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Saugatuck Dunes State Park

A state park on Lake Michigan in Allegan County, Michigan, established 1977, 1,000 acres. In or beside it: a state-listed beach.

Chart of Saugatuck Dunes State Park on Lake Michigan, with its beaches, lights and neighboring parks markedHolland State ParkGrand Haven State ParkVan Buren State ParkHoffmaster State ParkMuskegon State ParkDuck Lake State ParkSaugatuck Dunes State Park

The park

On the record

Water
Lake Michigan
Location
Allegan County, Michigan
Nearest town
Saugatuck
Established
1977
Area
1,000 acres (1.6 sq mi)
Elevation
669 ft
Run by
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Coordinates
42.7033° N, 86.1997° 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

EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.

Along the shore

Nearest Michigan state parks

  1. Holland State Park5.2 mi · 142 ac · MI
  2. Grand Haven State Park24 mi · 48 ac · MI
  3. Van Buren State Park25 mi · 400 ac · MI
  4. Hoffmaster State Park29 mi · 1,200 ac · MI
  5. Muskegon State Park38 mi · 1,233 ac · MI
  6. Duck Lake State Park45 mi · 728 ac · MI

Straight-line distance.

On shore nearby

Worth the stop

By boat

Launches nearby

Source

Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Saugatuck Dunes 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.