This beach is tiiiiny. Employee was very nice. Admittance fee is $4 and you have to hope you can…read morefind a spot to lay your towels. Half of this beach is maybe 3 feet across for sand. the other half is photographed

On the eastern side of Goguac Lake, this public access park isn't free. It's $2 per person or $5…read moreper car. This is Battle Creek's only park with lake access. Lots of parking, walking paths, several picnic areas with cover, picnic tables, grills, restrooms and playgrounds. I don't know if they have lifeguards at the beach area. Note that the park is only open during summer hours, so be sure to check first. [Review 11187 overall, 962 of 2019.]

There is no place like Crooked Lake in my book. It is the perfect size, big enough to spend the day…read moreon the water but not too big that it loses its tight-knit community. The Crooked Lake Association does a great job of hosting events and keeping the community cohesive- the most notable are the fantastic 4th of July firework show and 5k race. The water is clean and beautiful and very family oriented. There are two sand bars that are a great place to float, throw a football or let kids search for shells. The lake freezes over in the winter and is great for hockey, ice skating, ice boating, or ice fishing! It's one of my favorite places, it's truly beautiful.

A great little lake in northeast Indiana. Very quiet on week days and tons to do during the…read moreweekend. Nice beach with a great playground for small children. Boat launch just down the beach. Tons of parking and very quiet setting.

We came again this year because it's so close and even though we thought things had gone downhill,…read moremy kids love it. Well, they have made up for all the things that weren't great. The staff has gotten so much better the last couple years. They have more people that care and genuinely want you to have a great experience. Brandy, her husband Rob, and Jed are my favorite people at the park! They know you by name, are helpful, fun, and just good people. They make the park inviting. They put in a new splash pad, have made a lot of nice improvements, and yes, the bathrooms were really clean this time :). It's nice to see things improving and some of the staff staying year after year. I hope this company will continue to make this an inviting, clean, and fun place. And Jed, if you see this, you're definitely the king of candy bar bingo!!!

I've been coming to this campground for over 20 years with my family. I'll never go back to that…read moreexpensive RESORT again!! They don't have security like they used to, games like they used to, family sports like they used to, friendly staff like they used to, helpful staff like they used to. The place isn't at all the place you used to go to for the price. Now it's like going to any other RESORT, high prices and a shit show.

I loved this lake growing up, so many amazing memories of my childhood here. Whether picnics,…read morebirthdays or family reunions. Great beach and lots of shade, perfect for young families.

More than 2,000 acres, one of the largest inland deep clear spring fed lake in west Michigan. In…read moreearly summer lake is very transparent Caribbean blue color. It is in Kalamazoo county!!. Love to go boating, sailing, 2 mile long from south to north end. OK, for swimming and we see sometime scuba divers!! You can see around the Island Park lake floor with google map satellite view!!!! Not only they have yacht club, country club but also ice sailing yacht club!! Since 1897!! http://www.gulllakeiyc.org/ This video is surreal, cool to believe some one ice sail in Kalamazoo County!? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYbLGYvqP8E

This was our first time here, and we were not sure what to expect! (Unfortunately, a lot of…read moreseasonal campgrounds are not well kept up) but this place was immaculate! Absolutely beautiful area! The seasonal sites were well manicured with flowers and decks. Our site was a FHU adjacent to a huge grassy common area and shaded! We would have loved to say here longer, and we will be back!

They have a very sneaky way to double charge you if you have a group. They put your people on sites…read morenot reserved and do not release un reserved sites then charge you for the entire block . Our camping club is pretty angry right now being stiffed for 5 extra sites for 4 days each. When we asked for them to be released they set them as no show and charged us anyway. Now they can double dip on those sites.

You pay $15 per car to get in but it is worth it. Great area to swim, has bathrooms and a snack…read moreshack. The beach itself is well kept and no trash was seen. Great for watching sunsets and swimming. No stairs or easy way down if you have motility issues. :( My elderly mom was happy sitting at a picnic table at the top of the beach but was unable to touch water. That's ok but I wish I would have seen it somewhere so we could have picked a different beach the day she was visiting.

This beach has a ton of dunes to climb in and plenty of parking…read more I could see how it might get congested with a very thin road, running in and out of the only entrance, but the beach is beautiful!

