Mackinac & Straits
Mackinaw City
The base for the Straits, beside the Mackinac Bridge at the tip of the Lower Peninsula, with a reconstructed colonial fort and ferries to Mackinac Island.
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Straits State Harbor
A state harbor on South Huron Street in Mackinaw City, across the Straits from Mackinac Island, with fuel, pump-out and showers.
Straits State Harbor sits on the Lake Huron side of Mackinaw City, on South Huron Street just south of Conkling Heritage Park, where the village holds its summer concerts. The state tourism listing places it directly across the Straits of Mackinac from Mackinac Island State Harbor.
It offers fuel, pump-out, restrooms and showers, and it is Clean Marina certified. Bookings go through the state reservation system, and it makes a mainland base for boaters who want to visit the island by ferry.
Slips, fuel and services
Reservations
Reservations are made through MiDNRReservations.com, and the DNR harbor map lists it among the harbors in the state system.
Anything not listed here is unverified. Contact the harbor before arriving. Not for navigation: use current NOAA charts and the NWS marine forecast.
Location
Map of Straits State Harbor
1 place on an OpenStreetMap map
Next harbors along the coast
Ashore in Mackinaw City
Hotels and inns
Mid-range
Holiday Inn Express Mackinaw CityAAA Three Diamond
Listed as open all year.
Budget
Baymont by Wyndham Mackinaw CityTripadvisor Travelers' Choice 2026 · AAA Approved
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More places to stay in Mackinaw City
- Deer Head Inn · A bed and breakfast in a restored 1913 Arts and Crafts home, among the oldest houses in Mackinaw City, a short walk from the island ferries.
- Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau places to stay · The visitors bureau's listings of hotels, motels, B&Bs, cabins, cottages, condo rentals and campgrounds in the Mackinaw City area.
On the water
Bay · Mackinac & Straits
Straits of Mackinac
The strait between Michigan's peninsulas, with harbors at Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island, the bridge, island ferries and protected shipwrecks.
- Public launch