Weko Beach — Attraction in Bridgman

To say the weather and water looked beautiful, but there was lots of bugs in the water( I know you can’t control that but dirtier than where I am from.) We did not seen any signs that said no alcohol so completely get it, and we were apologetic that we didn’t see a sign. The officer Kenneth up there is very rude and ticket happy. He really needs to learn to like his job or get a new one. He was very rude to us when he flew up on his ATV and didn’t even say hello and started being extremely rude and condescending to us about “whose claw is this” none of us responded because as fellow EMS workers we are not used to being spoken to that way and more shocked at his behavior. OH and when my friends 7 year old daughter recognized how rude he was to us I had to teach her not all Cops are good cops. we did do something wrong ( unknowingly ) but cops should not speak to people that way. No one should! He was also rude to the other two younger kids that came up to ask about their parking tickets which they didn’t realize ( i’m sure cuz they are young) they had to pay. He also told us there are signs posted everywhere in English. Which NO they aren’t. There’s two and one was on a side we weren’t on and the other was next to a tree the other side we didn’t go on. I’m sure he deals with jerks all day but we weren’t one of them. Needless to say he rode multiple times right by two girls who had open liquor in solo cups and smoking weed but that was okay and smiled right at them. We will not return. We’ll go to another beach where it is more welcoming. Get a new job dude or act like you like the public at least....

Was here during the Canadian wildfires early June 2025. Night one the drama added by the smoke was unparalleled in creating an otherworldly sunset . Smoky for sure, a lot eye burn/sting but a dystopian phenomena(!) beautiful . Night 2 we went back to the same spot. My partner has a bad knee so we're just off of the parking lot on a very accessible bench ! Also there is a sand pad /boardwalk thing for those who (k)need more accessibility! What a treat!! There a port o style bathrooms with an accessible one available close to these same benches . A snack shack and miles of calm welcoming waters . Unfortunately there was one very tainting experience. An extremely overzealous dnr officer aggressively approached my partner and i on the second night and accused us of partaking in cannabis . Now as a nearly 49 year old I am no stranger to all sorts of youthful behavior, however a number of things A. The wind was blowing in the opposite direction B. There was a 2 hundred thousand plus acre wildfire burning with a health advisory in place for the area C. The quad said robust fella was driving was running rich under the extra duress of it's occupant so all I could smell was Canada and fuel rich carburetor emissions. D. and I cannot stress this enough, we had not imbibed of Michigan's legal cannabis at all . #notevenalittle .... So I recommend this place for sunset but the "vibes" may be a bit aggressive depending on who is working . However all in all what a gem on the...

I use to love coming to this beach. It's never overly crowded, it's clean and I love the trails, grasses and shoreline/views. I am a photographer from Indiana and love my beach sessions in the summer. I had a session scheduled last night and arrived at 7:30 pm. You don't have to pay for parking after 8 pm. I was charged $15 for thirty minutes of parking. I would have driven to another beach or waited until 8 pm but I had just driven an hour and we were shooting a sunset session and had scheduled a specific time scheduled to shoot. I have shot at so many beaches along Lake Michigan and I have only ever had to pay for the time that I use - usually by the hour. I even spoke with a women that worked there and an officer on duty who informed me that there was nothing that they could do, its $15 per day no matter what. I think it's ridiculous that they don't give you the option to pay by the hour and also that with thirty minutes left in the day, they couldn't work with me....