This under-the-radar beach is clearly concealed. To get there, just follow the trail for 800 feet until you see golden sand and clear, shallow water.
This chill lakeshore locale has a sandy beach, plus a lighthouse and a picnic area. Basically, it's the perfect place to relax with friends and relatives.
Take the ferry across the river from downtown Saugatuck & off Perryman St you'll find a wide-open stretch of lake frontage that's prime for swimming & sunbathing.
Laketown Beach is utterly idyllic and totally secluded. To that end, you're unlikely to see more than a handful of other beachgoers.
Rolling dunes, turquoise blue tides of Lake Michigan and a lack of crowds set the stage for an awesome day.
If peace, quiet and well-maintained shoreline sound pretty great, head to this slightly out-of-the-way Old Mission Peninsula jewel.