This place is great for a quick hike to see the Lake. I have watched many sunsets here, and its always beautiful.The only downfall is that it is not very handicap or wheelchair accessible, but I feel that is hard to find with our dune areas.Otherwise, this is a great place to catch up with friends, enjoy a sunset, and climb some stairs.

Very well kept up. Beautiful views of Lake Michigan just off US 31. There’s lots of walking you can do as well. Great place to hike and get to the beach.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this place!!! It is a very long up and down walk to the beach but it truly is breathtaking, it is worth every step. There was more to do but we got there a little late for everything. You should be ready though, when they say rustic restrooms, they mean it.

Visiting for the weekend and decided to take an evening walk. Very nicely maintained. If youre looking to go to the beach, its a bit of a hike up and down hill to get there, but worth every step.

This is a beautiful area. There is limited parking but if you can get a spot it is so worth it. Great trails that are easy enough for inexperienced hikers or people with small children. Parts of the trail have a lot of stairs, but plenty of benches to stop and take a rest with beautiful views along the way. The trail down to the beach is less than a mile. The whole area is incredibly well maintained.

Locals use Rosy Mound to check cardiac fitness and get great vistas of the lake from atop the dunes. Footing is bad in winter, mosquito spray needed at times but this is a wonderful facility. In season admission or park sticker required, none for out of season.

Beautiful Scenic area. $8 cover charge to get into the park the well worth the stay. This is a spot to bring your children to. Stairs to help climb out to the beach on Lake Michigan. Not for the littlest of children but maybe seven or eight and up

Love everything about this hike. There is a definite opportunity to strengthen your legs on the many stairs. Great views providing a splash in Lake Michigan to cool off. It was frigid this week! Take your time and enjoy the beauty! I parked down the street at the school ~ and walked. Nice bathrooms, great signage and well maintained trails.

Loved walking these trails! It’s a beautiful hike all the way along and then you get to relax in a nice, less populated, area of the beach. The perfect place to spend a weekend day with the family.

Beautiful place to take a quick hike or a longer one but should have bathroom open all year around

What a great experience, wont be disappointed in visiting this place just be prepared for a lot of steps and walking.

Absolutely gorgeous! Very many stairs, but for such beautiful scenery, its worth it

Such a nice walk through old oak and beach trees. Its hilly with lots of steps. You will be getting a work out.

Beautiful trail, nice beach. But lot of stairs, so cannot take wheelchair or stroller.

Great hiking! Boardwalk was a wonderful hike. But, 100 steps...what goes down must come back up! Be prepared. I loved it!

Great stop, went there the other day to see the fall leaves and a sunset. Incredible from the time we left the car. Truly beautiful place.

Wonderful walking trail with steps to the lake. We were passed by a dancing child, so not too steep. No parking fees after labor day.

Came here for a day trip from Holly - it was amazing. Very pretty beach with some black sand and natural clay. Highly reccomend for anyone looking to feel like theyre far away while still being in Michigan.

Well kept. Nice lil walk to Lake Michigan with well maintained steps. Wish masks were mandatory given the lack of 6ft options on paths (fragile foliage and natural areas off path)

Very lovely park to hike. You climb the dune, up stairs, to a small beach. Several nice paths to explore. The trails are probably 1.5 miles in total, but .7 to reach the beach. 8.00 parking (2019), good for all day. Filtered water and restrooms available.

Rosy Mound Natural Area is one of the best out door places to go to. Whether youre with friends or family, it can entertain all age groups. Not the place to go if you are looking to do actual trail hiking or dune hiking. You are restricted to walk on certain paths and are not aloud to climb the actual dunes. All the pathways man made. The views here are amazing. The beach is at the end of the trails and was in great shape. Very nice bathrooms in the parking lot, as well as a more primitive bathroom near the beach. You do have to pay for parking, but once you start walking youll understand why. It is a very well maintained Natural Area.

I highly recomend this beautiful wooded trail, it has plenty of benches to rest after walking up and down the stairs and the reward is a gorgeous scenic view over Lake Michigan.

Absolutely stunning! The view from the top is amazing, and the beach is the perfect cool down after climbing the 200 stairs to the top. Definitely not wheelchair accessible though!

Very nice place to go its a good hike to get there lots of stairs.

What a delightful place. If you love hiking & chillin’ at the beach while you watch the sun go down...this is the place to do it. Clean restrooms off the generously sized parking lot. Well maintained trail of hard-packed gravel. wildflowers galore on the hike (stairs galore, too, so get ready!), and plenty of trails once you get to the top of the sand dune & head down towards the water.

