State park · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Mears State Park
A state park on Lake Michigan in Oceana County, Michigan, established 1920, 50 acres. In or beside it: a state-listed beach and 3 lighthouses.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Oceana County, Michigan
- Established
- 1920
- Area
- 50 acres
- Elevation
- 610 ft
- Run by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 43.7833° N, 86.4406° 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
- Mears State Park0.2 mi · sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
On the point
Lighthouses
- Pentwater North Pierhead Light0.2 mi · est. 1997
- Pentwater Light0.2 mi · est. 1873
- Pentwater South Pierhead Light0.2 mi · est. 1937
Along the shore
Nearest Michigan state parks
- Silver Lake State Park8.0 mi · 2,936 ac · MI
- Ludington State Park17 mi · 4,800 ac · MI
- Duck Lake State Park30 mi · 728 ac · MI
- Orchard Beach State Park35 mi · 201 ac · MI
- Muskegon State Park38 mi · 1,233 ac · MI
- Hoffmaster State Park46 mi · 1,200 ac · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Pentwater0.8 mi · trailer ramp
On the bottom
Wrecks offshore
- SS Anna C. Minch4.5 mi
- SS Novadoc7.1 mi · lost 1940
- SS William B. Davock15 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 Mears 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.