9 Free Swimming Holes near Detroit, MI
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Belle Isle Beach
Detroit
3.5 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
Van Buren Park Beach
Belleville
25.9 miles WThe 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
Mercer Beach
Walled Lake
26.2 miles NWFree City of Walled Lake beach with about 200 feet of sand on the north shore of Walled Lake, at the edge of downtown. Buoyed swim area, no lifeguard, seasonal restrooms, playground, no pets.
Swim
Baypoint Beach
Rochester
27.5 miles NUnguarded 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
Spring Mill Pond Beach
Brighton
36.2 miles WA 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
Palmer Park
Saint Clair, Michigan
44.4 miles NESwim near Saint Clair, Michigan
Swim
Maumee Bay State Park Beach
Oregon
47.8 miles STwo 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
Pickerel Lake
Dexter, Michigan
48.1 miles WA spring-fed, totally undeveloped lake surrounded by conifers near Dexter — clean enough to float in, home to herons and sandhill cranes, with a small sandy beach.
Swim
Linden County Park
Linden
49.5 miles NWClover 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.
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