City Beach

City Beach Parking Lot Season Passes

Forms for Monday through Sunday Yellow-City Season Passes for the City Beach parking lot for City residents and City taxpayers are now available at City Hall for no charge, two per household maximum.

Yellow-City Season Passes from 2007 and 2008 are still valid for 2009.

Forms for Monday through Friday Red-Township Season Passes for New Buffalo Township residents (including residents of Grand Beach and Michiana) are now available at City Hall for $35.00, two per household maximum.

Detailed information is below.


City Beach Season Hours

EARLY MAY:  May 1 to Memorial Day weekend:
Friday, May 1, 2009 – Thursday, May 21, 2009.
Park hours        6:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Collection hours    9:00 AM - 8:00 PM

SUMMER:  Memorial Day weekend to first weekend after Labor Day:
Friday, May 22, 2009 – Sunday, September 13, 2009.
Park hours        6:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Collection hours    9:00 AM - 8:00 PM

MID-SEPTEMBER:  Last two to three weekends of September:
Monday, September 14, 2009 – Sunday, September 20, 2009.
Park hours        6:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Collection hours    9:00 AM - 8:00 PM


City Beach Parking Lot Fees

The City Beach parking lot fee is $5.00 for the first two hours.  A fee of $1.00 is charged per each additional hour, to a maximum of $10.00 for seven or more hours. If your ticket is lost the maximum $10.00 fee will be charged.


Sunsets and Sunrises are Free!

SUNSETS:  No fee will be charged to visitors using the City Beach parking lot after 8:00 PM.  Visitors using the parking lot before 8:00 PM will still be responsible for fees incurred prior to 8:00 PM.

SUNRISES:  No fee will be charged to visitors using the City Beach parking lot before 9:00 AM.  Visitors using the parking lot after 9:00 AM will still be responsible for fees incurred after 9:00 AM.


City Beach Parking Lot Season Passes

CITY RESIDENTS AND CITY TAXPAYERS:  Residents and/ or taxpayers of the City of New Buffalo may obtain up to two City Season Passes per household for use at the City Beach parking lot.  City residents and taxpayers include year-round households, seasonal households, resident-renter households, boat slip owners, and businesses paying taxes to the City.   

TO OBTAIN A CITY SEASON PASS:  Please come to City Hall (224 W. Buffalo St., New Buffalo, MI) between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, with your vehicle registration.  There is no fee for City Season Passes.  Only two City Season Passes are available per household.

NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS SEASON PASSES:  Residents of New Buffalo Township (including Grand Beach and Michiana) may purchase a Township Season Pass for use Monday through Friday, excluding holidays (Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day), for $35.00.  Only two Township Season Passes are available per household. 

TO OBTAIN A TOWNSHIP SEASON PASS:  Please come to City Hall (224 W. Buffalo St., New Buffalo, MI) between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, with your vehicle registration and either your State of Michigan Operator License (Driver's License/ State ID) or a utility bill showing your address in New Buffalo Township (including Grand Beach and Michiana). 

OTHER SEASON PASSES INFORMATION:  Yellow season passes obtained in 2007 and 2008 are still valid for 2009.  In no event shall any party have more than two season passes, whether City of Township season passes, regardless of the number of properties a party might own.  Persons not qualified to obtain City or Township season passes are not able to obtain any season passes.