Parking

Parking is available at Halfmoon Lake Beach in the Pinckney Recreation Area.

This race is held at a Michigan State Park, which requires a Recreation Passport, your year-round pass to Michigan’s great outdoors! Michigan residents can add it when renewing their license plate. Non-Michigan residents can purchase a daily or annual pass. Everyone can buy at the park entrance, but to save time on race day, we recommend taking care of it in advance. The link below has all your purchasing options.

michigan.gov/dnr/buy-and-apply/rec-pp

The Department of Natural Resources will be selling Recreation Passports at packet pickup. Cash only!

If you don't have a pass and arrive so early that nobody is at the gate, you may find something that looks like a ticket when you return to your car. No need to fret, it is not a ticket, just a notice asking you to pay the regular fee.  

Sunday Shuttle Bus

No parking is available at North Star Reach. All 15K & 5K swimmers must take the shuttle bus. 
Buses will begin departing from Halfmoon Lake Beach, 8725 Hankerd Rd, Gregory, MI, at 5:45 a.m. and will run every 15 minutes until 7:00 a.m.  Spectators may not ride the bus.

Pick up the bus in the upper parking lot at Halfmoon Lake Beach.