Harrisville State Park | |
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Location |
Harrisville /
Harrisville Township Alcona County, Michigan |
Coordinates | 44°38′58″N 83°17′35″W / 44.64944°N 83.29306°W [2] |
Area | 107 acres (43 ha) |
Elevation | 587 feet (179 m) [2] |
Designation | Michigan state park |
Established | 1920 [3] |
Visitors | 151,273 (in 1996) [4] |
Administrator | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
Website | Harrisville State Park |
Harrisville State Park is a public recreation area covering 107 acres (43 ha) on the shore of Lake Huron off U.S. Route 23 in Harrisville and Harrisville Township, Alcona County, Michigan. [5] The state park contains more than 100 acres of heavily forested land as well as a mile-long sandy beach. [6] It is considered an important location for birders, with large and varied migratory populations of warblers and other song birds. [7] The park is administered by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. [5]
Harrisville State Park was among 13 parks established in 1920 following the creation of the Michigan State Parks Commission a year earlier. [8] It originally covered only six acres (2.4 ha). [9] The park's Cedar Run Nature Trail was cut through the forested areas of the park as early as 1945. [10]
Harrisville State Park offers outstanding birding opportunities in May when numerous warbler species may be seen. Other species include nuthatches, woodpeckers, wrens, thrushes, vireos, and sparrows. [7]
The park features a swimming beach, bathhouse, picnic areas, sports fields, carry-in boat launch, 195 campground sites, cabin, and mini-cabins. [5] The 2-mile (3.2 km) Cedar Run Nature Trail crosses forested areas of the park. [6] A section of beach north of the campers area is pet friendly. [5]
The park offers bike rentals, in coordination with the opening of the Alcona Heritage Route Multi-use Trail. The trail is a three-quarter mile paved, multi-use trail out of the park that connects to the trail to Harrisville. [5] [11]
Harrisville State Park | |
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Location |
Harrisville /
Harrisville Township Alcona County, Michigan |
Coordinates | 44°38′58″N 83°17′35″W / 44.64944°N 83.29306°W [2] |
Area | 107 acres (43 ha) |
Elevation | 587 feet (179 m) [2] |
Designation | Michigan state park |
Established | 1920 [3] |
Visitors | 151,273 (in 1996) [4] |
Administrator | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
Website | Harrisville State Park |
Harrisville State Park is a public recreation area covering 107 acres (43 ha) on the shore of Lake Huron off U.S. Route 23 in Harrisville and Harrisville Township, Alcona County, Michigan. [5] The state park contains more than 100 acres of heavily forested land as well as a mile-long sandy beach. [6] It is considered an important location for birders, with large and varied migratory populations of warblers and other song birds. [7] The park is administered by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. [5]
Harrisville State Park was among 13 parks established in 1920 following the creation of the Michigan State Parks Commission a year earlier. [8] It originally covered only six acres (2.4 ha). [9] The park's Cedar Run Nature Trail was cut through the forested areas of the park as early as 1945. [10]
Harrisville State Park offers outstanding birding opportunities in May when numerous warbler species may be seen. Other species include nuthatches, woodpeckers, wrens, thrushes, vireos, and sparrows. [7]
The park features a swimming beach, bathhouse, picnic areas, sports fields, carry-in boat launch, 195 campground sites, cabin, and mini-cabins. [5] The 2-mile (3.2 km) Cedar Run Nature Trail crosses forested areas of the park. [6] A section of beach north of the campers area is pet friendly. [5]
The park offers bike rentals, in coordination with the opening of the Alcona Heritage Route Multi-use Trail. The trail is a three-quarter mile paved, multi-use trail out of the park that connects to the trail to Harrisville. [5] [11]