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2025 Beach Shuttle | Free to Ride, Easy, and Ready for Summer!

For the first time ever, the City of Muskegon is offering weekend beach shuttle service! Whether you’re headed downtown, to Pere Marquette, or looping between lakeshore parks, we’ve got your ride covered.

Quick Facts

  • 💲 Cost: Free to ride

  • 📅 Dates: May 23 – August 31, 2025

  • 🕒 Hours: Fridays & Saturdays: 11 AM – 9 PM
           Sundays: 11 AM – 6 PM

  • 🚫 Rules: No pets allowed, Service Animals permitted. Kids under 12 must ride with an adult.

  • ♿ Accessibility: All buses are accessible.

  • 🚲 Bus Bike Racks: Available on the Tan Line only.

  • 🅿️ Free Car Parking (limited, first-come-first-serve)
    • Blue Line
      • Smith-Ryerson Park
      • Morris Ave. Lot (Lot west of the Social Security Administration Building)
      • Campbell Field
    • Tan Line
      • Beachwood Park
      • Boltwood & Beach St

See bottom of page for an interactive map!

🚍 Two Shuttle Routes

☀️ The Tan Line

Operated by Muskegon Area Transit System (MATS)
A continuous loop connecting Muskegon’s most popular beach destinations.

TAN LINE STOPS

The city and Muskegon Area Transit System are excited to offer an easy, fun way to get around the beach this summer! This beach loop route – The Tan Line – will stop at your favorite lakeshore spots. 🅿 Made possible, in part, through beach parking revenue.

  1. Kruse Park (Picnic) [Stop 41001]
  2. Kruse Park (Beach) [Stop 41002]
  3. Beachwood Park [Stop 41003]
  4. Area 13 [Stop 41004]
  5. Water Filtration Plant [Stop 41005]
  6. Woodlawn & Beach St [Stop 41006]
  7. Indiana & Beach St (Flip Flop Stop- transfer for Tan & Blue) [Stop 41007]
  8. Rodgers & Beach St [Stop 41008]
  9. Harbour Towne Beach [Stop 41009]
  10. Rodgers & Beach St [Stop 41010]
  11. Indiana & Beach St [Stop 41011]
  12. Woodlawn & Beach St [Stop 41012]
  13. Kite Shack [Stop 41013]
  14. Area 13 [Stop 41014]
  15. Boltwood & Beach St [Stop 41015]
  16. Kruse Park (Beach) [Stop 41016]

FLEX ZONE (Tan Line Only)
Need to get picked up or dropped off slightly off the main route? You can!

Just call 231-724-6420 by 4 PM on Friday to request a stop inside the Beachwood-Bluffton Flex Zone.
This option is open to everyone, not just people with disabilities.

TRACK THE TAN LINE

No set schedule — traffic changes too much for exact times.

  • 🛰️ Track it in real time: Download the MyBus by MATS app or visit matsbus.com/mybus

  • 📱 Text the Stop # to 231-638-4445 to find out when the next bus is coming

CONTACT MATS

QUESTIONS OR HELP? MATS is happy to help with route info, times, or anything else you need.
Contact MATS:
📞 231-724-6420
📧 contact@matsbus.com
🌐 matsbus.com

TITLE SIX CIVIL RIGHTS NOTICE

The Muskegon Area Transit System is committed to providing quality public transportation services without regard to race, color, or national origin in accordance with Title Six of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Questions or concerns regarding Title Six obligations may be addressed to the MATS Transit Systems Manager at 2624 Sixth Street, Muskegon, MI 49444.

💙 The Blue Line

Operated by Pioneer Resources
A city connector route from Smith-Ryerson Park through Downtown, Campbell Field, and Lakeside to Pere Marquette and the Tan Line.

BLUE LINE STOPS
Pioneer Resources buses will pick you up at one of the below locations:

  • A | Smith-Ryerson Park
  • B | Morris Ave. Lot (West of the Social Security Administration Building)
  • C | Campbell Field Parking Lot
  • D | Grand Trunk Boat Launch
  • E | Indiana & Beach (Flip Flop Stop- transfer for Tan & Blue)

BLUE LINE SCHEDULE

Two shuttles run every 25-30 minutes (no fixed schedule)

QUESTIONS OR HELP?
Pioneer Resources Shuttle Line:
📞 231-722-4301
🌐 pioneerresources.org

📢 Why Did We Start the Beach Shuttle?

The Muskegon Beach Shuttle launched in 2025 to give residents and visitors a better way to enjoy our lakeshore.

  • With beach parking fees increasing, the City Commission asked staff to explore a way to make getting to the beach easier and more affordable.

  • Beach traffic is growing fast on weekends — this shuttle helps reduce congestion.

  • Not everyone has access to a car, so the free-to-ride shuttle ensures more people can get to the beach.

  • Most importantly, it’s about connecting our community with the shoreline — one ride at a time.

🤔 Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to some of the questions we get asked the most.

  • I lost an item on the shuttle, who do I contact?
    • Blue Line
      • There is no number for this type of contact. If you lose an item on the blue line shuttles, please wait for the next shuttle and inform the driver. They will communicate with each other to try and resolve the issue.
    • Tan Line
      • Contact MATS immediately to report a lost item. Be prepared with the Bus or Route number, as well as the date and time you lost the item and a detailed description of it. Phone 231-724-6420 or email contact@matsbus.com.
  • Where is the Morris Lot stop on Blue Line?
    • The Morris Lot is on Morris Avenue, north-west across the street from the Downtown MATS bus station. No beach shuttle buses run out of the MATS station.

🗣️ We Want Your Feedback

2025 is a trial run, and we want to hear from you!

Tell us what worked, what didn’t, and what you’d like to see next year.


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