Awesome park to see the dunes and a full cross section of a dune habitat. The county does a great job keeping this place clean and kept up.

Kind of sucks we can’t bring our four legged family members. I have passed this place every day for months now and always wanted to stop in. I was excited to be able to do so today..... Until I found out my dogs couldn’t go too.So disappointing.

Best nature trail weve been on in a long time. Lots of steps, but worth it to see the lake views.

Great place for a walk in/around the dunes. Great views of Lake Michigan and the surrounding woods.

Diverse ecosystem ranging from forest to dunes and beach. Not a very long trail, probably can be done in one hour, unless you want to hang out on the beach. Gorgeous views. Highly recommend. Parking is $8.

A very pleasant walk through the woods climbing stairs and trails ending up on beautiful Lake Michigan

Love going to rosy mound every summer. The erosion of the beach is unfortunately to the point where its becoming difficult to chill there for very long, but the hike is always a delight and usually there isnt too much traffic.

Awesome please we love to go there every day all summer long

Great for work-outs(lots of stairs), not very flat, VERY SANDY!

Great, small walking trails. With trees, dunes and Lake Michigan. Intimate feel with wilderness. Worth checking out if you’re in the area.

Beautiful walk up and down the hills from the parking lot to the beach!

Nice and shady and you are rewarded with epic views of Lake Michigan. Go ahead and take a dip. The trial is wide and groomed where it is either paved or crushed stone. Great for all ages...that can handle the amount of stairs.

A wonderful park if you want to get away from the crowds at Grand Haven State Park. With less than a mile hike/walk from parking lot to beach, it takes you through some gorgeous dunes on your way to the water. It is not handicap accessible as there are several stairs along the trails. Great trails in a wonderful natural area.

Beautiful area with nice public restroom, but it is a long hike with way too many stairs for me. Too bad you could get any closer to the water without all the stairs.

The beach was ok but the parking was 8 dollars. This was high in my opinion for this beach. The beach looks like it has had some erroision lately,. The beach also had trash on the beach that needed to be cleaned up.

What a place!!!!Its so amazing and awesome .feels like peace has poured on its air .in love with the place

Beautiful area! The hike to the lake shore has lots of steps but is well worth it! Walked through the woods, boardwalks and beach. Was perfect for a fall hike!

Beautiful trails, and beautiful area. Beach area is also beautiful, but narrow given how high lake Michigan is right now. A nice place to get away from the crowds.

Rosy Mound is really special. Not crowded at all any time Ive been there and that is likely because its quite a hike to get to the beach. Be prepared for lots of stairs! It is beautiful though and well worth the effort. There are also hiking trails to walk.

Very nice walk to the beach anytime of the year

Found this place by accident while in the area yesterday. I had a strong urge to turn around and pull in, which I ended up doing. Wow, I am so glad I did! Its absolutely beautiful with very nicely maintained trails! Just be aware theres lots of stairs, if youre not used to that.

Rosy Mound is the perfect short distance hike that leads into a secluded beach. People in the area know about it but it’s very rarely full of people. This is a perfect spot for a date or a short getaway to watch the sunset. The trail is well kept and photogenic from start to finish. Highly recommended!

Great hike. It’s a bummer that dogs aren’t allowed, but overall, very pretty hike!

Great views. Very nice. Lots of stairs!!!

Gorgeous park. As long as youre ready for lots of stairs, its a great place to visit.

Love this place. Lots of stairs up and down the hill to get to the beach. Beautiful beach area to walk around. All the trails are maintained and wooden or crushed rock (very stable). Not the secluded hole in the wall that it used to be, but still beautiful.

I enjoy Rosy Mound from the lake side. We often anchor here because the beach doesnt have a lot of traffic like the public beach and the water seems to be cleaner than the beach. Right now, because of the erosion from the high water, the dunes are steep

Cool place. I prefer more rustic style trails. The trails here are very well groomed and most are wheelchair accessible. Great views of the lake.

Long walk and a million stairs to climb, but the trail is well taken care of and mostly shaded. The beach is pristine and remote.

Great area to stop and enjoy a hike! Moderate difficulty. Plenty of stairs but well worth it one you make it out to the Dunes. Great beach and swimming area. We spend about 90 minutes hiking. We didnt bring suits or we wouldve stayed longer.

