7 Hiking Trails near Ann Arbor, MI
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Van Buren Park Beach
Belleville
12.1 miles SEThe only public swim beach on Belleville Lake, a small sand beach and sandbar inside Van Buren Township's 101-acre Van Buren Park. Vehicle entry is $8 a day for non-residents ($6 residents); no lifeguards are listed.
Hike, Swim
Spring Mill Pond Beach
Brighton
14.4 miles NA buoyed swim beach on small, spring-fed Spring Mill Pond inside Island Lake Recreation Area near Brighton, with cooler, clearer water than the park's river lakes. A Michigan Recreation Passport is required.
Hike, Swim
Portage Lake Beach
Grass Lake
25.3 miles WThe day-use swimming beach on Big Portage Lake in Waterloo Recreation Area, Michigan's largest Lower Peninsula state park. A state Recreation Passport is required for vehicles.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Linden County Park
Linden
36.1 miles NClover Beach at Genesee County's Linden County Park is a free, unguarded swim beach on Byram Lake just south of Linden, open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
Hike, Swim
Belle Isle Beach
Detroit
39.3 miles EA half mile of Detroit River sand on a state-run island park between Detroit and Windsor, with a buoyed swim area open Memorial Day through Labor Day. No lifeguards, a three mile an hour river past the buoys, and periodic E. coli closures.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Maumee Bay State Park Beach
Oregon
45.3 miles SETwo free sand beaches in one Ohio state park east of Toledo: an open Lake Erie shore on Maumee Bay, and a sheltered 57-acre inland lake a short walk behind it, with marsh boardwalk and 300-plus bird species beyond.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Baypoint Beach
Rochester
45.3 miles NEUnguarded sand swimming beach on the west shore of Stony Creek Lake in Stony Creek Metropark, a quieter alternative to Eastwood Beach. Open May 1 to October 1, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with a $10 daily vehicle pass.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
