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Lake Michigan Beach House hours:
May 15 - Oct. 15: Beach House open daily 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Oct. 16 - May 14: Closed for the season
The Big Sable Point Lighthouse:
May 1 - Oct. 31: Open daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Ludington State Park, located on the shore of Lake Michigan, includes 5,300 acres of freshwater sand dunes. These sand dunes are spectacular and provide visitors with access to one of the best examples of freshwater dunes in the world. The park includes over 5 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, interdunal ponds and forested dune landscapes. The park is home to Hamlin Lake and one of Michigan's oldest lighthouses, Big Sable Point Lighthouse.
Ludington State Park offers interpretive programs year-round that help visitors learn about the sand dunes, the Great Lakes, the history of Big Sable Point Lighthouse, the lumber-era sawmill and village and the Civilian Conservation Corps camp. Programs are free, and reservations are required for school groups and organizations. Public programs do not require reservations.
The large, historic Lake Michigan Beach House was one of the first structures built in the park and was completely restored in 2015. The beach house functions as a seasonal visitor center, with park resources exhibited, covering topics including Great Lakes ecology and dune ecology. The beach house also offers public restrooms and a concession stand in the summer months.
If you find that it is too cold to swim in Lake Michigan, try the beach at Hamlin Lake. This large inland lake is generally warmer for swimming and still features a beautiful sandy beach with a smaller modern beach house. From this beach house you can rent canoes, kayaks, paddle boards and fishing boats to use on Hamlin Lake. It is the best of two worlds – or beaches!
This historic Great Lakes lighthouse has been completely restored and opened to visitors daily from May through October. The United States Coast Guard has transferred ownership to Ludington State Park, and we keep the light burning in the tower for those still sailing on Lake Michigan.
Volunteer lighthouse keepers staff this historic structure, giving tours, maintaining the buildings and grounds, and staffing the gift shop. For 150 years it has stood at the isolated tip of sand dunes protruding out into Lake Michigan, giving visitors a real sense of what it must have been like to live and raise a family here.
To reach the lighthouse, you must walk almost 2 miles. We do ask for a small donation if you would like to climb the 112-foot tower, where the view of Lake Michigan and miles of golden, sandy beach stretches out to the horizon, and thousands of acres of untouched wild dunes unfold before you. Don't forget your camera and drinking water.
The lighthouse is open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., May 1 through Oct. 31. For tour information, visit the Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association.
We offer a variety of field trip opportunities and school programs.
