Muskegon State Park

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Muskegon State Park
South-West view of the Blockhouse
Location within the state of Michigan
Location	Lower Peninsula, Muskegon County, Michigan USA
Nearest city	Muskegon, Michigan
Coordinates	43°14′47″N 86°20′38″W / 43.24633°N 86.34396°W / 43.24633; -86.34396Coordinates: 43°14′47″N 86°20′38″W / 43.24633°N 86.34396°W / 43.24633; -86.34396
Area	1,233 acres (499 ha)
Established	1923
Governing body	Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Official website

Muskegon State Park is a 1,233-acre (499 ha) state park along Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake near North Muskegon, Michigan in Muskegon County, Michigan. The park, located four miles (6 km) west of North Muskegon, has two miles (3 km) of sand beach on Lake Michigan and one mile (1.6 km) on Muskegon Lake.

Facilities and attractions

The park contains two modern campgrounds with over 240 sun and shade sites. Camping facilities are seasonal, May through October.

Day users and campers use the scenic beach. The Snug Harbor picnic area is located on Muskegon Lake. The Blockhouse overlook provides a scenic view of Lake Michigan, Muskegon Lake, and the dunes.

Muskegon State Park offers a lighted boat launch at Snug Harbor that accommodates large boats. Fishing is available at the pier at Snug Harbor and the walkway on the Muskegon Lake Channel offers barrier-free access. The park rents fishing tackle.

Twelve miles of marked trails, with five miles (8 km) marked for cross-country skiing, are within the park. The trails are a diverse series of loops that meander through a variety of landscapes, from flatland to bog, from lowland to the top of scenic dunes.

Nearby attractions include Michigan's Adventure Amusement Park, Gillette Nature Center at Hoffmaster State Park, Muskegon County Museum, Muskegon Museum of Art, and the USS Silversides, a World War II submarine open for tours.

View from blockhouse

Recreation

Recreation enthusiasts can enjoy swimming, picnicking, fishing, hiking, boating, and camping at Muskegon State Park. In addition, winter activities in the park include cross-country skiing, ice skating, luge run, and ice fishing. The park features a luge track, where U.S. Olympic team member Mark Grimette started training.

Climate

The western coast of Michigan experiences pleasant summers with temperatures averaging 70 °F (21 °C). In winter, temperatures plunge to 22 °F (-6 °C). Lake winds have a dramatic effect on wind chill factors. Yearly precipitation averages 40 inches (1,000 mm) and above.

External links

Muskegon State Park Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Muskegon State Park Protected Planet (World Database on Protected Areas)

Protected areas of Michigan

See also: Important Bird Areas of Michigan

National

National Parks	Isle Royale

National Battlefield Parks	River Raisin

National Historical Parks	Keweenaw

Lakeshores	Pictured Rocks Sleeping Bear Dunes

Landmarks	Black Spruce Bog Natural Area Dead Stream Swamp Dukes Research Natural Area Grand Mere Lakes Haven Hill State Natural Area Newton Woods Porcupine Mountains Roscommon Virgin Pine Stand Strangmoor Bog Tobico Marsh Toumey Woods Warren Woods State Park

Forests	Hiawatha Huron-Manistee Ottawa

Wildlife Refuges	Detroit River Harbor Island Huron Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area Michigan Islands Michigan Wetland Management District Seney Shiawassee

Other federal protected areas	Father Marquette National Memorial Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

State

Parks	Algonac Aloha Belle Isle Baraga Bewabic Brimley Burt Lake Cambridge Junction Cheboygan Clear Lake Coldwater Lake Craig Lake Dodge #4 Duck Lake Fayette Fisherman's Island Fort Michilimackinac Fort Wilkins Grand Haven Grand Mere Harrisville Hart-Montague Trail Hartwick Pines Hayes Mill Creek P.H. Hoeft P.J. Hoffmaster Holland Indian Lake Interlochen Kal-Haven Trail Lake Gogebic Lakelands Trail Lakeport Leelanau Ludington Mackinac Island Maybury F.J. McLain Mears Meridian-Baseline Mitchell Muskallonge Lake Muskegon Negwegon Newaygo North Higgins Lake Onaway Orchard Beach Otsego Lake Palms Book Petoskey Porcupine Mountains Port Crescent Rockport Sanilac Petroglyphs Saugatuck Dunes Seven Lakes Silver Lake Sleeper Sleepy Hollow South Higgins Lake Sterling Straits Tahquamenon Falls Tawas Point Thompson's Harbor Traverse City Twin Lakes Van Buren Van Buren Trail Van Riper Warren Dunes Warren Woods Wells White Pine Trail Wilderness William G. Milliken Wilson Young

Recreation Areas	Bald Mountain Bass River Bay City Brighton Fort Custer Highland Holly Ionia Island Lake Lake Hudson Menominee River Metamora-Hadley Ortonville Pinckney Pontiac Lake Proud Lake Rifle River Waterloo Wetzel Yankee Springs

Forests	Au Sable Copper Country Escanaba River Lake Superior Mackinaw Pere Marquette

Underwater Preserves	Alger De Tour Passage Grand Traverse Bay Keweenau Manitou Passage Marquette Sanilac Shores Southwest Michigan Straits of Mackinac Thumb Area Whitefish Point

Other (inc. game areas)	Agate Falls Scenic Site Allegan State Game Area Bond Falls Scenic Site Laughing Whitefish Falls Scenic Site Michigan Islands Wilderness Area Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center Sturgeon Point Scenic Site Wagner Falls Scenic Site

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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