Michigan State Parks

NameCountySizeEstab-
lished
Lake / riverImageRemarks
acresha
Algonac State ParkSt. Clair1,450 acres590 ha1937St. Clair River Rare savanna lands
Aloha State ParkCheboygan107 acres43 ha1923Mullett Lake On the Michigan Inland Waterway
Baraga State ParkBaraga56 acres23 ha1921Lake Superior On Keweenaw Bay
Bay City State ParkBay2,389 acres967 ha1923Lake HuronTobico Marsh.jpgOn Saginaw Bay
Belle Isle ParkWayne982 acres397 ha1845Detroit RiverJSMFFULL.jpg 
Bewabic State ParkIron315 acres127 ha1923Fortune LakeBewabic Park c 1940.jpg 
Brimley State ParkChippewa151 acres61 ha1923Lake Superior On Whitefish Bay
Burt Lake State ParkCheboygan406 acres164 ha1920Burt LakeBurtlakesp.jpg 
Cambridge Junction Historic State ParkLenawee80 acres32 ha1965none Historic Walker Tavern
Cheboygan State ParkCheboygan1,250 acres510 ha1962Lake HuronCheboygan State Park.jpg 
Clear Lake State ParkMontmorency290 acres120 ha1966Clear Lake  
Coldwater Lake State ParkBranch400 acres160 ha1988Coldwater Lake  
Colonial Michilimackinac Historic State ParkEmmet37 acres15 ha1960Straits of MackinacFort Michilimackinac 2.jpgIncludes Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse
Craig Lake State ParkBaraga8,459 acres3,423 ha1956Craig Lake  
Dodge #4 State ParkOakland139 acres56 ha1922Cass LakeCass Lake (Michigan) boats Wednesdays (514873849).jpg 
Duck Lake State ParkMuskegon728 acres295 ha1988Duck Lake  
Fayette Historic State ParkDelta711 acres288 ha1959Big Bay de Noc, Lake Michigan  
Fisherman’s Island State ParkCharlevoix2,678 acres1,084 ha1975Lake MichiganFisherman'sIslandStatePark.jpg 
Fort Wilkins Historic State ParkKeweenaw711 acres288 ha1923Lake Superior Site of Copper Harbor Light
Grand Haven State ParkOttawa48 acres19 ha1920Lake MichiganGrand Haven Beach.jpg 
Grand Mere State ParkBerrien985 acres399 ha1973Lake MichiganGrand Mere Beach.jpg 
Harrisville State ParkAlcona107 acres43 ha1921Lake HuronHarrisville state park beach 06.jpg 
Hartwick Pines State ParkCrawford9,672 acres3,914 ha1927East Branch Au Sable RiverHartwick Pines State Park.jpgOld-growth white and red pine forest
Hayes State ParkLenawee,
Jackson, Washtenaw
654 acres265 ha1920Wamplers Lake,
Round Lake
Walter J Hayes State Park Michigan pinic area on Wamplers Lake.JPG 
Historic Mill Creek Discovery ParkCheboygan625 acres253 ha1978Near Lake HuronHistoric Mill Creek Michigan.jpg 
Hoeft State ParkPresque Isle301 acres122 ha1922Lake HuronHoeft St Park - BeachLifeBoat.jpg 
Hoffmaster State ParkMuskegon,
Ottawa
1,100 acres450 ha1963Lake MichiganSand dunes at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park (8741881328).jpg 
Holland State ParkOttawa617 acres250 ha1926Lake Macatawa,
Lake Michigan
Holland State Park.jpg 
Indian Lake State ParkSchoolcraft847 acres343 ha1932Indian Lake  
Interlochen State ParkGrand Traverse187 acres76 ha1917Green Lake,
Duck Lake
  
Keith J. Charters Traverse City State ParkGrand Traverse47 acres19 ha1920Lake Michigan On Grand Traverse Bay
Lake Gogebic State ParkGogebic1,329 acres538 ha1930Lake GogebicBoardwalk at Lake Gogebic State Park (29940616062).jpg 
Lakeport State ParkSt. Clair565 acres229 ha1946Lake Huron  
Laughing Whitefish Falls State ParkAlger960 acres390 ha1946Laughing Whitefish River  
Leelanau State ParkLeelanau1,350 acres550 ha1964Lake MichiganSunset frm Grand Traverse Lighthouse.jpg 
Little Presque Isle State ParkMarquette0 acres0 ha2010sLake Superior  
Ludington State ParkMason5,300 acres2,100 ha1927Lake MichiganLudington State Park Fall 2005 032.jpg 
Mackinac Island and Fort Mackinac Historic ParkMackinac1,800 acres730 ha1895Lake HuronSouth Parapet, the Fort, Mackinac Isl., Mich (NYPL b12647398-69756).tiff 
Maybury State ParkWayne944 acres382 ha1971noneMaybury State Park Michigan park office.JPG 
McLain State ParkHoughton443 acres179 ha1930Lake SuperiorGfp-michigan-mclain-state-park-full-view-of-the-lighthouse.jpg 
Mears State ParkOceana610 acres250 ha1923Lake Michigan  
Meridian-Baseline State ParkIngham,
Jackson
188 acres76 ha1967Shaw Branch  
Mitchell State ParkWexford1,289 acres522 ha1919Lake Mitchell,
Lake Cadillac
  
