Crisp Point Lighthouse Beach
Paradise, MI
Crisp Point Lighthouse Beach is one of the most remote beaches in Michigan, about 45 minutes of gravel two-track from M-123 west of Paradise. The white lighthouse tower, built in 1904, stands alone at the edge of a wild stretch of the Shipwreck Coast. Volunteers keep a small visitor center open in summer, and agates turn up along the waterline.
Real solitude and a lighthouse to yourself, though the drive in is long and rough.
How we score beachesFill the gas tank and download your map before you leave M-123. There's no cell signal and nothing out there but the lighthouse.
A small lot at the lighthouse.
Reached by a long gravel road; the beach is soft sand.
County Road 412 is a seasonal road that isn't plowed in winter, so this is a late spring through fall trip. After heavy rain the two-track can be rough.
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