Fisherman's Island State Park

Fisherman's Island State Park is a coastal park along Lake Michigan featuring rolling sand dunes, maple and birch forests, and cedar wetlands across its 2,678 acres. The terrain varies from open dune areas to dense woodland, creating different environments for visitors to explore.

Indigenous peoples inhabited this shoreline before the state established a protected area to preserve the coastal landscape and its ecosystems. The park designation ensured that the natural features along the lake would remain protected for the future.

The park draws people seeking outdoor recreation and time in nature throughout the seasons. Local visitors and tourists come to hike, observe wildlife, and enjoy winter sports on marked trails.

A Recreation Passport is required for vehicle access, and the park provides marked hiking trails, rustic camping areas, and day-use facilities with basic services. The best times to visit are late spring through fall when trails are easier to navigate and weather is most favorable.

The park is named after an island that becomes a peninsula during periods of lower water levels in Lake Michigan. This natural transformation is a quirk of the lake's changing water levels that few visitors think to watch for.