06/12/2026
🚗 Traffic & Parking Information for Ludington Gus Macker Weekend in partnership with the Ludington Gus Macker and the Ludington Police Department.
Please review the color-coded map and key before arriving to help make your trip into the tournament area as smooth as possible.
🔵 Blue Path: Parking
To access the main paid parking area as well as the side streets around there (for free side street parking), follow US 10, towards Downtown Ludington, as it transitions into Ludington Avenue. Turn right onto N. Washington Avenue (is exactly a half mile west of Corewell Health Hospital), then take a right onto Tinkham Avenue (is just over a half mile north of the intersection of Ludington Ave. and N. Washington Ave.). Continue to the intersection of Ga***rd Avenue and Tinkham Avenue (is .80 tenths of a mile from the intersection of Tinkham Ave and N. Washington) )where a parking attendant will verify your pre-purchased parking pass and provide your parking credential.
Additional attendants will help direct you to the closest available parking spaces within walking distance of the Gus Macker courts inside the paid parking area.
A limited amount of handicap parking is available within the paid parking area. Additional handicap parking is available using the Silver Path shown on the map.
If you have not already purchased a parking pass, a limited number of passes may be available for purchase, subject to availability.
To the south of Tinkham is side street parking areas, as well as certain closed off and coned off "no parking and restricted areas*.
🩷 Pink Path: Team Check-In (Registration)
Follow the same route as the Blue Path. But, continue past Tinkham Avenue, going north till you reach Bryant Road (this is one mile from the intersection of Ludington Ave and N. Washington Ave.) and turn right. Proceed to Ludington Elementary School (this is .79 tenths of a mile from the intersection of N. Washington Ave. and Bryant Rd.) and enter through the main entrance. Team Check-In (Registration) will take place in the school cafeteria.
Additional Team Check-In information is available at LudingtonMacker.com.
🟢 Green Path: State Park
Follow the same route as the Pink Path to Bryant Road. Instead of turning left towards the elementary school/registration, turn left onto Bryant Road and continue west until it ends at N. Lakeshore Drive (this is exactly 1 mile from the intersection of Bryant Rd. and N. Washington Ave.).
At N. Lakeshore Drive, all traffic must turn right. Left turns will not be permitted at the Bryant Road and N. Lakeshore Drive intersection. Continue north on N. Lakeshore Drive to access Ludington State Park (which is about 5.3 miles from the intersection of Bryant Rd. and N. Lakeshore Dr.).
⚪ Silver Path: Handicap Parking & Downtown Ludington
Visitors utilizing the handicap parking area or traveling to downtown Ludington should continue west on US 10/Ludington Avenue toward downtown.
At the west end of Ludington Avenue, turn right into the west-side parking lot adjacent to the Ludington Area JCI Mini-Golf facility (this is normally an exit only). An attendant will be available to assist with handicap parking access and check-in procedures. Verification handicap license plate or window hang is required.
There are no paid parking areas other than the handicap parking area along this silver path and ALL TRAFFIC THAT DESIRED TO PARK ON THE SIDE STREETS, SHOULD TAKE THE BLUE PATH ABOVE, UNTIL THEY REACH THE PAID PARKING OR FREE SIDE STREET ACCESS AREAS.
📍 Please be sure to click through all three images included with this post. In addition to the color-coded traffic map, we've included two additional zoomed-in maps showing the area immediately surrounding the Gus Macker courts, including road closures, as well as a detailed view of the paid parking area and traffic flow patterns.
🚗 Parking Reminder: Please remember that these spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis and are also used by area residents and visitors throughout the weekend.
🚫 Do Not Park at the Loomis Street Boat Launch (see southern area map). Vehicles parked in the boat launch area without proper authorization may be ticketed. (This is not a designated Gus Macker parking area). In many cases, those fines are more expensive than purchasing a weekend parking pass.
🏠 Please do not park in private business parking lots, block driveways, alleyways, or access points used by residents and local businesses. We ask everyone to be respectful of the neighbors and community partners who help make this event possible.
❤️ More than 76% of this year's participants are 19 years old and younger (with more than 58% being 14 and under). While the basketball action happens on the courts, creating a safe, welcoming, and family-friendly environment extends throughout the entire community.
Thank you for helping us make the 2026 Ludington Gus Macker a great experience for everyone.
