Manistique Township Park Beach
Manistique, MI
Manistique Township Park Beach is a Lake Michigan beach near Manistique with a wooden boardwalk leading from the lot over small dunes to the sand. There's a play area with swings, and the shoreline is sandy and good for swimming. It's a handy stop on US-2.
An easy beach stop with a boardwalk, though it's small and simple.
How we score beachesIt's the easiest sandy swim stop on US-2 between Escanaba and St. Ignace.
A lot at the township park.
A wooden boardwalk leads from the parking area to the beach.
Summer weekends are busiest. Lake Michigan along this stretch of the UP stays cool into July.
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