to West Michigan Guides. Here you will find all the infomation you'll need in planning your next vacation to one of the most beautiful areas on the planet. West Michigan has it all year 'round. From festivals in the spring, water sports in summer, hunting and fishing in the fall, to skiing and snowmobiling in the winter. No matter what your interests may be, you can find it here in West Michigan.
The communties of West Michigan offer the best in lodging, dining, shopping, attractions, and services to support you during your stay with us.
Whether you are planning a vacation or perhaps wanting to relocate to the West Michigan area your start for the "perfect place" begins here . . .
Here along the shoreline of Lake Michigan lies our beautiful city of Ludington—home to historic lighthouses, sandy beaches, and the ever popular Ludington State Park. We’re glad you’ve chosen our area for your vacation, whether it be for business or pleasure. Here you’ll discover small town hospitality the way it was meant to be, which brings people back time and time again.
We love to talk about this wonderful place, known as the "Queen of the State Parks." Within its 5,300 acres just north of Ludington, you'll discover all nature has to offer, including marshlands, scenic sand dunes, hardwood forests, and nearly seven miles of Lake Michigan shoreline along its western border.
Hamlin Lake is more than 12 miles long and 5,000 acres large. Hamlin Lake touches Manistee National Forest on the north, towering dunes in the west and miles of undeveloped wilderness all around. This man made lake originated during the logging hey-day when lumbermen dammed the Big Sable River to make an enormous holding pond for trees felled upstream.
The city of Scottville is a small community in the heart of Mason County, approximately 8 miles east of Ludington and Lake Michigan. We are the home of the Mason County Central Spartans, West Shore Community College, the Scottville Riverside Park, the Western Michigan Old Engine Club and the world famous Scottville Clown Band.
Pentwater is an historic village on the western shore of Michigan. Pentwater’s tree lined streets show off charming Victorian homes and cottages framed by beautiful gardens. Almost everything is in walking distance of the marinas, retail district, public beach and village green, where Thursday evening band concerts have been a tradition every summer for more than 50 years.
Decades of prevailing westerly Lake Michigan winds transformed a ridge of sand dunes over looking Silver Lake into 2000 acres of spectacular, moving (living) sand dunes. For generations the nationally known Silver Lake Sand Dunes have provided families with exciting memories of driving, riding and walking on these spectacular mountains of desert-like sand!
This is where history, beauty, and nature come together—to form a unique town that’s a favorite destination in Michigan. Manistee has so much to offer today’s traveler, and it’s a terrific getaway for families or friends.