Fort Gratiot County Park
 Fort Gratiot
County Park is located in the northern part of St. Clair County, just off M-25 on
Metcalf Rd. This 30 acre park offers breathtaking views of Lake Huron and 852 ft
of Lake Shoreline/beach. Current facilities at the park include beach access, restrooms, picnic areas as well as a children’s
playground and .85 miles paved of walking trails.
Fort Gratiot
County Park is also home to the 1971 Tunnel Explosion Memorial which commemorates
the construction accident that took the lives of 22 men working
on the water intake tunnel located beneath the park. The 1971 Water Tunnel Explosion
Foundation raised
funds for the memorial which is now completed. Anyone interested in contributing
to the memorial fund should contact the Community Foundation of St. Clair County.
Fort Gratiot Park is open daily from 8:00am
to 8:00pm. Life guards are not on duty, so take caution and swim at your own risk. Dogs are not allowed on the beach.
Dogs are allowed in the rest of the park, but must be on a leash. Please clean up
after your pet. For your convenience, pet waste stations are located throughout
the park.
2008 will see Phase 3 developments which are set to begin in the spring. Those improvements
include:
- Construction of 60 additional paved parking spaces
- Construction of 2 - 44' x 44' picnic pavilions
- Construction of a beach gateway pavilion including benches, foot washes and drinking
fountain
- Installation of the beach boardwalk
- Construction of a covered park information and recognition display
- Construction of a vending machine shelter
The Picnic shelters will be available for use by late summer 2008 and the St. Clair
County Parks and Recreation Commission will begin accepting reservations upon their completion.
For more information about reservations or the park in general, please call (810) 989-6960.
Fort Gratiot County Park Master
Plan updated!
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