I think it's the only place to have an outboard repaired in Pentwater. Snug Harbor, next door, has…read morea full line marina, but i think they do not do outboard repairs. i store my large 43' sailboat at Snug and it's a very nice place also. You cannot go wrong frequenting either place. Different strokes for different folks!

This place is an absolute abomination of a boat rental and service place. Never in my life have a…read morereceived shittier service and shittier people. They have pieces of shit for boats and think that they're gods gift to maritime travel. To make matters worse they try and talk up their boats that were made 2 decades ago. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THESE SCAMMERS.

Beencamping here for years 10+. Just spend a week here and now they are charging those who camp…read morehere to dump. I WILL NEVER GO BACK

This is a gem of a park that is a secret spot for locals. It has a beautiful in ground heated pool,…read moreand many other amenities.

We went here for a swim with a large group and had a blast. My youngest was a little nervous about…read morethe bigger waves and she and I were able to go closer to the pier where they weren't as large while still being close enough to the group playing in the big waves to be included. The water was clear and clean with a great little centrally located shop serving ice cream, and beach necessities right next to the bathrooms.

Charles Mears State Park is a park along Lake Michigan in Pentwater. Donated by the daughter of a…read morelumber baron in the early 20th century, it's now a popular camping site perfect for RVs and even tent campers. Here's why to go: 1) Price: Most people have annual passes for $30 or so making it pretty affordable. (It's $9 a day for out-of-state cars to park,) Our camo site was $40 a night and it fit our two tents for four adults and three kids. 2) Space: With all the RVs everywhere it does get crowded, but each camping space is spacious and we didn't feel on top of others. 3) Amenities: The bathrooms were near our site with individual showers. Unlike other camp grounds, the bathrooms are kept very clean. They never smelled and were never dirty. Kudos to the cleaning team for keeping them spotless despite a full camp site. Each camp site comes with a fire pit. 4) Beach: It's a short walk from the camp site with several playgrounds for kids and dunes with benches and places to hang up a hammock. On the beach is a shop with food, fire wood ($6 per fire wood pile) and ice cream. 5) Location: It's a very short walk to the main street of Pentwater with a mini golf course, shops and even coffee shops!

Much has changed since I came her as a small child. Now there are lovely Adirondack chairs, a fire…read morepit, a fish cleaning station, a walkway, and of course the beach. There is also an old school playground with the slides of death, as we used to call them. There are bathrooms and picnic tables, too!

Beautiful park, great for sunset. We loved the older playground equipment. We loved the river walk…read moreso close to the beach

Pentwater Mini Golf is a little run down, but it's still worth a visit while vacationing in…read morePentwater, Michigan. On a recent camping weekend to Mears State Park, we walked just a few minutes from our campsite to the mini golf course. After the worker gave us a steep discount, we were off to play the 18-hole course. Each hole was different and they did a good job of making each hole attainable for kids and fun for adults. Some of the holes need repair, but nothing that hindered our game. It was a fun afternoon activity!

The staff sucks. Never do their job and stuff is broken. I went there a few times in the last week…read moreand nobody was In the building (it said open but nobody was in there any time I went). Never got to actually golf. I don't know if you should just hire more staff or shut the place down, but this is no way to run a business. The Dari creme counterpart is run well but not the mini golf. Hire more staff or shut the place down.

Really nice Riverwalk, a whole lot of boat docks, for charters, for fishing or just evening…read morecharter. Lots of walking places to sit a couple nice little parks and tributes throughout. No stores or retail down on the Riverwalk you have to go up a block to get to all of that so it's really nice. You can just walk and look at the water, pretty views and watch the boats and the fisherman sailing out to the lake

We were planning on walking down along the River, went down by the Rasdell building…read more We decided not to step down since there were several less desirable folks down there than there there was the two of us. It's a mostly quiet and dead Sunday in town and we didn't feel comfortable enough to walk down on our own. We viewed the River from the first set of stairs instead, a safe distance in an unfamiliar area.

Captain Mike and his crew are knowledgeable and fun, and the boat was stable and comfortable. They…read morehad everything we needed to bring home some big salmon. They even cleaned and filleted our fish to easily bring them home. They gave us a great day on the water

Want a peaceful place to stay? This would be it. Granted I was there early through mid-week, not…read morearound a holiday or during one of the major fish runs in the Little Manistee River, but I had the place to myself, heard little vehicle traffic on the nearby roads, or much of anything besides birds during the day and owls and coyotes at night. The sites are well shaded and the ground was free of rocks--I could push in my tent stakes. Most looked reasonably level, and several would hold a medium sized trailer or motorhome easily, if that's how you roll. Water is from a hand pump and was clear and good tasting, not rusty as you often find at primitive campgrounds. It will leave lime on your pots, though. The outhouse was fairly clean, well stocked with TP. The extra long picnic table and lantern hanger at the site proved very handy. There are a couple of group camping areas. Trails lead from some of the sites down to the river, though some are not easy to follow. The best river access is between the group campgrounds. Getting to Bear Track, or from it to other area attractions, can be challenging due to the tangle of dirt roads weaving through the national forest. But the solitude and quiet here make this minor nuisance tolerable.