Muskallonge Lake State ParkLuce217 acres88 ha1956Lake Superior  
Muskegon State ParkMuskegon1,233 acres499 ha1923Lake Michigan,
Muskegon Lake
LakeMichiganMuskegonShoreline.jpg 
Negwegon State ParkAlcona, Alpena591 acres239 ha1962Lake HuronNegwegon State Park.jpg 
Newaygo State ParkNewaygo257 acres104 ha1966Hardy Dam Pond  
North Higgins Lake State ParkCrawford429 acres174 ha1965Higgins Lake  
Old Mission State ParkGrand Traverse520 acres210 ha1989Lake Michigan Leased to Peninsula Township and operated as Lighthouse Park
Onaway State ParkPresque Isle158 acres64 ha1921Black LakeOnaway State Park c1930.jpg 
Orchard Beach State ParkManistee201 acres81 ha1921Lake MichiganOrchard Beach State Park.jpg 
Otsego Lake State ParkOtsego1,293 acres523 ha1920Otsego Lake  
Palms Book State ParkSchoolcraft388 acres157 ha1926Kitch-iti-kipi,
Indian Lake
Kitch raft.jpg 
Petoskey State ParkEmmet203 acres82 ha1969Little Traverse Bay  
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State ParkGogebic,
Ontonagon
59,020 acres23,880 ha1944Lake SuperiorFullLakeOfTheClouds.JPG 
Port Crescent State ParkHuron600 acres240 ha1955Lake Huron  
Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State ParkSanilac240 acres97 ha1971Little Cass River  
Saugatuck Dunes State ParkAllegan1,000 acres400 ha1978Lake MichiganWater and Covered Dune, Looking North, Saugatuck Dunes State Park, Michigan.jpg 
Seven Lakes State ParkOakland1,434 acres580 ha1992Big Seven Lake   
Silver Lake State ParkOceana2,936 acres1,188 ha1920Lake Michigan, Silver LakeSilver Lake Dunes Michigan 2.jpgIncludes Little Sable Point Light
Sleeper State ParkHuron723 acres293 ha1924Lake Huron  
Sleepy Hollow State ParkClinton2,678 acres1,084 ha1965Lake Ovid  
South Higgins Lake State ParkRoscommon1,000 acres400 ha1924Higgins LakeMichigan's Higgins Lake.jpg 
Sterling State ParkMonroe1,300 acres530 ha1935Lake ErieSterling State Park Michigan pedestrian bridge over lagoon.JPG 
Straits State ParkMackinac181 acres73 ha1924Straits of Mackinac Includes Father Marquette National Memorial
Sturgeon Point State ParkAlcona76 acres31 ha1960Lake MichiganSturgeon Point Lighthouse.jpg 
Tahquamenon Falls State ParkChippewa,
Luce
46,179 acres18,688 ha1947Tahquamenon RiverTahquamenon falls lower.jpg 
Tawas Point State ParkIosco183 acres74 ha1960Lake HuronP7050019 Tawas Point SP (E Tawas Mich).jpg 
Thompson’s Harbor State ParkPresque Isle5,109 acres2,068 ha1988Lake Huron  
Twin Lakes State ParkHoughton175 acres71 ha1964Lake RolandGfp-michigan-twin-lakes-state-park-michigan.jpg 
Van Buren State ParkVan Buren400 acres160 ha1966Lake MichiganLake Michigan shore in January.JPG 
Van Riper State ParkMarquette1,055 acres427 ha1956Lake Michigamme  
Warren Dunes State ParkBerrien1,952 acres790 ha1930Lake MichiganWarren Dunes.JPG 
Warren Woods State ParkBerrien311 acres126 ha1949Near Galien RiverWarrenwoods.jpg 
Watkins Lake State Park and County PreserveWashtenaw1,122 acres454 ha2017Watkins Lake  
Wells State ParkMenominee678 acres274 ha1925Lake MichiganSunset at J.W. Wells State Park.jpgOn Green Bay
Wilderness State ParkEmmet10,512 acres4,254 ha1927Lake MichiganWilderness State Park Michigan.jpg 
William G. Milliken State Park and HarborWayne31 acres13 ha2004Detroit RiverPolice Boats at Milliken State Park.jpg 
Wilson State ParkClare36 acres15 ha1920Budd Lake  
Young State ParkCharlevoix563 acres228 ha1920Lake CharlevoixBeach Young State Park (9462588806).jpg