Calumet Waterworks Park
Calumet, MI
Calumet Waterworks Park is a township park on Lake Superior a few miles west of Calumet, where the old mining town once drew its water. Up top there's lawn, a playground, horseshoe pits, pavilions, and grills. A path drops to a stony beach that's good for rock picking and a cold-water dip.
A good family picnic park with lake access, though the beach itself is small and stony.
How we score beachesIt's the closest Lake Superior picnic spot to Calumet's historic downtown, a good pairing with a mining-history day.
A lot at the park.
A path leads from the picnic area down to the beach.
Summer weekends bring family reunions to the pavilions. In fall the shoreline is empty and the rock picking is at its best.
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