Acme Township Park
Four
miles north of Acme off US 31 North, 12 miles east of Traverse
City, this beach offers picnic grounds, a playground and a
sandy beach on the eastern shore of East Grand Traverse Bay.
Acme
MI
Alden Depot Park & Museum
On
the eastern shore of beautiful Torch Lake is the village of
Alden, whose restored 1908 train depot features photographs
and memorabilia from the community's past as a railroad and
resort area. Open Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend.
10670
Coy P.O. Box 204 Alden MI 49612
(231) 331-4274
Antrim County Park (Barnes Park)
On
East Grand Traverse Bay, this park features a sandy beach,
hiking trails, a playground, restroom facilities, and covered
picnic facilities. Day use is free. It's west of US 31 and M
88 in Torch Lake Township.
Bellaire MI
Arbutus Lake
A shallow,
spring-fed lake, Arbutus Lake is 30 minutes south of Traverse
City, off Garfield Road and has a nice playground near the
beach.
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Bayside Park
The
combination of 600 feet of sandy beach with the bathhouse and
the picnic and playground areas make Bayside Park not only
lovely but also fully equipped for beach goers to stay the
whole day. The water is shallow a long way out with a sandy
bottom, perfect for wading. It's on East Grand Traverse Bay
off US 31 North, just south of the M 72 junction in Acme and
eight miles from Traverse City.
Acme MI
Bowers Harbor Beach
Tucked
into protected Bowers Harbor on Old Mission Peninsula, this
beach offers picnic facilities as well as a nearby boat launch
with restrooms. Bowers Harbor Beach looks out West Grand
Traverse Bay at Power Island. It is 15 miles north of
Traverse City on Peninsula Drive.
Traverse City MI
Bryant Park
Picnic area, a
playground, restrooms, charcoal grills, tall pines, a long
stretch of sandy beach, and lifeguards (mid-June -- August)
make this a popular spot near downtown Traverse City off M
37. Often you'll find excellent sunset views overlooking West
Grand Traverse Bay, bright sun and cool shade. It is located
where Garfield and Front Streets intersect at the base of Old
Mission Peninsula.
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Centerville Township Park
This
beach on Lake Leelanau is off Highway 643 south of the Village
of Lake Leelanau. It has picnic facilities, a playground, and
restrooms.
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Central Lake Municipal Park (Thurston
Park)
In the village of Central Lake you will find
a picnic area next to a beach, and a boat launch on
Intermediate Lake. It is off M 88 in Antrim County.
Central
Lake MI
Clinch Park
The area's most
populated if not it's most popular beach features over 1500
feet of sand along West Grand Traverse Bay in downtown
Traverse City. Clinch Park has picnic tables, lifeguards
(mid-June -- August) and restrooms. It is adjacent to Clinch
Park Marina, east of Union Street on Grandview Parkway.
Grandview
Parkway Traverse City MI 49684
(231) 922-4903
Custer Township Park
On
Lake of the Woods, five miles west of Mancelona off M 88,
there's a beach and boat launch that is part of Custer
Township Park.
Mancelona MI
East Bay Park
This beach is
popular with young families. It has shady picnic areas,
shallow water with a gradual slope, lifeguards, a playground
and restrooms. Find it at the base of East Grand Traverse Bay
and the foot of Front Street.
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Elk Rapids County Day Park
A
13-acre park with a large beach, a bathhouse, restrooms and
playground; this beach park also features a picnic area,
nature trails, and tennis and basketball courts. It's just
outside of Elk Rapids on south Bayshore Drive.
South
Bayshore Drive Elk Rapids MI
Elk Rapids Dam Fishing Park
Sandy
beach and privies adjacent to the Elk Rapids Dam off Dexter
Road. It borders East Grand Traverse Bay.
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MI
Elmwood Township Park
This
beach, with a playground, picnic facilities and restrooms, is
located on West Bay, off M 22, one mile north of the M 72
junction in Traverse City.
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Empire Village Park
This
beach at the foot of Niagara Street in Empire has views of the
stunning Empire Bluffs, part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Lakeshore. It is located 22 miles west of Traverse
City on M 22. Restrooms, picnic facilities.
Empire MI
Esch Road Beach
Twenty
miles west of Traverse City and 12 miles south of the Village
of Empire, Esch Road Beach looks out on the impressive aqua
and deep blue waters of Lake Michigan's Platte Bay. Picnic
facilities. Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore or National Park
pass required.
Empire MI
Forest Home Township Park
A
lovely beach on Torch Lake is the park's main attraction, its
jewel. Other of its valuable features include picnic
facilities, restrooms, a playground, tennis and basketball
courts in the Village of Bellaire.
Bellaire MI
Gilbert Park
You'll find a
sandy beach, picnic tables and privies on Long Lake in Gilbert
Park. It is located eight miles west of Traverse City on
North Long Lake Road (Front Street).
