Alcohol rules at state parks and boat launches

Restrictions in parks

Alcohol restrictions were put in place at some locations to enhance safety and create a welcoming environment. In certain situations, the park manager can grant written authorization through an event permit

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You may not possess or consume an alcoholic beverage at any time:

• Belle Isle Park - entire park
• Dodge #4 State Park: entire park
• Flint State Park: entire park (per Genessee County Parks Rules Section P910607)
• Grand Haven State Park - entire park
• Holland State Park - entire park
• Maybury State Park - entire park
• Pontiac Lake Recreation Area - day-use areas
• Silver Lake State Park - ORV area, ORV welcome center area, pedestrian area, and within .25 miles of the boundaries of the ORV scramble area.
• William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor - entire park
• Yankee Springs Recreation Area - Deep Lake campground, mountain bike parking lot and boating access site 8-18

You may not possess or consume an alcoholic beverage at any time March 1-Sept. 30:

• Grand Mere State Park - entire park

You may not possess or consume an alcoholic beverage at any time April 1-Sept. 30:

• Brighton Recreation Area - Bishop Lake day-use area
• Warren Dunes State Park - entire park

You may not possess or consume an alcoholic beverage at any time April 1-Labor Day:

• Fort Custer Recreation Area - entire park
• Hoffmaster State Park - modern campground
• Holly Recreation Area - day-use areas south of McGinnis Road
• Island Lake Recreation Area - day-use areas (except for rented picnic shelters)
• Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area - entire park
• Muskegon State Park - day-use areas
• Pinckney Recreation Area - 1) rented shelters in the Silver Lake and Halfmoon day-use areas and 2) within .25 miles of Pickerel Lake day-use area/parking lot 
• Proud Lake Recreation Area - day-use areas east of Wixom Road
• Seven Lakes State Park - entire park
• Sterling State Park - day-use areas
• Van Buren State Park - day-use areas and designated swim beach
• Yankee Springs Recreation Area - Gun Lake day-use area

Alcohol restrictions at boating access sites

Consuming alcoholic beverages or possessing an open alcoholic beverage are not allowed at locations below. This prohibition does not apply while on a vessel.

• Big lake boating access site 3-1, section 14, T2N R12W, Allegan County
• Green lake boating access site 3-4, section 10, T4N R11W, Allegan County.
• Lake sixteen boating access site 3-9, section 16, T2N R11W, Allegan County.
• Irving road boating access site 8-5, section 31, T4N R9W, Barry County.
• Bristol lake boating access site 8-11, section 10, T1N R8W, Barry County.
• Airport road boating access site 8-32, section 10, T3N R9W, Barry County.
• Benton harbor boating access site 11-12, section 24, T4S R14W, Berrien County.
• Jasper dairy road boating access site, 11-13, section 27, T5S R18W, Berrien County.
• Buchanan boating access site 11-8, section 23, T7S R18W, Berrien County.
• Goguac lake boating access site 13-2, section 14, T2S R8W, Calhoun County.
• Hemlock lake boating access site 14-7, section 3, T5S R13W, Cass County.
• Lake Fenton boating access site 25-2, section 14, T5N R6E, Genesee County.
• Lake Ponemah boating access site 25-3, section 22, T5N R6E, Genesee County.
• Long lake boating access site 34-2, section 3, T8N R7W, Ionia County.
• East Tawas mooring facility (May 15 to Sept.15), Iosco County.
• Sherman lake boating access site 39-2, section 29, T1S R9W, Kalamazoo County.
• Morrow pond boating access site 39-5, section 22, T2S R10W, Kalamazoo County.
• Eagle lake boating access site 39-6, section 9, T3S R12W, Kalamazoo County.
• Rupert lake boating access site 39-9, section 5, T1S R12W, Kalamazoo County.
• Sugar loaf lake boating access site 39-11, section 5, T4S R11W, Kalamazoo County.
• Austin lake boating access site 39-14, section 26, T3S R11W, Kalamazoo County.
• Murray lake boating access site 41-1, section 33, T8N R9W, Kent County.
• Campau lake boating access site 41-2, section 12, T5N R10W, Kent County.
• Camp lake boating access site 41-4, section 18, T9N R11W, Kent County.
• Harley Ensign memorial boating access site 50-1, section 15, T2N R14E, Macomb County.
• Selfridge boating access site 50-3, section 5, T2N R14E, Macomb County.
• Clinton river cutoff boating access site 50-7, section 30, T2N R14E, Macomb County.
• Little Whitefish lake boating access site 59-9, section 8, T11N R10W, Montcalm County.
• Orchard lake boating access site 63-1, section 14, T2N R9E, Oakland County.
• Tackles drive boating access site 63-4, section 13, T3N R8E, Oakland County.
• Tipsico lake boating access site 63-18, section 30, T4N R7E, Oakland County.
• Lake George boating access site 65-16, section 18, T21N R2E, Ogemaw County (May 20 through Sept. 15).
• Lake St. Helen boating access site 72-14, section 21, T23N R1W, Roscommon County (May 20 through Sept. 14).
• Klinger lake boating access site 75-2, section 2, T8S R11W, St. Joseph County.
• Fishers lake boating access site 75-3, section 34, T5S R11W, St. Joseph County.
• Clear lake boating access site 75-4, section 17, T6S R12W, St. Joseph County.
• Gravel lake boating access site 80-3, section 31, T4S R13W, Van Buren County.
• Van Auken boating access site 80-7, section 33, T2S R16W, Van Buren County.
• Three mile lake boating access site 80-8, section 21, T3S R14W, Van Buren County.
• Lake Cora boating access site 80-10, section 18, T3S R14W, Van Buren County.
• North Channel boating access site 74-1, section 9, T2N R16E, St. Clair County.