Beautiful hiking trails and scenic views of Lake Huron. Trails are groomed year round. Great place…read moreto take your dog for a walk.

Nice beach with bathrooms, a pavilion, great splash pad, restaurants close by if you're thinking…read morepicnic, lots of picnic tables and playground. Plenty of space so you don't feel crowded.

Loved this stop on our trip in Alpena! The house to tour was informative and had plenty to see…read more  definitely recommend for picturesque views. we paid for the light house climb at the new lighthouse so we missed walking up this one but will do it next time we are in town.

This was such a beautiful stop on the Lower Michigan half of our MI trip! Unfortunately my husband…read moreand I didn't make it to the newer lighthouse down the road until after closing time, but we did get to climb to the top of this beautiful 1840 lighthouse (3 bucks per person at the time of my review) and it was time well spent. Very lovely lush grounds and easy to traverse. There's a mini museum of sorts inside the structure adjacent to the lighthouse and lots of history to check out, as well as a small tasteful souvenir section. One warning, if you dislike spiders, maybe don't go to the top of the lighthouse because we saw more than a few making their home in and around the top. I loved it.

I've been coming here since I was a little kid and the harbor is a great place to visit for the…read moreviews of Lake Huron. It's quite peaceful (as long as the fog horn isn't blowing) and very educational as there are rare plant species nearby with kiosks explaining the various flora. Also, there is a fishing pier and walking trails near by.

Had an amazing Thurs-Sun vacation in Aug 2025! So peaceful, beautiful scenery, great playground for…read morekids, and bathrooms were clean. They have a wi-fi and it works! Will be back for sure. Austin the new park manager is doing a great job; super friendly and you can tell he really enjoys his job and getting to know campers. Felt very very welcomed there!

What a beautiful way to spend a Saturday evening listening to a good band. There are plenty spots…read moreto place your lawn chairs or blankets in the sun or shade. Being on the water front there is usually a nice breeze. Thanks Alpena and the sponsors.

Beautiful park on the bay. 4 tennis courts. 3 basketball courts. Picnic tables. Vending machine…read more Amphitheater. Bike rack. Shade and sun.

One of michigans hidden gems. Swim in Lake Huron, fish off the pier, or spend the day hiking along…read morethe shore or abandon quarry.

Michigan's newest State Park…read more To start out with Michigan apparently wasn't ready for this addition. They have had 3 years and are still working on maps and signs for the park. Sheesh! That being said it is truly a beautiful spot for a state park. Great view of Thunder Bay. Crystal clear water. Lots of green trees. Besides being a great place to see Thunder Bay they also have sink holes. Here's where the lack of signage and maps falls in to place. Finding the initial trail is hard because there is no sign marking it. However you start walking it and eventually you come to a temp lamenated sign saying sinkholes that way plus a note about sign being temporary and permanent signs are being worked on. No further info about distances. So we walked along a rocky path that seemed like it was on another world until eventually the path entered a forest. After walking for at least a mile but was more like 1.5 to 2 miles we came to another sign saying sink holes 1 mile that way. So we walked even further till we came to a pathway cross roads with another temp sign pointing 1 way for Quarry or another way for sinkholes. After walking a little further we saw 1 final sign saying sinkhole in half mile. That seemed much further than a half mile from the 1 mile sign. After having walked so far we kept going. Eventually just when we were about to give up and turn around we found the largest of the sinkholes which was filled in with Crystal clear water. It was very pretty but there was no way to get down a very steep hill to get a better look at it. Also no more signage. No info about sink holes. No directions to the other sinkholes which arent filled in so you can see them better, Nothing. So then the 2 to 3 mile hike back to the Parking lot. I barely made it. 4 to 6 miles round trip without any warning that is how far away the sink holes are. That's crazy. Also for the most part the trail is in good shape but for crying out lound would some benches kill you. You need a place to sit and rest. The trail and sinkhole lake were pretty but not worth a walk that has become known as the Never-ending hike. The park overall is a solid 4 stars. The hike maybe 2. However add benches and maybe 4 wheeler rentals along with better signs and maps and could easily be 4 stars. Heck maybe it might bump overall to 4 1/2 stars. Rockport is worth a visit just beware what your getting into.

Easy park to stop over at and offers great views of the Thunder Bay river. There's a few picnic…read moretables, although the parking lot is very small and not really secluded from the busy traffic on Washington. Pretty ideal place to stop for a break or go for a jog on the bike path.