
Main Beach		60 ft	170 ft	–	yes
South Beach		70 ft	500 yd	–	–
Olson Beach		70 ft	320 ft	–	yes
Sunset Bluff Beach		120 ft	–	–	–
Spyglass Beach		80 ft	250 yd	–	–
Escanaba Public Beach		225 yd	190 ft	–	yes
Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach		100 ft	200 yd	–	yes
Independence Grove Beach		280 ft	250 yd	–	yes
Sandy Cove		100 ft	–	–	–
France Park Beach		on the sand	–	–	–
Minear Lake Beach		on the sand	260 ft	–	–
Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach		on the sand	225 yd	–	yes
North Side Municipal Beach		330 ft	500 yd	–	yes
YMCA Beach		on the sand	70 ft	–	yes
Park Road Beach		50 ft	310 ft	–	–
Bailly Beach		170 ft	–	–	–
Beaver Island Public Beach		575 yd	–	–	–
Lake Ogemaw Sand Bar		190 ft	–	–	–
West Park Beach		on the sand	400 yd	–	–
South Beach		120 ft	280 ft	–	yes
North Beach		on the sand	175 yd	–	yes
Harrisville State Park Beach		100 ft	275 yd	–	yes
Selner Park Public Swimming Beach		125 yd	250 yd	–	yes
Crescent Beach		125 yd	450 yd	–	–
Dead River Beach		200 yd	500 yd	–	yes
Middle Bay Beach		100 ft	225 yd	–	yes
Hidden Beach		100 ft	–	–	–
Sara Park Beach		30 ft	290 ft	–	–
General Public Beach		on the sand	–	–	–
Macatawa Park Beach		210 ft	275 yd	–	–
Port Crescent Beach		150 yd	600 yd	–	–
Lake Antoine Beach		60 ft	175 yd	–	–
Neshotah Beach		475 yd	–	–	–
Tawas Point Camper's Beach		on the sand	280 ft	–	yes
Tawas Point Pet Friendly Beach		on the sand	175 yd	–	yes
Teal Lake Beach		80 ft	220 ft	–	–
Bebe Beach		120 ft	60 ft	–	yes
Stamp Sand		230 ft	–	–	–
Torpy Park Beach		on the sand	190 ft	–	yes
North Beach		150 ft	150 yd	–	yes
Indianola Beach		on the sand	200 yd	–	yes
Bete Grise North Public Beach		on the sand	–	–	yes
George's Beach		50 ft	400 yd	–	yes
The Beach at Canada Creek Ranch		50 ft	650 yd	–	–
Freda Sands		125 yd	–	–	–
Calumet Waterworks Beach		120 ft	120 ft	–	–
Mino-kwe jiigibiik		200 yd	–	–	–
Picnic Rocks Beach		150 yd	225 yd	–	yes
First Sand Beach		150 ft	–	–	–
Stamp Sand		on the sand	–	–	–
Dell Place Beach		60 ft	–	free	–
Freda Sands		60 ft	–	–	–
Hamlin Lake beach		60 ft	140 ft	–	yes
Beulah Beach		70 ft	130 ft	–	yes
Congressional Summer Assembly Crystal Lake Beach		70 ft	175 yd	–	–
Congressional Summer Assembly Lake Michigan Beach		80 ft	–	–	–
Chimney Corners Resort Beach		70 ft	–	–	–
North Beach		50 ft	275 yd	–	–
1st Street Beach		150 ft	180 ft	–	yes
Lakeshore Public Access Beach		30 ft	275 yd	–	–

Walk and parking distances are measured on OpenStreetMap. Fee and restrooms come from counted visitor reviews and mapped facilities. A dash means we have no evidence either way, not that the answer is no.

Questions

Common questions

Which Michigan beach has the shortest walk from the car?

East Shoreline in Michigan has the listing right on the shoreline. We measure the straight line from the listed location to the mapped waterline for every beach, so the table above ranks them all.

Do you have to pay to park at Michigan beaches?

Mostly yes. Of the 237 beaches here, 28 have visitors reporting a parking or entry fee and 8 report free parking. Reported fees run from $20 to $35 a day in season, and several beaches drop the fee after 5pm or outside the summer.

Which beaches have restrooms?

146 of the 237 beaches have restrooms mapped on site or reported by visitors. Seasonal closures are common: several National Seashore beaches close their facilities outside the summer.

How current is this?

Tide, waves, wind and water temperature are fetched live in your browser from NOAA and Open-Meteo. Parking and facility positions come from OpenStreetMap; imagery from USGS NAIP. Facts counted from visitor reviews carry the year range they were written in.

How we know

Where this comes from

Place details from the public Google business listing. Beach shape, parking and facility positions from OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Aerial imagery is public-domain USGS NAIP. Tide comes from NOAA, and weather and water from Open-Meteo. Map drawings are redrawn from that aerial imagery by an image model. Markers, distances and every fact on this page come from OpenStreetMap and counted reviews, never from a drawing. Review text is never republished.