Newaygo State Park

Not to be confused with Negwegon State Park.

Newaygo State Park
Boat launch area
Map showing the location of Newaygo State Park
Map showing the location of Newaygo State Park
Location in Michigan
Map showing the location of Newaygo State Park
Map showing the location of Newaygo State Park
Newaygo State Park (the United States)
LocationBig Prairie Township, Newaygo County, Michigan, United States
Nearest cityNewaygo, Michigan
Coordinates43°30′09″N 85°35′30″W / 43.50250°N 85.59167°W / 43.50250; -85.59167[2]
Area257 acres (104 ha)
Elevation850 feet (260 m)[2]
DesignationMichigan state park
Established1966[3]
AdministratorMichigan Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteNewaygo State Park

Newaygo State Park is a public recreation area covering 257 acres (104 ha) on the south side of Hardy Dam Pond in Big Prairie Township, Newaygo County, Michigan. The state park sits atop 20-foot (6.1 m) embankments overlooking the six-mile-long (10 km), 4,000-acre (1,600 ha) impoundment of the Muskegon River.[4]

  1. ^ "Newaygo State Park". IUCN. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Newaygo State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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