Brimley State Park
Brimley, MI
Brimley State Park is a 151 acre park on Whitefish Bay near Sault Ste. Marie, and it's one of the rare places on Lake Superior where the water warms up enough for a real swim. The beach is long, sandy, and shallow. Across the bay you can see the Canadian shore, and freighters pass on their way to the Soo Locks.
The warmest swimming on Lake Superior, though the campground keeps it busy all summer.
How we score beachesBring binoculars. Freighters line up for the locks just offshore, and it's fun to read their names as they pass.
A Michigan Recreation Passport (or nonresident pass) is required.
A short, flat walk from the lot to the sand.
By late July the shallow bay can reach the mid 60s or even low 70s, practically tropical for Superior. The campground books up solid for summer weekends.
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