9 Free Swimming Holes near Packard Park and Beach
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Packard Park and Beach near South Haven City, Zip, or Address
Douglas Beach
Douglas
16.4 miles NA small, free City of Douglas beach on Lake Michigan, reached by a long wooden staircase down a wooded bluff off Lakeshore Drive, with restrooms and picnic tables at the top and about ten free parking spots.
Swim
Saugatuck
Douglas, Michigan
17.0 miles NPremier Michigan beach towns nestled among towering sand dunes along the Kalamazoo River, leading to Lake Michigan — Oval Beach has been ranked among the best shorelines in the world.
Swim
Oval Beach
Saugatuck
17.7 miles NSaugatuck's city-run Lake Michigan beach below wooded dunes, with no lifeguards, a summer concession stand and a $15 per vehicle day parking fee from Memorial Day to Labor Day (free on foot or by bike).
Hike, Swim
Silver Beach County Park
St. Joseph
23.3 miles SWA wide county-run swimming beach on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the St. Joseph River, on the site of the old Silver Beach Amusement Park. Parking is the only fee, but the piers make the currents here genuinely dangerous outside the short lifeguard seaso
Kayak, Swim
Holland State Park
Holland
25.5 miles NA quarter mile of fine Lake Michigan sand four miles west of Holland, with a second, warmer swim beach on Lake Macatawa just across the road. No lifeguards, a navigation channel pier at the south end, and a live public camera so you can check the water be
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Gun Lake Beach
Middleville
41.2 miles EThe buoyed public swim beach on Gun Lake's east shore in Yankee Springs Recreation Area near Middleville. No lifeguards; a Michigan Recreation Passport is required for vehicle entry.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
North Beach Park
Ferrysburg
46.5 miles NOttawa County beach park in Ferrysburg with 745 feet of sandy Lake Michigan shoreline, a dune stairway and no lifeguards. Free entry; an $8 daily parking permit applies Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Hike, Swim
New Buffalo Beach
New Buffalo
48.5 miles SWThe City of New Buffalo charges $25.00 a day to park at its Lake Michigan beach, the first public one north of the Indiana line. It is guarded in summer and sits right beside the harbor piers that generate the lake's structural currents.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Fort Custer Beach
Augusta
49.2 miles EThe public swim beach on Eagle Lake in Fort Custer State Recreation Area near Augusta, Michigan, with a buoyed swim area, beach house and paddle rentals. No swim fee, but vehicles need a Michigan Recreation Passport.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
