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East Tawas State Harbor

113 Newman Street
East Tawas, MI 48730
Lake Huron

Lat / Lon: N 44° 16.540' / W 083° 29.303'
Hours: 7am -8:30pm Memorial Day to Labor Day
VHF Monitored: 9
VHF Working: 16
Phone: (989) 362-2731; Memorial Day through Labor Day
Fax: (989) 362-3113
Website: http://www.michigandnr.com/Publications/PDFS/harbor_guide/#t=east_tawas.htm

5.00(8)

5.00 out of 5 stars

Review for East Tawas State Harbor

Reviewed by: Douglas Morrow , Ripple, on Jun 12, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 5

Beautiful, clean marina in a park. Free washer and dryer is available as well as Private shower rooms. Very close to lots of shops and restaurants and ice cream too. There is a great meat market with some groceries close by.

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Review for East Tawas State Harbor

Reviewed by: Lburket on Jun 8, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 34'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

Great stop on our Great Loop trip. Facilities were nice and clean. Tawas Bay Pizza Co. was an awesome place for dinner. Walmart and O'Reilys close to marina. They had bikes to borrow.

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Review for East Tawas State Harbor

Reviewed by: Pete Washburn , Spring Fling, on Aug 31, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 42'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 5

Excellent place to spend 3 days. Marina top notch. WiFi great. Well maintained docks and facilities. Staff available to help with docking. Town of East Tawas has several restaurants, bars, nice grocery store in town. Wal Mart about a mile west.

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Review for East Tawas State Harbor

Reviewed by: Capt. Mac Rubel on Aug 7, 2021
LOA: 48'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 5

Saturday in August and East Tawas is jumping and so is the Marina. Very busy but well organized. New docks and electric. The dock layout is completely different than the current satellite image on Google maps. We were confused upon first entering the marina and not seeing what Google had represented. Good to excellent cellular coverage for AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. No Wifi.

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Review for East Tawas State Harbor

Reviewed by: David Merchberger , Slo Pace, on Aug 5, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 3.8'

Rating: 5

Great marina, staff and town. Downtown is literally across the street from the marina and includes many shops, several restaurants, a movie theater and four ice cream shops. What's not to like?

Super Walmart about a mile from the marina via sidewalks and bike path.

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Review for East Tawas State Harbor

Reviewed by: Jack Shuff , Jackpot, on Jul 19, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 48'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 5

Stayed at East Tawas State Harbor July 2021. Docks are updated and well maintained. The staff is extremely helpful and constantly working to maintain the facility. Town is about a block from the marina with shops and restaurants. Truly enjoyed our stay here!

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Review for East Tawas State Harbor

Reviewed by: Jeffrey Brown , Sea Tiger, on May 17, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 31'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

East Tawas State Park Harbor, 14 May. Well maintained facility which by itself is pleasant to visit. Plenty of water, generally, 14 feet. On 14 May price of diesel is $3.25. A close walk to Newman Street, downtown which has a feel similar to Mackinaw City offers significant shopping and restaurants. I patronized Klenow’s Market which has fresh butcher meat/sausage selection, a local attraction.

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Review for East Tawas State Harbor

Reviewed by: Pat Hentschell , TerraMare, on Jan 7, 2017
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 29'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 5

Very nice facility and well protected. The dock hands are very helpful and friendly. Close walk into town with lots of nice restaurants, shopping and bars. The theater is inexpensive and nice.

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