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Island Lake State Recreation Area is a state-run park in Green Oak Township, Livingston County, in metro Detroit in Michigan.The 4,000-acre (1,600 ha) park lies on the Huron River and Kent Lake, an impoundment of the river, just downstream of Kensington Metropark with which it is also connected by a bike trail.
Hot-air balloon launch area Lake Hudson State Recreation Area: Lenawee: 2,796 acres 1,132 ha: 1979: Lake Hudson: First-ever Dark-Sky Preserve designated, 1993 Lime Island State Recreation Area: Chippewa: 980 acres 400 ha: 2011: St. Marys River: Visitors provide own transportation to remote island; six rental cabins; Victorian House/Museum ...
The Grand Island National Recreation Area is a national recreation area in Hiawatha National Forest under jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service.Located on Grand Island, Michigan, offshore from Munising, Michigan, the Grand Island National Recreation Area covers approximately 13,500 acres (55 km 2) of Lake Superior woodland.
The cliffs reach up to 200 feet (60 m) above lake level. They have been naturally sculptured into a variety of shallow caves, arches, and formations resembling castle turrets and human profiles. Near Munising, visitors can also visit Grand Island, most of which are included in the separate Grand Island National Recreation Area.
In 1897, the county was dissolved, and the island was reincorporated into Keweenaw County. The highest point on the island is Mount Desor at 1,394 ft (425 m), or about 800 ft (240 m) above lake level. Isle Royale, the largest island in Lake Superior, is over 45 mi (72 km) in length and 9 mi (14 km) wide at its widest point. [6]
The John H. Kerr Reservoir (often called Kerr Lake in North Carolina and Bugg's Island Lake in Virginia) [1] is a reservoir along the border of the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the John H. Kerr Dam across the Roanoke River between 1947 and 1952 to produce hydroelectricity as well as ...
Island Lake Recreation Site 4] is a small, rustic provincial campground The park includes the south-eastern shore of the lake and the three islands within the lake. Access is from a 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) gravel road that starts at the intersection of Highways 943 and 945 .
Silver Lake Trail is a 2-mile-long (3.2 km) trail that is open to hiking, mountain biking and cross-country skiing. [15] Waterloo–Pinckney Trail is a 35-mile (56 km) hiking trail which runs through Waterloo Recreation Area and Pinckney Recreation Area.