Southern Gateway
Muskegon
A port city for dune hikes and beach days: state parks on both sides of town, a city beach, pier lighthouses, maritime museums and a ferry to Milwaukee.
Under a mile away (straight line)
Trail · Southern Gateway
Muskegon Lakeshore Trail
About 12 paved miles along Muskegon Lake from Pere Marquette Park to the Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve, with views of the channel and South Pier light.
The Muskegon Lakeshore Trail is the easy way to see the city by bike: about 12 paved miles along the shore of Muskegon Lake, from Pere Marquette Park at the south end to the Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve at the north.
Along the way you get views of the lakes and the channel, the South Pier Lighthouse, sand dunes and city parks, and the trail doubles as a walking route to the city’s maritime and historic attractions, restaurants and seasonal festivals.
Park at Pere Marquette Park for the south end, at the Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve for the north end, or at Heritage Landing in between. Riders who want more miles can connect to the Laketon Trail toward the Musketawa Trail, or north to the Fred Meijer Berry Junction Trail.
Practical information
- Managed by
- City of Muskegon
- Best months
- April to October
- Length and surface
- About 12 miles, paved, following the Muskegon Lake shoreline parallel to Lakeshore Drive and Shoreline Drive.
- Official website
- muskegon-mi.gov
Location
Map of Muskegon Lakeshore Trail
4 places on an OpenStreetMap map
Nearby towns
Also nearby
Straight-line distances, not driving distances.
Museum
Muskegon Museum of Art
Muskegon's art museum, founded in 1912 as the Hackley Art Gallery, with American and European paintings, studio glass and a newly doubled building.
Under a mile away (straight line)
Beach
Pere Marquette Park
Muskegon's big Lake Michigan beach at the channel mouth, raked daily, with volleyball, kiteboarding, the South Breakwater Light and the Lakeshore Trail.
About 4 miles away (straight line)
State park
Muskegon State Park
Three miles of shoreline on Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake, with forested dunes, two campgrounds, a CCC blockhouse and the Muskegon luge park.
About 4 miles away (straight line)