Crockstar Chronicle: 78 Michigan Parks: Warren Dunes State Park #75a

All of the parks in this area seemed to be pretty close together, and it felt like we were there and back out in the sun in no time!

This was the final park that promised swimming, so we made sure that the girls had time to swim!

I dopped off my crew at the snow cone stand, and when I went to find a shady spot, drove over to photograph the magnificence of the dunes. I failed, but they are truly incredible!

Even the small ones are huge!

This state park clearly welcomes thousands of people each summer, and boasts a massive parking lot!

Back at the snow cone stand, we all got standard fare, but Juliet got a blue raspberry with popping pearls. It was quite fancy.

As I ventured over to get a sky filled vantage point of the gulls perched along the railing, I could feel the sand burning my feet!

We were able to get Aunt Janet a chair setup in the shade, closer to the parking lot than the beach. Avia and I used umbrellas as parasols, and wore socks with our sandals to keep our feet from burning as the sand worked its way in under our feet! The water was not cool and refreshing, it was quite warm.

The birds got close looking for snacks!

The girls got as long as Avia and I could tolerate. Sweat was literally rolling down my back, even with the umbrella for shade and my feet in the water!

We had two more parks on the schedule, and while the girls were sad to move, they did get enough water play to make it worth the trip.

Despite all of our water, when we stopped at a farmer's market, where all the adults happily bought fresh fruits and vegetables, everyone got a cold water from the refrigerated display case! We ate the punnet of raspberries that Avia bought us before we even made it to the next park!