B each Spotlight

By MARK DONSELAR Rockhound | Writer

Pilgrim Haven Natural Area sits on Lake Michigan in South Haven Twp. This beach is a favorite for many a rockhound in SW Michigan and for good reason: you’ll be hard pressed to find a beach with a larger and more diverse display of rocks, from pebbles to cobble size. Look especially for septarians (lightning stones), granite, quartz, quartzite, fossils, coldwater agates, unakite and more!

Amenities include well maintained pit toilets, a wide cement walkway from the 54-spot parking lot all the way to the rocky beach, and there are trails leading to a wood bridge walkway over Dykeman Creek.

The conservancy asks that you only take a ‘few rocks, no buckets full, to keep our beach rocky’. Dogs are welcome on a 6’ leash. The park is open dawn to dusk.