Peterson Park offers a peaceful, scenic spot on Lake Michigan with a rocky beach and beautiful views. Visitors can enjoy clean restrooms, a well-maintained picnic area, and a playground for kids. The access to the beach involves walking down 50 to 60 feet via dirt and wood stairs, with safety handrails. The terrain is rocky, with lots of large pebbles and small boulders, making good shoes and walking sticks helpful. The area is quiet, with no cell service, perfect for relaxing or rock hunting, where petosky stones can be found. Visitors should watch out for spiders that live among the rocks. Overall, it’s a great place to hang out, enjoy nature, and spend time with family.
It's never crowded and so relaxing! LOVE this place !
September 2026
Great beach, but the ladies bathroom was pretty bad. That will not stop me from visiting again.
August 2026
I loved this beach. Very rocky so bring your water shoes. If spiders bother you then stay off the rocks as there were many many spiders hanging out in them. They didn't bother me. Beautiful sunset and it has a park and restrooms up top. Beautiful walk down to the beach. Huge fossils in the big rocks if you walk along the... read full comment
