Van Buren State Park

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Van Buren State Park is a 400-acre state park on Lake Michigan four miles south of South Haven, Michigan, United States. The park, which is maintained and operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, is located in the southwest corner of South Haven Township and the northwest corner of Covert Township, just north of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant. The Van Buren County–owned North Point Conservation Area is located directly north of the park. The park has forested sand dunes, camping, and a swimming beach. ()

Established: 1966 (58 years ago)Coordinates: 42°20'1"N, 86°18'3"W

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Van Buren State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: South Haven Light, Michigan Maritime Museum, Van Buren Trail State Park, South Haven Ice Rink.

4.7 miN
Piers and boardwalks, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
South Haven Light, South Haven
121 min walk • The South Haven South Pierhead Light is a lighthouse in Michigan, at the entrance to the Black River on Lake Michigan. The station was lit in 1872, and is still operational.
5.2 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, Maritime museum
Michigan Maritime Museum, South Haven
133 min walk • The Michigan Maritime Museum is a museum and research library located in South Haven in the U.S. state of Michigan. The harborfront museum is located adjacent to Lake Michigan, and the museum specializes in the maritime history of the state of Michigan and the lake of the same name. Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes.
4.9 miN
Park
Van Buren Trail State Park, South Haven
125 min walk • Van Buren Trail State Park, also known as Trail State Park, is an unimproved rail trail running along a former railroad right-of-way between Hartford, Michigan to South Haven, Michigan in Van Buren County.
5 miN
42°24'10"N • 86°16'20"W
South Haven Ice Rink, South Haven
128 min walk • Sport complex, Ice skating, Ice rink
5.2 miN
Ship
Friends Good Will, South Haven
132 min walk • Friends Good Will is a working American reproduction of the historical Friends Good Will, a merchant square-rigged topsail sloop that was overtaken by the events of the War of 1812. The British captured her in a ruse of war shortly after they captured Fort Mackinac, and renamed her HMS Little Belt.
4.4 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum, South Haven
114 min walk • The Liberty Hyde Bailey Birthplace, now the Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum, is a farmhouse located at 903 Bailey Avenue in South Haven, Michigan, and is significant as the birthplace and childhood home of horticulturist Liberty Hyde Bailey.
6.2 miNE
42°22'57"N • 86°11'55"W
Beeches Golf Club, South Haven
159 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
6.7 miNE
42°24'9"N • 86°12'29"W
The Fun Park, South Haven
171 min walk • Amusement, Game and entertainment center, Arcade
6.6 miNE
42°23'43"N • 86°12'7"W
Michigan Flywheelers Museum, South Haven
169 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
~560 ftNW
State park, Park
Van Buren State Park, South Haven
3 min walk • Van Buren State Park is a 400-acre state park on Lake Michigan four miles south of South Haven, Michigan, United States.