Cheboygan State Park facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cheboygan State Park |
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Park shore and Fourteen Foot Shoal Light
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Location | Benton Township Cheboygan County, Michigan |
Nearest city | Cheboygan, Michigan |
Area | 1,250 acres (510 ha) |
Elevation | 587 feet (179 m) |
Established | 1962 |
Governing body | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
Website | Cheboygan State Park |
Cheboygan State Park is a public recreation area covering 1,250 acres (510 ha) on the shores of Lake Huron in Cheboygan County, Michigan, United States. The state park offers views of the Fourteen Foot Shoal Light and the remains of the 1859 Cheboygan Point Light plus a distant view of the Poe Reef Light, some six miles to the northeast.
Activities and amenities
The park offers swimming, fishing on Duncan Bay and Little Bill Elliot Creek, a carry-in boat launch, picnicking facilities, campsites, cabins and lodge, metal detecting, and hunting. Park trails ranging in length from one-half mile to one and three-quarters miles are used by hikers, mountain bikers, and cross-country skiers. Trails both skirt Lake Huron and plunge into the more remote interior areas.
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