Ontonagon Township Park

Michigan

Unsuccessful Location

Find: Sand

GPS: 46.88329, -89.3025

Nearest city: Houghton, MI

Recommended Vehicle: Any

Summary:

I pulled off the road on the way up to Houghton to check out this spot to confirm my initial thoughts. Like satellite maps suggest, this one is all sand too. Nice spot for a picnic, though.

I include less-productive spots like this on the website to hopefully save you a trip. They often look enticing from a satellite map but aren’t the best beaches for rockhounding. However, the powerful waves may change the beach over time and you could have better luck.

You can access this spot in any vehicle.

Video Guide

Check out the video for a better look at what can be found when exploring this spot.

This spot appears early in the video.

If I could only bring 3 tools…

Chest Waders

Chest waders were the single best investment I made for exploring the shores of Lake Superior.

Agate Scoop

An agate scoop is helpful for both keeping dry and picking up rocks faster. You don’t need a fancy one. Mine is a golf club welded to a kitchen scoop.

Classifier

A classifier is helpful if you’re a fan of small agates and stones. One with a larger, 1-inch mesh would be what I’d pick.