Port Crescent State Park

Port Crescent State Park is a 600-acre (2.4 km²) state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park is located in Huron County at the tip of The Thumb of Michigan.^[1] The park is within Hume Township and the nearest community is Port Austin, approximately three miles northeast of the park on M-25.

The ghost town of Port Crescent is at the mouth of the Pinnebog River on Lake Huron and is part of the park.^[2]

Facilities and activities

• Swimming: There is swimming available in Saginaw Bay at the mouth of the Pinnebog River.
• Playground
• Hiking: An array of hiking trails total seven miles, and a walk along the beaches is also possible.
• Fishing. A day-use fishing deck on the Pinnebog River offers universal accessibility.
• Picnicking
  • Picnic Area
  • Picnic Shelter
• Camping: There are 137 campsites and a mini cabin available for use throughout the spring and summer into the fall.
• Boating: Canoes can be rented from a nearby livery.
• Hunting
• Cross-country skiing

Recreational equipment can be rented.

References

External links

• Port Crescent State Park Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Port Crescent State Park: Wildlife Viewing Guide Michigan DNR
• Port Crescent State Park Protected Planet (World Database on Protected Areas)
• Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, Bibliography on Huron County