
Ludington State Park Winter Activities
The park remains open year-round for hiking, snowshoeing, activities to give those who love winter something fun to look forward to!
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The skies are heavy with ominous clouds. Biting cold air envelops our bodies and the trees are ablaze with color. It’s late October- time for pumpkins, ghouls, and witches to come out and scare innocent souls, in search of a treat.
Of course, we’re talking about Halloween, that most frightening time of year. West Michigan is not only beautiful in October, but there are plenty of annual events to satisfy the timid and those that dare to be scared!

The park remains open year-round for hiking, snowshoeing, activities to give those who love winter something fun to look forward to!

Farm Markets & U-Pick farms offer locally grown and organic produce, flowers, plants, seeds, and more in West Michigan.

Arts & Crafts Shows and Bazaars during the fall/winter in West Michigan have handcrafted and specialty items for your Christmas gift giving.

The Ludington Area Festival of Lights is a dazzling drive-thru light display that runs from Thanksgiving until the last weekend of December.

Manistee Michigan’s Victorian Sleighbell Parade and Old Christmas Weekend is held the first full weekend of December.

The communities along Lake Michigan are blessed with talented actors and musicians that entertain us throughout the year.

Come “Home for the Holidays” during the Christmas season in Hart with events scheduled in November & December.

Come see thousands upon thousands of Christmas lights set up in nearly 50 holiday displays at Hopkins Park in Bear Lake.

Ludington has many businesses to help you enjoy crafting and appreciate the finished product. Let them help you create your own masterpiece!

Find all the places where the kids can visit and have pictures taken with Santa in Ludington, Scottville, Manistee, Oceana County, and more.

The Pere Marquette River area is rich with wildlife, offering great outdoors hunting and fishing opportunities.

Take a tour on the Historic S.S. City of Milwaukee car ferry and the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Acacia docked in Manistee, Michigan.

Various farm markets around Traverse City offer a bounty of the best-tasting produce around, with many open from May until early fall.

The Grand Traverse Lighthouse is situated at the end of the Leelanau Peninsula within, about eight miles north of the town of Northport.

Before you make a splash in Lake Michigan, check out the water temperatures for beaches from Manistee, Ludington, Pentwater, and Silver Lake.

Scottville Riverside Park, along the Pere Marquette River, has over 50 modern sites and is popular for camping and fishing.