State park · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Hoffmaster State Park
A state park on Lake Michigan in Muskegon County, Michigan, established 1963, 1,200 acres. In or beside it: 3 state-listed beaches.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Muskegon County, Michigan
- Nearest town
- Norton Shores
- Established
- 1963
- Area
- 1,200 acres (1.9 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 669 ft
- Run by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 43.1239° N, 86.2650° 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
- P.J. Hoffmaster State Park- Shoreline Beach0.5 mi · not sampled
- P.J. Hoffmaster State Park - Public Beach Area0.6 mi · sampled
- P.J. Hoffmaster State Park - Campground1.1 mi · sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
Along the shore
Nearest Michigan state parks
- Grand Haven State Park4.9 mi · 48 ac · MI
- Muskegon State Park8.9 mi · 1,233 ac · MI
- Duck Lake State Park17 mi · 728 ac · MI
- Holland State Park24 mi · 142 ac · MI
- Saugatuck Dunes State Park29 mi · 1,000 ac · MI
- Silver Lake State Park40 mi · 2,936 ac · MI
Straight-line distance.
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Grand Haven State Park4.8 mi · beach
By boat
Launches nearby
- Grand Haven Municipal3.8 mi · trailer ramp
- Grand Trunk6.6 mi · trailer ramp
- Cottage Grove6.8 mi · trailer ramp
- Hartshorn Municipal Marina7.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Giddings Street Ramp8.4 mi · trailer ramp
On the bottom
Wrecks offshore
- SS Ironsides5.9 mi
- SS Henry Cort8.2 mi · lost 1934
On the water
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Hoffmaster 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.