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Beaches

A beach with an accessible walkway leading down to the water

Beaches

Accessible Beaches

The following beaches provide either a stable surface to allow easier access to the waterfront, a beach access chair (a lightweight all-terrain wheelchair that can also go into the water) or both.

Bay City State Park

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This beach offers an accessible walkway down to the waterfront (seasonally).

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This park also has a beach wheelchair that is available for use year-round.

Brighton Recreation Area

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This beach offers an accessible walkway down to the waterfront.

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This park also has a beach wheelchair that is available for use.

Dodge #4 State Park

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This beach offers an accessible walkway down to the waterfront.

Fort Custer Recreation Area

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There is an accessible walkway down to the waterfront.

Grand Haven State Park

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This beach offers an accessible walkway down to the waterfront.

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This park also has a beach wheelchair that is available for use.

Harrisville State Park

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There is water access from the campground with an accessible walkway.

Hoffmaster State Park

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There are two beach wheelchairs available to borrow (call the park or check at the contact station).

Holland State Park

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This beach offers an accessible walkway down to the waterfront.

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This park also has a beach wheelchair that is available for use.

Holly Recreation Area

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This beach offers accessible walkways to the beach house and beach. At this time, there are no accessible mats into the water.

Interlochen State Park

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This beach offers an accessible walkway down to the waterfront.

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This park also has a beach wheelchair that is available for use.

Island Lake

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Kent Lake beach offers an accessible walkway down to the waterfront.

Lakeport State Park

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This beach offers an accessible walkway down to the waterfront.

Ludington State Park

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There is an accessible walkway down to the waterfront in the Lake Michigan day-use area.

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There are beach wheelchairs available to borrow in both the Lake Michigan and Hamlin Lake day-use areas.

McLain State Park

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This beach offers an accessible walkway down to the waterfront.

Mears State Park

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This beach offers an accessible walkway down to the waterfront.

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This park also has a beach wheelchair that is available for use.

Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area

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This beach offers an accessible walkway from the concession stand to the beach, and across the beach down to the waterfront.

Muskegon State Park

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This beach offers an accessible walkway down to the waterfront.

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This park also has a beach wheelchair that is available for use.

North Higgins Lake State Park

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This beach offers an accessible walkway down to the waterfront.

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This park also has a beach wheelchair that is available for use.

Otsego Lake State Park

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This beach offers an accessible walkway down to the waterfront.

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This park also has a beach wheelchair that is available for use.

Petoskey State Park

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There is an accessible walkway down to the waterfront in the day-use area on Lake Michigan.

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A beach wheelchair is available to borrow. Please visit the concession store located in the beach house.

Port Crescent State Park

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A buoyed swim area in the modern campground offers an accessible walkway to the water.

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There is a beach wheelchair available to borrow by calling the park or visiting the campground office.

Rifle River Recreation Area

Rifle River Recreation Area

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There is an accessible beach mats to the water’s edge in the Grousehaven and Devoe Lake campgrounds.

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There is a beach wheelchair available to borrow by calling the park or visiting the campground office.

Seven Lakes State Park

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The beach offers an accessible mat down to the water.

Silver Lake State Park

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There are two beach wheelchairs available to borrow, one located at the park entrance booth near the lighthouse parking lot and the second at the campground office.

Sleepy Hollow State Park

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This park also has a beach wheelchair that is available for use.

South Higgins State Park

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There are two accessible beach mats to the water’s edge available in the park, including one in the day-use area (near the park store) and one near the east loop of the modern campground.

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Two beach wheelchairs are available to borrow by calling the park or visiting the campground office.

Tawas Point State Park - unavailable

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The walkway is not available at this time due to high water.

Traverse City State Park

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There is an accessible walkway down to the waterfront.

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A beach wheelchair is available to borrow.

Warren Dunes State Park

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There are three accessible walkways between the day-use sidewalk and water.

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There are two beach/aqua wheelchairs available to borrow at the ranger station.

Wilderness State Park

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There is an accessible walkway down to the waterfront.

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A beach wheelchair that is available to borrow from the campground host (campsite #416).

Wilson State Park

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There is an accessible beach mat to the water’s edge.

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A floating chair is available to borrow.

Young State Park

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There is an accessible walkway down to the waterfront.