Located in Muskegon, the park is situated on 3 miles of stunning Lake Michigan shoreline and features a modern campground, towering dunes and 10 miles of scenic trails.

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The center's main exhibit hall, "Michigan Coastal Sand Dunes: Like Nowhere Else on Earth," features:

• Dioramas that depict the four dune habitats in all seasons and include models of the animals and plants that live there.
• An animation station where visitors can see how sand dunes are formed.
• An interactive audio/video station that shows the ant lion at work and offers a play-by-play account of its hunting skill.

The Gillette Sand Dune Visitor Center also includes a classroom with seasonal live animal displays and an auditorium where an audiovisual presentation orients visitors to the park and its surrounding sand dunes.

Visitors are encouraged to venture outdoors to experience firsthand the park's beautiful scenery. Within easy access from the visitor center, the half-mile Lake Michigan Trail goes up and over the park's sheltered backdune forest and leads visitors out into a grassy foredune with a sweeping view of the beach and Lake Michigan below. The first portion of this trail, known as the Sandy McBeath Trail, is universally accessible, allowing all visitors to experience the solitude of the sheltered backdune, and giving them an opportunity to see the spring and summer wildflowers and hear the diversity of singing birds.

At the end of the McBeath Trail, stairs and a short path lead to the popular Dune Climb Stairway. This 193-step structure, perched on top of one of the park's largest parabolic dunes, has lower and upper observation decks to give visitors a sweeping view of Lake Michigan and the surrounding sand dunes.

Gillette Nature Association

A nonprofit friends group, the Gillette Nature Association promotes and sponsors interpretive and volunteer activities at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park, including the center's main special events.