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P.J. Hoffmaster State Park


P.J. Hoffmaster State Park is a 457 hectare (1,130 acre) park in Ottawa and Muskegon counties, Michigan. The park is almost entirely sand dunes, including forest-covered dunes, active and stabilized large parabolic dunes, blowouts, and shore-parallel dunes. The park has approximately 4 km (2.5 miles) of Lake Michigan shoreline with sandy beaches.

The E. Genevieve Gillette Sand Dune Visitor Center in Hoffmaster State Park is a premier facility for enabling visitors to enjoy and understand the sand dunes of the Great Lakes.

Dunes in Hoffmaster State Park
Dunes along Lake Michigan in P.J. Hoffmaster State Park.
(October 2005)




Contact Information
P.J. Hoffmaster State Park
6585 Lake Harbor Road
Muskegon, MI 49441
Phone: (231) 798-3711		    


Links to more information:
Map showing location of Hoffmaster State Park (257 kb)
P.J. Hoffmaster State Park (DNR website)
Gillette Sand Dune Visitor Center (DNR website)

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