P.H. Hoeft State Park
Rogers City, MI
P.H. Hoeft State Park is a 340 acre state park on Lake Huron just north of Rogers City, with about a mile of soft sand backed by wooded dunes. It's one of the prettiest sand beaches on the Sunrise Coast. A paved bike path runs past the park, into Rogers City one way and up the shore the other.
A mile of soft, uncrowded sand on a coast that's often rocky, the only knock is chilly water well into July.
How we score beachesBike the paved path into Rogers City for lunch, then ride back for an afternoon on the sand.
A Michigan Recreation Passport (or nonresident pass) is required.
Short paths through the wooded dunes lead from the lot to the beach.
Northern Lake Huron takes its time warming, so late July and August are the swim weeks. The dune forest is gorgeous in early October color.
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