11 Free Swimming Holes near Oakland Charter Township, MI
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Baypoint Beach
Rochester
3.3 miles SEUnguarded 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
Mercer Beach
Walled Lake
23.2 miles SWFree 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.
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Belle Isle Beach
Detroit
29.7 miles SA 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
Linden County Park
Linden
32.5 miles WClover 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
Palmer Park
Saint Clair, Michigan
33.7 miles ESwim near Saint Clair, Michigan
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Bluebell Beach
Flint
34.3 miles NWFree Genesee County Parks sand beach on C.S. Mott Lake just northeast of Flint, open daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in summer, with a splash pad, pavilions and the Flint River Trail. No lifeguards.
Hike, Swim
Spring Mill Pond Beach
Brighton
34.9 miles SWA 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
Lighthouse Beach
Port Huron
40.4 miles NECity of Port Huron beach on Lake Huron beside Fort Gratiot Light. Free outside staffed summer weekends; deep water, strong current and no lifeguards.
Swim
Van Buren Park Beach
Belleville
42.4 miles SWThe 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
Lexington Beach
Lexington
47.3 miles NEThe Village of Lexington's free public swim beach on Lake Huron, a long sand shore running north from the state harbor breakwall in Michigan's Thumb. No lifeguard, and the county health department samples the water weekly all summer.
Kayak, Swim
Pickerel Lake
Dexter, Michigan
49.1 miles SWA 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.
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