Warren Dunes State Park is one of the most breathtakingly beautiful places you can visit not only in Michigan, but the United States, too. As a crown jewel among Michigan State Parks, you're about to encounter 1, acres of adventure and three miles of sandy shoreline. Come here once and you will return to these magnificent Michigan dunes repeatedly — and we invite you to do so all year because each season is enthralling.
These dunes along Lake Michigan formed after the glacier ice disappeared nearly 10, years ago. Today, the giant mountains of soft sand continue to shift and reshape each day with the wind, waves and visitors climbing, running, walking and sliding down their tawny-gold sides.
Michigan has preserved 1, acres of this natural beauty at Warren Dunes State Park, including three miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. The rugged forested and open dunes rise to feet, creating stunning vistas of this Great Lake and hours of recreational adventures and relaxing fun. There are some things you can do every season at Warren Dunes, such as hiking, climbing the dunes, watching the spectacular sunsets and the stars and planets filling the sky. The park also makes it easy to reach the beach in your wheelchair.
Wheelchair users can also enjoy the campground, paved roads and boardwalks. Warren Dunes has six miles of hiking trails, most are moderately difficult and all offer photo-worthy scenery. You can hike the trails all year, but the best months are March to November. Dogs are also welcome on most trails, but keep them on a six-foot or shorter leash at all times.
Download this map or get one at the park to choose your path. At the northernmost buoy on the swimming beach, there is a two-and-a-half-mile stretch of beach where you and your dog can romp, play fetch, splash in the water and just relish being outdoors together. To enter, you will need an annual Michigan Recreational Passport or a daily pass.
