Wilderness State Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1] | |
Location | Bliss Township, Emmet County, Michigan, United States |
Nearest town | Mackinaw City, Michigan |
Coordinates | 45°44′03″N 84°54′10″W / 45.73417°N 84.90278°W[2] |
Area | 10,512 acres (4,254 ha) |
Elevation | 607 feet (185 m)[2] |
Designation | Michigan state park |
Established | 1922 (game reserve); 1927 (state park)[3] |
Administrator | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
Website | Wilderness State Park |
Wilderness State Park is a public recreation area bordering Lake Michigan, five miles southwest of Mackinaw City in Emmet County in Northern Michigan. The state park's 10,512 acres (4,254 ha) include 26 miles (42 km) of shoreline, diverse forested dune and swale complexes, wetlands, camping areas, and many miles of hiking trails.[4] The state park is operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, which has, as of 2006, approved a proposal that 4,492 acres (1,818 ha) be officially dedicated as a wilderness area.[5] Wilderness State Park was designated a Michigan "dark sky preserve" in 2012.[6]
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