State park · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Silver Lake State Park
A state park on Lake Michigan in Oceana County, Michigan, established 1920, 2,936 acres. In or beside it: 3 state-listed beaches and a lighthouse.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Oceana County, Michigan
- Nearest town
- Mears
- Established
- 1920
- Area
- 2,936 acres (4.6 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 656 ft
- Run by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 43.6786° N, 86.5111° 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
- Silver Lake State Park1.2 mi · sampled
- Silver Creek Channel1.9 mi · not sampled
- Lighthouse Beach at Silver Lake State Park2.4 mi · sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
Along the shore
Nearest Michigan state parks
- Mears State Park8.0 mi · 50 ac · MI
- Duck Lake State Park24 mi · 728 ac · MI
- Ludington State Park24 mi · 4,800 ac · MI
- Muskegon State Park31 mi · 1,233 ac · MI
- Hoffmaster State Park40 mi · 1,200 ac · MI
- Orchard Beach State Park43 mi · 201 ac · MI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Pentwater7.8 mi · trailer ramp
On the bottom
Wrecks offshore
- SS Novadoc1.3 mi · lost 1940
- SS Anna C. Minch7.6 mi
On the water
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Silver Lake State Park (Michigan) 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.