Hunter's Point Park
Copper Harbor, MI
Hunter's Point Park is a long, narrow spit of land that closes off the west side of Copper Harbor at the top of the Keweenaw. One side faces the calm harbor and the other faces open Lake Superior. Short trails run through the conifers to cobble beaches where rockhounds turn up agates and bits of the peninsula's famous copper-country stones.
Two shorelines and good rock hunting steps from town, though it's all cobble and no sand.
How we score beachesWalk out to the tip at sunset. You get Lake Superior on one side and the calm harbor on the other.
A small lot at the base of the point, a short drive west of downtown Copper Harbor.
Flat dirt trails lead through the woods to cobble beaches; sturdy shoes help.
Copper Harbor's season is short and busy from July through early October. The harbor side is usually calm even when Superior is rough.
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