They do have a grill the only down side is that if you want to go to the beach you have to work a mile and half maybe more. But less than 2 miles

This is a gorgeous walk over some beautifully preserved dunes. Lots of steps so you might break a sweat; the end is worth it.

Beautiful beautiful area for hiking. Tide was high and waves were crazy so we didn’t do any swimming but I’ll absolutely be back to do so!

Well maintained trail . Beautiful Michigan setting . Very busy . Time to add more parking .

A beautiful diverse natural spot close to the town of Grand Haven. Great views of Lake Michigan. Watch out for the flies though. They are merciless!

Rosy Mound is one of my favorite parks! Beautiful hammocking spit and scenery. Highly recommend!

Cost 8 dollars to park. Very well done trails beautiful views and beach access.

Great place to walk in nature. Great exercise

The sights within the hike and then after we got to the water. It was breathtakingly beautiful

This was such a great place to visit and explore.

Beautiful day in February! The parking lot was completely full when we arrived mid-afternoon on Saturday, but the trails werent too crowded. The ice and sand mounds on the beach were a sight to see!

Beautiful place! Worth the small hike

Beautiful place, really nice for a hike even during winter.

Awesome hidden gem well not hidden but a fun adventure walking to the beach and back

Very beautiful hike to the beach through the woods. Lots of stairs but the view at the beach and dunes is worth it.

This was a great hike with well-maintained trails and beautiful views. The sheer number of stairs may be challenging for some, but it is well worth it.

Such a pretty place! Its a great short, easy hike in the spring/summer, but I visited during December after a huge snowfall and it was BEAUTIFUL. The snow on the trees looked amazing, and this place was a great place to fully see nature during the winter. Aside from the trees, theres also beach access (well... we had to climb down some dunes to get to the beach) but even if you dont go all the way down to the end, its still a great view of Lake Michigan!

Love it! Worth the walk to get to the beach.

Beautiful place...I love it..

Great place to enjoy a walk they the woods and on the beach.

Nice place for a hike or run. Be aware that there a lot of stairs. Nice views of Lake Michigan.

Nice park with well maintained trails. The view from the top of the dunes is amazing. There is a pay parking lot. $8 for the day. Well worth the trip if looking for someplace to enjoy the great outdoors.

Beautiful, well maintained. Loved taking a nice hike before and after the beach!

Very beautiful park. Lots of walking.

Great walking trail to the beach Park at the school for free

It was good, they took the steps out at beach area, so you have to go up and down the sand. Beach area is nice and clean.

We made a stop to Rosy Mound hoping for a good hike, but arrived to find that no dogs are allowed. Unfortunate.

Tranquil and harmonious. What a beautiful & well maintained park. Out of the many visits that Ive made to this park, Ive only been able to spot 1 tick, and many deer and squirrels.

Great place for a family hike! Show the younger ones the map at the beginning and theyll barely process how far it is theyre about to walk.

This is a beautiful nature trail. Theres never any trash here, Thank goodness. Its a long walk to the beach but totally worth it and great exercise!

Great trail, not too crowded most days! Lots of stairs

Long walk with tons of stairs, just to get to the beach. The views are breathtaking though.

Accidental discovery but now one of my favorite places for hiking. Beautiful views of Lake Michigan with access to large beach (that is if you dont mind hauling your stuff for 15 minutes to it).

Great place to hike, experience nature and explore. If you cant walk stairs then this isnt the place for you. There are steap inclines and a lot of stairs.

Nicely maintained trails and very clean. Beautiful place.

Its a nice little trail, we walked the main areas and it came out to about 2 miles. Has some nice viewing areas along the way.

Forested and grassy dunes along the shore of Lake Michigan

Hidden Jem! Love the trail leading to the beach

Great hike through woods, dunes, the beach and even a pine Forest. Nice walkway through most.

Awesome place. Worth the 8 dollars you have to pay to park.

Beautiful location to hike and see lake Michigan how it must have looked before the houses took over. Definitely worth the walk!

First visit. Looks like a great place to hike, but the entrance trail was completely iced over. Early March visits require winter footwear!

Fantastic place to walk out to the Lake Michigan shoreline,but a bit hilly and quite strenuous!!

Beautiful place to hike in the winter. Well kept natural trails. One loop is flat. The other trail heads over the dunes to the lake shore. There are a few more hiking trail loops over the dunes as well.

The most incredible day of hiking and beach time Ive ever had. Such a great path laid out for a good hike, and the payoff at the end is nothing short of artwork by God Himself. Beautiful fresh water and sandy shoreline. We will certainly be returning here!!