State park · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Petoskey State Park
A state park on Lake Michigan in Emmet County, Michigan, established 1961, 303 acres. In or beside it: a state-listed beach.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Emmet County, Michigan
- Nearest town
- Petoskey
- Established
- 1961
- Area
- 303 acres
- Elevation
- 630 ft
- Run by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 45.4014° N, 84.9083° 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
- Petoskey State Park0.6 mi · sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
Along the shore
Nearest Michigan state parks
- Fisherman's Island State Park23 mi · 2,678 ac · MI
- Wilderness State Park25 mi · 12,800 ac · MI
- Leelanau State Park35 mi · 1,550 ac · MI
- Traverse City State Park55 mi · 75 ac · MI
- Fayette Historic State Park88 mi · 850 ac · MI
- Rock Island State Park93 mi · 912 ac · WI
Straight-line distance.
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Tunnel of Trees — M-11914 mi · drive
By boat
Launches nearby
- Round Lake1.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Petoskey Municipal Marina3.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Harbor Springs4.1 mi · trailer ramp
On the water
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Petoskey 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.