We went camping at Manistee National Forest. We were camping on the firetrails and the beach was less than a mile away. They allow dogs on the beach but they are technically not allowed to be in the swimming area, but no one reinforced it and there were many dogs there running around. They are required to be on leash, but we went early in the morning and there was no one else on the beach, and, if Roscoe was reliable with his recall, we could have let him off leash. If you want to know exactly where it was that we went, I can get you the information. It was really beautiful there and a little closer of a drive for you, than for us.