I finally visited Pokagon State Park for the first time. After hearing my mom talk about a…read morechildhood visit she had (including the Toboggan run) for decades, we made the three hour trek north from Indy for a cozy weekend of staying at the lodge, hiking on the trails, visiting the nature center, etc. The overall park and setting was peaceful. The Tobaggan run definitely makes them stand out from other Indiana state parks as one of the more winter-friendly destinations. It was certainly hopping during our chilly January visit. Given the park's popularity, I was surprised at how much TLC the inn could use. The nature center is fairly simple but worth a visit. They have a trail that runs out the back door and easy parking. You'll also find Nordic skiing trails, homes along the lake and a simple restaurant at the inn. The toboggan run was a hit with our four year old. I cheered overhead with our two year old and I have to say that watching is quite enjoyable as well

They have a day long hike called the Hell's Point Challenge. I would love to return in the warmer…read moreweather and complete this hike, due to below freezing weather in January I just did portions of the hike, with car heater breaks. There is a beautiful historic lodge with restaurant. The restaurant prices are reasonable and the dining room is historic. For kids they have sled riding shoots, when I was a kid I would have lived this. There is a unique beauty about hiking in the winter.

We've been swimming here for years, so I was surprised to see I hadn't written a review yet!…read more This park has a sandy (with some gravel) beach, accessed via a hilly sidewalk from the handicap parking next to the newish picnic pavilion. Note: to get to the handicap parking, you don't park up top (and walk down those stairs, obviously!), but drive down a clearly marked accessible road down to the four handicap spaces nearer to the beach. You will still have to walk/wheel from those spots to the water. The water starts out really shallow (good for playing, if you have littles), and then goes deep pretty quickly. There is often a bunch of seaweed near to the shore, and, depending on the weather, the water can be murky. Persevere! STILL! It is a swimmable lake, and feels really good to get in the water, so close to home. There's a small playground area, a grassy area next to the sidewalks, and then, along the lakeshore, plenty of space for fishing.

An oasis in the middle of the city, it's easy to blink-and-you-miss-it this gem across from Oakwood…read morePlaza near the intersection of Oakland Drive and Parkview. This small park offers an elevated path and raised overlook and a small beach. If you work nearby, this is a great place to escape on your lunch break with a picnic and a good book. I once spotted a snowy owl in a tree adjacent to the park. Definitely a life highlight! Not the best swimming hole in the area (definitely visit Portage's Ramona Park for a bigger, better beach), but still worth the trip.

Want a quiet, peaceful beach on Lake Michigan? One that has picnic tables, a ramped deck on top of…read morethe dune (thank you, city of South Haven, for providing handicap accessibility), and best of all in this town, a restroom with changing areas that stays open past dusk? Enter Packard Park - it's 2 parks north of North Beach, is free, and is the quietest beach in town. You'll head down a short dune and then find the big lake. People bring chairs or towels. The entrance to the water is sandy, and the bottom is firmer than that of South Beach, by the pier. You can see the pier in the distance, just south. Up by the parking lot, you'll see several picnic tables, a grill, and a restroom. The women's has two toilet stalls and two changing stalls - WITH DOORS! thank you. The park is open until 10. Often, when we swim at dusk, we get out of the water too late to change in the North or South Beach bathrooms. NO worries of that here. No lifeguard. Plenty of parking, and a grassy area for kids to run around on if you're cooking dinner before (or after) swimming.

The park itself does not offer much. It has little shade but it does offer sunset views and…read morebenches. There are plenty of other viewing spots at the neighboring beaches.

I always have fun visiting up here. I love the lake. I went canoeing on it a few times this past…read moresummer. Fun times.

My cousins and uncles and aunts in Indiana have a summer lake get-together every year. For the…read morelast couple of years, they've been at Lake James and this year my wife and I flew out from California to join them. This is a lovely lake. It's throbbing with motorboats, pontoons, speedboats and water skiers on the weekend but in the middle of the week or late at night, it's quiet and peaceful. There are at least two public access beaches, one at Potawatomi State Park and another that I saw in a quiet lagoon from my uncle's speedboat. There are probably more. I can only speak about the experience of being in a rental cabin on a forested hillside with a dock on the lake, which was really special. Plenty 'o mosquitoes around sunset, so bring bug repellent.