State park · Lake Huron · Michigan
Rockport State Recreation Area
A state recreation area on Lake Huron in Alpena County, Michigan, established 2012, 4,237 acres. In or beside it: a state-listed beach.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Huron
- Location
- Alpena County, Michigan
- Nearest town
- Alpena
- Established
- 2012
- Area
- 4,237 acres (6.6 sq mi)
- Run by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 45.1997° N, 83.3949° 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
- Rock Port Beach0.7 mi · not sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
Along the shore
Nearest Huron state parks
- Thompson's Harbor State Park13 mi · 5,109 ac · MI
- Negwegon State Park24 mi · 4,118 ac · MI
- Hoeft State Park30 mi · 301 ac · MI
- Sturgeon Point State Park34 mi · 76 ac · MI
- Harrisville State Park38 mi · 107 ac · MI
- Cheboygan State Park59 mi · 1,250 ac · MI
Straight-line distance.
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary9.7 mi · park
By boat
Launches nearby
- Rockport0.7 mi · trailer ramp
- North Riverfront Park9.6 mi · trailer ramp
- Alpena Municipal Marina9.9 mi · trailer ramp
On the bottom
Wrecks offshore
- Defiance6.2 mi · lost 1854
- John J. Audubon6.7 mi · lost 1854
- SS Florida8.6 mi · lost 1897
- Cornelia B. Windiate9.3 mi · lost 1875
On the water
What to fish on Lake Huron
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Rockport State Recreation Area 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.