Trout Bay (Grand Island)
Munising, MI
Trout Bay is the best sandy beach on Grand Island, a national recreation area in Lake Superior just off Munising. You get there by passenger ferry, then by bike or on foot along the island's dirt roads. The bay is sheltered, with clear water over a sandy bottom.
A clear, sheltered island beach with almost nobody on it, though it takes a ferry and a bike ride.
How we score beachesBring or rent a bike at the ferry landing. Trout Bay is a long walk but an easy ride.
Park at the ferry dock just west of Munising; you can't bring a car across.
Reached by ferry, then by bike or on foot over dirt roads.
The ferry only runs in the warm-weather season, so check the current schedule before you go. The last boat back sets the length of your day.
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