Cheboygan State Park
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| Cheboygan State Park | |
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| Location |
Benton Township Cheboygan County, Michigan |
| Nearest city | Cheboygan, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 45°39′00″N 84°24′30″W / 45.65000°N 84.40833°WCoordinates: 45°39′00″N 84°24′30″W / 45.65000°N 84.40833°W |
| Area | 1.95 mi² (5.06 km²) |
| Governing body |
 Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
| Website | Official website |
Cheboygan State Park is a 1,250-acre (5.1 km2) state park in Cheboygan County, Michigan, USA.[1] Lighthouse enthusiasts can see Fourteen Foot Shoal Light and the remains of the 1859 Cheboygan Point Light plus a distant view of Lake Huron's Poe Reef Light, some six miles to the northeast.[2]
Cheboygan State Park and Fourteen Foot Shoal Light
The park offers trails ranging in length from one-half mile to one and three-quarters miles for hikers, mountain bikers, and cross-country skiers. Trails both skirt Lake Huron and plunge into the remoter interior areas.
Facilities and activities
- Playground
- Swimming
- Hiking
- Cross-country skiing
- Fishing: Anglers will find fish on Duncan Bay and in Little Billy Elliot Creek.
- Boating: A carry-in launch site offers access to Duncan Bay.
- Picnicking
- Picnic Area
- Picnic Shelter
- Camping: there are 76 campsites, three rustic cabins and one tepee.
- Metal Detecting Metal detecting.
- Hunting
References
- ↑ "Algonac State Park". Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- ↑ Lighthouse Friends, Poe Reef Light.
External links
- Cheboygan State Park - Michigan DNR
- Protected Planet (World Database on Protected Areas) - Cheboygan State Park
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