Location | Day Use | Camping | Fees

This popular 145-acre park offers camping, swimming, sunbathing, picnicking, tennis, softball, basketball and volleyball. The park is filled with a variety of mixed oak, maple, white pine and hemlock pine trees. This is our largest and most popular park. Pioneer Park is located on Lake Michigan and has over 2,000 feet of white sandy beach frontage. The park is located close to Michigan's Adventure amusement park, Silversides WWI submarine, museums, theaters, summer festivals and other Muskegon County area attractions.

Location  Click Here for Park Map (PDF)  Click Here for map to all County Parks

Pioneer park is located on Lake Michigan on Scenic Drive, north of Muskegon.  Take US 31 to the Fremont/Big Rapids (M120) Exit, go south west on M120 to Giles Road, turn right (west) on Giles and follow 5 miles to the end of the road.  Turn right (north) on Scenic Drive, the park entrance is one quarter of a mile on the left.

Pioneer County Park
1563 N. Scenic Drive
Muskegon, MI  49445

Day Use

Pioneer County Park is open daily throughout the year.  Hours vary from 8:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. May through September and Sunrise to Sunset October through April. Activities include:

Picnicking
Swimming
Sunbathing
Tennis
Softball
Basketball
Volleyball

A picnic lodge building is available to rent for family reunions, company and church picnics or other group activities where shelter is desired.  The picnic lodge offers a large stove/oven for cooking, a refrigerator for keeping your food cold and electrical outlets for crock pots, coffee pots, etc.

Camping

The park offers 235 modern campsites with open and shaded sites. A group camping area is available for family, church groups, and camping clubs with up to 15 camping units. All campsites, including the group area, offer water and electric hookups. Other services and facilities include:

Overlook Decks
Stair Access to 2,000 Feet of Sandy Lake Michigan Beach Frontage
Flush Toilets
Showers
A Sanitary Dumping Station
Ice
Tourist Information
Ranger Service and Security

Click Here for the Pioneer Park Campground Site Map (PDF)

Fees

Currently County Parks only accept cash and checks. Credit cards are not accepted at this time.

Motor Vehicle Entry Permit
Daily	$ 5.00
Annual	$20.00
Camping	$24.00 per night (NO RESERVATIONS)
Group Camping	$300.00 per night (Call for reservations- 231-744-3580. There is a 2 night minimum & a 7 night maximum)
Picnic Lodge	$80.00 per day (Call for reservations)

NO REFUNDS FOR CAMPING OR VEHICLE PERMIT FEES