State park · Lake Huron · Michigan
Fort Michilimackinac State Park
A state park on Lake Huron in Emmet County, Michigan. In or beside it: 4 state-listed beaches and a lighthouse.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Huron
- Location
- Emmet County, Michigan
- Nearest town
- Mackinaw City
- Run by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 45.7869° N, 84.7356° 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
- Mackinaw City Lighthouse Park0.3 mi · not sampled
- Alexander Henry Park0.5 mi · not sampled
- Mackinaw City Beach0.6 mi · not sampled
- Wawatam City Park0.7 mi · not sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
The story
History and visiting
Along the shore
Nearest Huron state parks
- Straits State Park4.6 mi · 181 ac · MI
- Mackinac Island State Park7.9 mi · MI
- Cheboygan State Park17 mi · 1,250 ac · MI
- Lime Island State Recreation Area41 mi · 980 ac · MI
- Hoeft State Park47 mi · 301 ac · MI
- Thompson's Harbor State Park64 mi · 5,109 ac · MI
Straight-line distance.
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Tunnel of Trees — M-11922 mi · drive
By boat
Launches nearby
- Mackinaw City Municipal Marina0.7 mi · trailer ramp
- Straits State Harbor0.8 mi · trailer ramp
- St. Ignace5.5 mi · trailer ramp
On the bottom
Wrecks offshore
- SS Cedarville3.2 mi · lost 1965
On the water
What to fish on Lake Huron
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Fort Michilimackinac 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.