State park · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Leelanau State Park
A state park on Lake Michigan in Leelanau County, Michigan, established 1964, 1,550 acres. In or beside it: 2 state-listed beaches and a lighthouse.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Leelanau County, Michigan
- Nearest town
- Northport
- Established
- 1964
- Area
- 1,550 acres (2.4 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 610 ft
- Run by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 45.1833° N, 85.5694° 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
- Cathead Bay, Leelanau State Park1.1 mi · not sampled
- Leelanau State Park, Lighthouse2.3 mi · not sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
Along the shore
Nearest Michigan state parks
- Fisherman's Island State Park12 mi · 2,678 ac · MI
- Traverse City State Park30 mi · 75 ac · MI
- Petoskey State Park35 mi · 303 ac · MI
- Wilderness State Park48 mi · 12,800 ac · MI
- Rock Island State Park63 mi · 912 ac · WI
- Fayette Historic State Park65 mi · 850 ac · MI
Straight-line distance.
On the water
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Leelanau 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.