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Dozens of U.P. residents and visitors alike choose to test their mettle each winter by camping at the U.P.’s only year-round state park campground, Tahquamenon Falls.
The Tahquamenon Falls State Park is a 46,179-acre (18,688 ha) public recreation area in the U.S. state of Michigan. [3] It is the second largest of Michigan's state parks . Bordering on Lake Superior , most of the park is located within Whitefish Township in Chippewa County , with the western section of the park extending into McMillan Township ...
The Tahquamenon Falls (/ t ə ˈ k w ɑː m ə n ɒ n,-n ən / tə-KWAH-mə-non, -nən) are a series of waterfalls on the Tahquamenon River, shortly before it empties into Lake Superior, in the northeastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. They are the largest waterfalls in Michigan, and one of the largest in the eastern half of North America.
The river is best known for the Tahquamenon Falls, a succession of two waterfalls in Tahquamenon Falls State Park totalling approximately 73 feet (22 m) in height. Because the headwaters of the river are located in a boreal wetland that is rich in cedar, spruce and hemlock trees, the river's waters carry a significant amount of tannin in solution (i.e., it is a blackwater river), and are often ...
Stunning aerial video taken by Dustin Dilworth of d3imagery shows the beauty of the trees along the Tahquamenon River during peak fall color at Tahquamenon Falls State Park in Michigan.The autumn ...
First state park created under Michigan state parks system Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park: Grand Traverse: 75 acres 30 ha: 1920: Lake Michigan: On Grand Traverse Bay: Lake Gogebic State Park: Gogebic: 360 acres 150 ha: 1926: Lake Gogebic: Lakeport State Park: St. Clair: 565 acres 229 ha: 1938: Lake Huron: Laughing Whitefish Falls ...
Martin Dies, Jr. State Park: McKinney Falls State Park: Travis 744.4 acres (301 ha) 1976 McKinney Falls State Park: Meridian State Park: Bosque 505.4 acres (204.5 ha) 1935 Meridian State Park: Mission Tejas State Park: Houston 660 acres (270 ha) 1957 Mission Tejas State Park: Monahans Sandhills State Park: Ward, Winkler 3,840 acres (1,550 ha) 1957
The park opened in September 1981 and was operated as a state park until the TPWD terminated its lease on August 31, 2012 when the river authority assumed management. [1] The majority of the park consists of mixed oak and pecan woodlands. White-tailed deer, squirrels, rabbits, nine-banded armadillos, and raccoons are numerous.