Located at 8800 W. M-116, Ludington, MI 49431, Ludington State Park is situated between Hamlin Lake and Lake Michigan with several miles of beautiful shoreline along both lakes. The majority of the park’s Lake Michigan shoreline is closed to pets to protect endangered piping plover habitat. Pets are not allowed in any water area used for swimming or wading, including Lake Michigan. However, there is a pet-friendly beach on Lake Michigan, located between the beach house and the Big Sable River. Pets are allowed on the Big Sable River (east of the highway bridge) and on Hamlin Lake (outside of the swim area) as well as other public park areas. There is an area called Sargent Sand Lake along Piney Ridge Road that is not an actual beach–but it is on State Park property and dogs are allowed in the water there. They can also go into the water at Lost Lake, north of Beechwood Campground, and the sandy shoreline on the south side and to the east of the dam. Dogs must be on a leash no longer than 6 feet and under the owner’s control at all times.
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