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Glen Arbor Municipal Beach
Thirty
miles northwest of Traverse City in the town of Glen Arbor,
off M 22, the municipal beach has picnic facilities,
restrooms, and a playground.
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Glen Haven Beach
Thirty
miles northwest of Traverse City, near Sleeping Bear National
Lakeshore Dunes Climb, there is a quiet, beautiful and almost
private Lake Michigan beach in historic Glen Haven, a deserted
village.
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Glen Lake Beach
Located on
M 22 across from Sleeping Bear Dunes Climb on Little Glen
Lake, Glen Lake Beach is approximately 30 miles from Traverse
City and has restrooms and picnic facilities.
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Haserot Beach Park
Just
east of the town of Old Mission and 20 miles north of Traverse
City on Old Mission Peninsula lies Haserot Beach Park. It
boasts a variety of features -- a sandy beach on a protected
bay of Lake Michigan, restrooms, picnic facilities,
playground, and boat launch.
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Interlochen State Park
This
beach on Duck Lake is only 14 miles southwest of Traverse City
in the Village of Interlochen and has picnic facilities, a
playground and restrooms.
Interlochen MI
Leelanau State Park
This
Lake Michigan beach is at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula in
the Village of Northport. It's 30 miles north of Traverse
City on M 22. Besides the beach, it has restrooms, hiking
trails and historic Grand Traverse Lighthouse, which is open
to the public.
Northport MI
Leland Municipal Beach
Twenty-four
miles northwest of Traverse City off M 22 in the Village of
Leland, this town beach looks out on Lake Michigan. There's a
marina nearby, as well as restrooms, and picnic facilities.
Leland
MI
Long Lake Township Park
Picnic
facilities, restrooms, playground, boat launch and warmish
(mid-summer), crystalline water makes this beach popular. It
is on Long Lake just off Highway 610 southwest of Traverse
City.
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Northport Beach
This park
has a beach area with playground and restrooms. It is
adjacent to the marina at the foot of Nagonaba Street in
Northport, which is 26 miles north of Traverse City on M 22.
Northport
MI
Old Mission Lighthouse Park
At
the end of M 37, on the tip of Old Mission Peninsula, is a
large, wide beach area with extremely shallow water, a picnic
area, a reconstruction of an early settler's cabin and
privies. It is an ideal spot for wading. The lighthouse
there is not open to the public. Beach sites are accessible
along the final mile of M 37 until the road ends at the park.
To reach this park, take M 37 to the end of Old Mission
Peninsula. At this point you are about 22 miles from Front
Street in Traverse City.
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Old Settlers' Park
This
park, 18 miles northwest of Traverse City on the east shore of
Glen Lake off Highway 675, has restrooms, a playground and
picnic facilities.
Empire MI
Peterson Park
On Lake
Michigan in Northport, 26 miles north of Traverse City on M
22, Peterson Park's rock-strewn beach is an excellent spot for
finding Petoskey stones.
Northport MI
Power Island
Accessible
only by boat, this beach on West Grand Traverse Bay's Power
Island, off Bower's Harbor on Old Mission Peninsula, features
picnic facilities, restrooms and hiking trails.
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City MI
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
This
park contains numerous spectacular beaches on its 33 miles of
protected Lake Michigan shoreline, including D.H. Day Park in
Glen Haven, north Bar Lake, Good Harbor Bay and Manitou
Island. Stop at the Philip Hart Visitor Center at the
junction of M 72 and M 22 in Empire for directions. The
Philip Hart Visitor Center is located 22 miles west of
Traverse City. Many trails are located within the 70,000-acre
federally owned park. Maps are available at the visitor center
in Empire. Park fee is $10 for seven days or $20 for a year
paid at the visitor center. More information on Sleeping Bear
Dunes National Lakeshore.
9922 Front Street Empire MI
49630
(231) 326-5134
Suttons Bay Municipal Beach
On
the west arm of Grand Traverse Bay, 15 miles north of Traverse
City on M 22 in the Village of Suttons Bay, the Suttons Bay
Municipal Beach is a fun spot at a beautiful location. It has
a beach, picnic facilities, playground and restrooms.
Suttons
Bay MI
Tony Gilroy Township Park
On
US 31 in Acme, the Tony Gilroy Township Park has picnic tables
and a sandy beach on East Grand Traverse Bay.
Acme MI
Traverse City State Park
This
popular beach offers 700 feet of sandy beach on East Bay.
Beach goers enjoy the bathhouse, the picnic area and ample
parking. It is located across the street from the Traverse
City State Park campgrounds on US 31 North in Traverse City.
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City MI
West End Beach
Large,
bay-front park and beach features ample parking and
restrooms. You will find it overlooking West Grand Traverse
Bay at the foot of Division Street, on Grandview Parkway, just
west of downtown Traverse City.
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Whitewater Township Park
At
this beach there are picnic areas, playground, boat launch,
restrooms on Elk Lake east of Highway 685 north of
Williamsburg.
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