Pere Marquette Beach

{{Short description|Park in Marquette, Michigan, USA}}

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| name = Pere Marquette Park Beach

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| photo_caption = Muskegon Break Water Light on Lake Michigan, looking from Pere Marquette Beach

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| type = City Park

| location = Muskegon, Michigan

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| coords = {{coord|43.22225|N|86.3348|W|region:US-MI|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| area = {{convert|27.5|acre|ha}}

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Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon, Michigan is a {{convert|27.5|acre|ha|adj=on}} park comprising {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} of public beach on Lake Michigan.{{cite web |url=http://www.muskegon-mi.gov/departments/parks/pere-marquette/ |title=Pere Marquette Park |accessdate=2011-09-10 |publisher=City of Muskegon}} In 2004 the beach appeared on lists of certified clean beaches published by the National Healthy Beaches Campaign and the Clean Beaches Council.{{cite news |first=Gene |last=Sloan |title=Top lists of clean beaches have little in common |url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/beach2004/2004-06-25-clean-beaches_x.htm |newspaper=USA Today |date=2004-06-25 |accessdate=2008-05-24 }}

This city park, located on Lake Michigan, offers a wide expanse of beach, playground, volleyball courts, a restaurant, access to lighthouses and the Muskegon Channel, also the site of the "USS Silversides," a World War II Submarine, and nearby, a full-service restaurant and bar. The beach is also home to the Muskegon Lakeshore Trail, a trail connecting Pere Marquette Beach with Downtown Muskegon, as well as connecting with other northerly trails. The beach is also known for having a very large sand area. Muskegon also has two other beach parks, Harbour Towne Beach and Kruse Park. Kruse Park is the only beach in Muskegon County to allow dogs.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Pere Marquette Park |url=https://muskegon-mi.gov/waterfront-parks/pere-marquette/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=City of Muskegon |language=en}}