State park · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Ludington State Park
A state park on Lake Michigan in Mason County, Michigan, established 1927, 4,800 acres. In or beside it: 2 state-listed beaches and a lighthouse.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Mason County, Michigan
- Nearest town
- Ludington
- Established
- 1927
- Area
- 4,800 acres (7.5 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 587 ft
- Run by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 44.0303° N, 86.5069° 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
- Ludington State Park Public Shoreline Beach South2.0 mi · not sampled
- Ludington State Park Campground Beach2.6 mi · sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
Along the shore
Nearest Michigan state parks
- Mears State Park17 mi · 50 ac · MI
- Orchard Beach State Park20 mi · 201 ac · MI
- Silver Lake State Park24 mi · 2,936 ac · MI
- Duck Lake State Park48 mi · 728 ac · MI
- Point Beach State Forest52 mi · 2,903 ac · WI
- Muskegon State Park55 mi · 1,233 ac · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Loomis Street5.7 mi · trailer ramp
- Copeyon Park6.7 mi · trailer ramp
On the bottom
Wrecks offshore
- SS William B. Davock5.8 mi · lost 1940
On the water
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Ludington 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.