Michigan beaches

[camojeep]

Gonna head to lake Michigan this summer camp in a park for a week anybody hunt that area the state parks look like the beaches are wide open for detecting Thanks

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Camo,suggestion find an old 50s Michigan Atlas on Ebay bay that list state park area's.Michigan has a web site that gives information on metal detecting in state parks.Some of these state parks are open to metal detecting and a few are closed.Good Luck.

 

[kaptainkosmic]

Camo, like ron said make sure the park you're staying at allows detecting and what areas. make sure to check for municipal beachs and county and township parks in the area. they usually don't get as much hunting pressure. hunt the trough between the beach and the sandbar, and the beach side of the sandbar. my experience is the lake side of the sandbar has fewer targets, becareful of the rips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! numerous people drown every year because of them. as wave height increases so do the rips. on top of that i just am not up to dancing with waves after 4' lake michigan never really gets warm so a wetsuit is a must for long hunts.

heres a site to check water temp http://www.coastwatch.msu.edu/michigan/m5.html

heres a site to check wave height http://www.weathermichigan.net/marine/waveheight.html

hope you have a great time, find lots of stuff and enjoy our great state!

steve

 

[camojeep]

Thanks for the info

 

[JonMich]

Camo,
I did some researching today on Michigan parks. Brimley state park on lake superior, Grand Haven on lake Michigan, Mears on Lake Michigan, Taverse City on Lake Michigan and Lakeport on Lake Huron are the the only 5 that are entirely opened to metal detecting. Most michigan state parks allow mding just in the campgrounds, parking lots or on the beach.
Good luck out there.
JonMich