State park · Lake Huron · Michigan
Bay City State Park
A state park on Lake Huron in Bay County, Michigan, established 1922, 2,389 acres. In or beside it: a state-listed beach.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Huron
- Location
- Bay County, Michigan
- Nearest town
- Bay City
- Established
- 1922
- Area
- 2,389 acres (3.7 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 584 ft
- Run by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 43.6661° N, 83.9053° W
Coordinates mark the park as Wikipedia pins it, not a gate or a lot. For big parks that can be miles from the beach.
On the sand
Beaches in and beside the park
- Bay City State Recreation Area0.6 mi · sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
Along the shore
Nearest Huron state parks
- Albert E. Sleeper State Park41 mi · 723 ac · MI
- Tawas Point State Park46 mi · 183 ac · MI
- Port Crescent State Park48 mi · 640 ac · MI
- Harrisville State Park74 mi · 107 ac · MI
- Sturgeon Point State Park79 mi · 76 ac · MI
- Lakeport State Park80 mi · 565 ac · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Saginaw River Mouth3.3 mi · trailer ramp
- Finn Road Park6.8 mi · trailer ramp
- Coggins Road9.5 mi · trailer ramp
On the water
What to fish on Lake Huron
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Bay City State Park and its Wikidata record, retrieved 2026-10-11. Beaches are from EPA’s BEACH Act list and lighthouses from Wikidata. A blank field means the record is silent. Rules, hours and fees change; the park’s operator has the final word.
Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain). Not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.