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State park · Lake St. Clair · Michigan

Belle Isle Park

A state park on the Detroit River in Wayne County, Michigan, established 1845, 982 acres. In or beside it: a state-listed beach.

Chart of Belle Isle Park on Lake St. Clair, with its beaches, lights and neighboring parks markedWilliam G. Milliken State Park and HarborAlgonac State ParkBelle Isle Park

The park

On the record

Water
Detroit River (Lake St. Clair system)
Location
Wayne County, Michigan
Established
1845
Area
982 acres (1.5 sq mi)
Run by
State of Michigan
Coordinates
42.3403° N, 82.9867° 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 St. Clair state parks

  1. William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor2.0 mi · 31 ac · MI
  2. Algonac State Park32 mi · 1,550 ac · MI

Straight-line distance.

Source

Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Belle Isle 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.