Clinch Park Beach — Attraction in Michigan

The facilities are nice in theory, the sand is better than the East Bay but contaminated frequently after rain so do not swim within 24-36 hours after it rains since Boardman is right there to wash it out to everyone. I find that there is too much boat traffic on the West Bay and it is very crowded.

TC State Park is probably the best beach in the area. Not super crowded, has a playground, BBQ areas and picnic tables, permanent restrooms, same or similar concessions as Clinch and the top reason to choose: a lot fewer boats! It is mostly locals here or people who walk over from the campground since you must have a state park pass to park there. The biggest downside is there are sticks in the sand from trees and the sand...

Great public beach in the heart of traverse city. Access to paid parking across the street ($5 for 4 hours). Safe underground tunnel to cross street and access beach front. Free changing rooms and washrooms. Kids splash pad and clean and well groomed beach waterfront. Concession stand has a variety of food, desserts, and smoothies with lots of...

A smexy beach 💕. A great place to tan in the summer ^.^ 🤗. It gets pretty gosh darn busy during the summer time particularly during the National Cherry Festival .