Saugatuck Dunes

The Lake Michigan shoreline near Saugatuck is famous for its immense sands dunes and forests.


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Autumn Rain in the Forest   As the rain lets up on an autumn day in Saugatuck Dunes State Park, a momentary brightening of the clouds serves to deepen the contrast between the changing leaves and the wet tree trunks. The dunes forest consists of beech, white and red oaks, maple and sassafras trees.

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Autumn in Singapore   Where the town of Singapore once prospered alongside the mouth of the Kalamazoo River, only dunes and trees now stand.

 

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Ten Thousand Leaves to Every Tree   A hike in the woods of Saugatuck Dunes never disappoints. An autumn view captures the carpet of fallen golden leaves on the forest floor between the ever-shifting hills of sand. The mix of oak, maple, and beech grow tall and slender in order to reach the canopy above and sunlight. The northern hemlocks, in contrast, are content in the cool shade below.

 

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North Trail, Saugatuck Dunes State Park   The North Trail in Saugatuck Dunes State Park cuts across the ridge line of a forested dune. Leaves that once blocked the sun now become the forest's carpet, striped with the shadows of the trees that dropped them.

 

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Winter in Saugatuck Dunes   Laid bare in winter, the forest reveals the lesser but still formidable dunes throughout Saugatuck Dunes State Park. A fresh snowfall hides the footprints of all resident creatures leaving only trails of tree trunks, sunlight and shadow.

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The Woods of Mount Baldhead   Views into the woods along the road to Oval Beach rival the beauty of the panorama at its end.

 

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Midsummer Solitude, Saugatuck Dunes   A tranquil July evening provides opportunity to stroll the beaches or hike the dunes and forests on the northern end of Saugatuck Dunes State Park.

 

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