10 Free Swimming Holes near Shelby Charter Township, MI
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Baypoint Beach
Rochester
4.9 miles NWUnguarded 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
Belle Isle Beach
Detroit
22.7 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
Mercer Beach
Walled Lake
24.8 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.
Swim
Palmer Park
Saint Clair, Michigan
29.7 miles ESwim near Saint Clair, Michigan
Swim
Spring Mill Pond Beach
Brighton
37.4 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
Lighthouse Beach
Port Huron
38.7 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
Linden County Park
Linden
39.1 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
Van Buren Park Beach
Belleville
40.5 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
Bluebell Beach
Flint
42.4 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
Lexington Beach
Lexington
48.7 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
