Sleeper State Park
Caseville, MI
Sleeper State Park, officially Albert E. Sleeper State Park, covers about 700 acres of wooded dunes on Saginaw Bay a few miles east of Caseville. The beach is wide and sandy with a shallow, gradual entry. Four miles of trails wander through the dune forest, and the campground sits back in the trees instead of out on the open shore.
Wide sand, shallow water, and shady trails without the downtown crowds, though you'll drive into Caseville for food.
How we score beachesDuring Cheeseburger in Caseville in August, this is where locals go to swim without the festival crowd.
A Michigan Recreation Passport (or nonresident pass) is required.
Short paths lead from the day-use parking to the sand.
Saginaw Bay's shallow water makes July and August swimming easy for kids. By late September the dune forest turns gold and the trails are empty.
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