Hiking Muskegon State Park
Whether you like flat ground or rolling dunes, there's a trail for you at our Park.
Find Your Hiking Trail
Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park is located inside Muskegon State Park and is comprised of about 300 acres of the total 1,200 acre park. Our Sports Park serves as the trailhead for over 8 miles of trail systems. You can also venture to other areas of the State Park to hike along Lake Michigan, the sand dunes and the White Pine forest. Dogs secured on a 6 ft leash are welcome on all trails thoughout the park. Bikes are not permitted on any trails within the park.
Accessible Trails At Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park
There are four different designated trail systems within the lease area of the Sports Park. Most of these trails (not including Spencer's Advanced Trail) have a packed gravel surface making them accessible for strollers and wheel chairs. Trails are open until 10pm and there is no fee to hike the trails in the spring, summer and fall. In the winter time trails are groomed for cross country skiing and are not open to hikers.
White Night Trail
- 1.6 miles
- Easy, few small hills
- 30-45 minutes to complete
- Wheelchair accessible
Pete's Path
- 2.5 miles
- Easy, few small hills
- 55 - 70 minutes to complete
- Wheelchair accessible
Lost Lake Trail
- 3.1 miles
- Moderate - some hills with option to bypass
- 60-70 minutes to complete
- Mostly wheelchair accessible with hill bypass at intersection #6
Spencer's Advanced Trail
- .75 miles
- Advanced, winding with steep grade
- 20-30 minutes to complete
- Not wheelchair accessible
Other Trails in Muskegon State Park
In addition to the Sports Park, Muskegon State Park has two campgrounds (Lake Michigan Campground and Channel Campground), a beach bath house, "The Blockhouse" (a replica military fort built in the 1960s) and lots of hiking trails. Trails range in accessibility and difficulty. All trails are open year-round from 8am to 10pm.
Dune Ridge Trail
- 4.6 miles
- Moderate to difficult
- 90 - 120 minutes to complete
- Trailhead located at Snug Harbor boat launch across from Park Headquarters
- Great view of Lake Michigan
Hearty Hiker Trail
- 3.6 miles
- Moderate to difficult
- 80 - 90 minutes to complete
- Trailhead located at Snug Harbor boat launch across from Park Headquarters
- Popular birding trail
Devil's Kitchen Trail
- 3 miles
- Easy to moderate
- 60 - 70 minutes to complete
- Trailhead located at Snug Harbor boat launch across from Park Headquarters
- See the lowlands along Muskegon Lake
Muskegon Channel Path
- 1.6 miles
- Easy
- 30-45 minutes to complete
- Trailhead located at parking lot near Channel campground
- Wheelchair accessible
- See the USS Silversides and Lake Michigan freighters
Accessibility and Track Chair
Hiking is for everyone at Muskegon State Park. Thanks to a donation from Kali's Cure for Paralysis Foundation, Inc., Muskegon State Park DNR has an all-terrain track chair that allows people with disabilities to hike and explore in the snow, sand or trails. There is no fee to use the chair. To reserve it, contact DNR Park Headquarters during business hours at (231)744-3480.
Must See Landmark - The Block House
Don't miss this replica Revolutionary military fort originally built by the Civilian Conservation Coprs in the 1930s. The Block House you see today was rebuilt after a fire destroyed the original in 1962. Inside you can see views of both Muskegon Lake and Lake Michigan by peering out the windows. The Block House is located about a half mile South of the Sports Park entrance. You can access the Block House by hiking from the Lost Lake Trail between intersections 8 and 9.
Hike the Lights
In the fall you can hike the lighted trails at the Sports Park. The White Night Trail, Pete's Path and Lost Lake Trail are all lighted and hike-able from dusk until 10pm beginning in October and lasting until the first snowfall when trails are groomed for cross country skiing.
Winter Hiking and Snowshoeing
In the winter time the Sports Park trails are groomed for cross country skiing. We ask hikers to stay off the trails during this time to preserve the groomed snow for skiers. As an alternative, hikers can hike our snowshoe trail system with or without snowshoes (trail pass required) or hikers can visit one of the other trails in Muskegon State Park outside of the Sports Park area.
Protect and Respect the Trails
Please help preserve our trails for generations of future hikers. Never litter and pick up any trash you see that you are able to dispose of. Allow flora and fauna to remain in their natural state. Dogs are welcome on trails as long as they're on a 6 ft leash and cleaned up after. Bikes are not allowed on any of the trails in Muskegon State Park.