| Cheboygan State Park | |
|---|---|
 Park shore andFourteen Foot Shoal Light | |
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| Location | Benton Township,Cheboygan County, Michigan, United States |
| Nearest city | Cheboygan, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 45°40′08″N84°25′15″W / 45.66889°N 84.42083°W /45.66889; -84.42083[1] |
| Area | 1,250 acres (510 ha) |
| Elevation | 587 feet (179 m)[1] |
| Established | 1960[2] |
| Administered by | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
| Website | Official website |
Cheboygan State Park is a 1,250-acre (510 ha) public recreation area onLake Huron inCheboygan County,Michigan, United States.[3] Thestate park offers nearly 4 miles (6.4 km) of shoreline with opportunities for swimming, fishing, boating, and hiking in addition to views of theFourteen Foot Shoal Light, the ruins of the 1859 Cheboygan Point Light, and a distant view of thePoe Reef Light, some six miles to the northeast.[4]
Today's Cheboygan State Park was officially created in 1960, when "a portion of the Black Lake State Forest was transferred from the Forestry Division to the Parks Division."[4][A]
Earlier, in 1930, the U.S. Lighthouse Service had gifted the 59-acre (24 ha) site of the Cheboygan Point Light to the state for use as a public park.[3][4][B] Then, in 1956, the Federal Bureau of Recreation as part of a survey of the state's coastline identified Lighthouse Point and the Duncan Bay Beach area as the site of a potential state park. The future park site was given the initial name of "Poe Reef State Park Site." Two years later, the Michigan DNR constructed the 13-acre Duncan Bay State Forest Campground at the location. Four years later in 1962, the DNR elevated the entire 1,250 acres (510 ha) site as a new Cheboygan State Park, with the state forest campground becoming the campground for the new state park.[6]
The park offers swimming, fishing on Duncan Bay and 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.[3]
