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Tawas Point State Park

A state park on Lake Huron in Iosco County, Michigan, established 1960, 183 acres. In or beside it: 4 state-listed beaches and a lighthouse.

Chart of Tawas Point State Park on Lake Huron, with its beaches, lights and neighboring parks markedAlbert E. Sleeper State ParkPort Crescent State ParkHarrisville State ParkSturgeon Point State ParkNegwegon State ParkBay City State ParkTawas Point State Park

The park

On the record

Water
Lake Huron
Location
Iosco County, Michigan
Nearest town
East Tawas
Established
1960
Area
183 acres
Elevation
584 ft
Run by
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Coordinates
44.2486° N, 83.4581° 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

EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.

On the point

The lighthouse

Along the shore

Nearest Huron state parks

  1. Albert E. Sleeper State Park23 mi · 723 ac · MI
  2. Port Crescent State Park26 mi · 640 ac · MI
  3. Harrisville State Park29 mi · 107 ac · MI
  4. Sturgeon Point State Park33 mi · 76 ac · MI
  5. Negwegon State Park42 mi · 4,118 ac · MI
  6. Bay City State Park46 mi · 2,389 ac · MI

Straight-line distance.

By boat

Launches nearby

Source

Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Tawas Point 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.