Mackinac Island State Park & Fort Mackinac
Mackinac Island State Park & Fort Mackinac
Location:In Mackinac County on an island in the Straits of Mackinac. Accessibleby ferry from Mackinaw City and Saint Ignace; also accessible by planeto Mackinac Island Airport.
Facilities:Picnic area, playground, trails, concessions/store, historic fort, visitor center and museum. Open year round.
Activities:Walking, hiking, horseback riding, bicycling, swimming, wildlife viewing, interpretive programs.
Special Features:Park is Michigan's first state park and one of three state sitesoperated by Mackinac State Historic Parks. The park recreates lifein the 1700s and early 1800s and features Fort Mackinac (built in1780), Michigan's only revolutionary war-era fort. Other attractions onthe island include a nature center, a scenic shoreline road, and inlandtrails with view of unusual geological formations. Cars are notpermitted on the island.
Address:c/o Mackinac State Historic Parks
PO Box 370
Mackinac Island, MI 49757
Phone:231-436-4100
Fax:231-436-4210
Web: www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.aspx?id=418
Size: 1,800 acres.
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