OutsideJul 2
Michigan’s Best Beach Getaway
Escape to New Buffalo and St. Joseph, where summer fun overlaps with great food and art
walk for lake views and fishing opportunities
19 things in this story
- Silver BeachParkclear waters of Lake Michigan, perfect for cooling off
- South PierSightwalk for lake views and fishing opportunities
- North Pier LighthouseSightvisible from Tiscornia Park across the river
- Tiscornia ParkParkoffers a closer look at the North Pier Lighthouse
- Silver Beach County ParkParkhas two playgrounds and the Silver Beach Carousel
- Silver Beach CarouselAttractioniconic hand-painted carousel
- St. Joseph River Water TrailTrail67-mile trail from St. Joseph to Niles
- Krasl Art CenterArts centrefree public gallery specializing in contemporary sculpture
- Elsewhere
- Galien River Marsh Water TrailTrailNew Buffalo, United Statessix-mile tranquil float through New Buffalo Marsh
- PostBoyRestaurantNew Buffalo, United Stateshome to James Beard Award semifinalist chef James Galbraith
- Lake Michigan Shore Wine TrailTrailNew Buffalo, United Statescan start in New Buffalo
- Red Arrow TrailTrailNew Buffalo, United Statesconnects New Buffalo to Sawyer
- Warren Dunes State ParkNature reserveSawyer, United Statesfeatures 260-foot dunes perfect for sandboarding
- Third Coast PaddlingPlaceSawyer, United Statesrent boards and sleds inside Warren Dunes State Park
- Warren Woods State ParkSightThree Oaks, United Statesoffers a quiet nature walk by the Galien River
- Jens Jensen PreserveSightUnion Pier, United StatesDirections: Located along the West Side of Red Arrow Highway on Parkway.
- Turtle Creek PreserveSightUnion Pier, United StatesDirections: Turtle Creek Preserve is located on Lubke Road just north of the New Buffalo Elementary School.
- Robinson Woods PreserveSightHarbert, United StatesRobinson Woods is an 80-acre forested nature preserve on East Road in Chikaming Township.
- Harbor Shores Nature and Fitness TrailsTrailBenton Harbor, United Statesweave through wetlands into downtown Benton Harbor