Mackinac Island State Park, Mackinac Island

Name: Mackinac Island State Park
Address: Mackinac Island, United States

#5 among attractions in Mackinac Island

Island, Park, Relax in park

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Mackinac Island State Park, Mackinac Island

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Mackinac Island State Park is a state park located on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Lake Huron island, it is near the Straits of Mackinac. The island park encompasses 1,800 acres, which is approximately 80% of the island's total area. The park is also within the boundaries of the city of Mackinac Island and has permanent residents within its boundaries. M-185 circles the perimeter of the park as the only motorless highway in the state due to the island's ban of automobiles. The park is governed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Mackinac Island State Park Commission. On July 15, 2009, the park celebrated its 20 millionth visitor. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1875 (149 years ago)Elevation: 761 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 45°51'52"N, 84°37'45"W

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Mackinac Island State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Mackinac, Skull Cave, Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum, Wawashkamo Golf Club.

1 miSE
Museum, Military base, Military museum
Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island
27 min walk • Perched high on a bluff overlooking the sparkling waters of Lake Huron, Fort Mackinac invites visitors to step back in time on the historic Mackinac Island in the United States. This well-preserved military outpost, now operating as a museum, offers a unique glimpse...
0.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Skull Cave, Mackinac Island
18 min walk • Skull Cave is a small and shallow cave on the central heights of Mackinac Island in Michigan, United States. The cave was carved during the Algonquin post-glacial period by the waters of Lake Algonquin, a swollen meltwater ancestor of today's Lake Huron.
1.1 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum, Mackinac Island
30 min walk • The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum is an art museum located in the historic Indian Dormitory building on Mackinac Island, Michigan.
0.5 miNW
Golf
Wawashkamo Golf Club, Mackinac Island
12 min walk • The Wawashkamo Golf Club is a nine-hole links golf course on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. The course was laid out by Alex Smith in 1898.
1.1 miSE
Park
Marquette Park, Mackinac Island
29 min walk • Marquette Park is a landscaped park located on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of Mackinac Island State Park and stands on the edge of Mackinac Island's harbor on the Round Island Channel and just east of downtown Mackinac Island.
1.4 miSE
Church
Mission Church, Mackinac Island
36 min walk • The Mission Church is a historic Congregational church located at the corner of Huron and Tuscott Streets on Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States. Built in 1829, it was the oldest surviving church in the state of Michigan. In 1971, the Mission Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1.1 miSE
City
Mackinac Island
30 min walk • Mackinac Island is a city in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city had a permanent population of 470.
1.3 miSE
Church
Sainte Anne Church, Mackinac Island
34 min walk • Sainte Anne Church, commonly called 'Ste. Anne Church' or 'Ste. Anne's Church', is a Roman Catholic church that serves the parish of Sainte Anne de Michilimackinac in Mackinac Island, Michigan.
0.7 miSE
Historical place, View point, Forts and castles
Fort Holmes, Mackinac Island
20 min walk • Fort Holmes is a fortified earthen redoubt located on the highest point of Mackinac Island. Originally built in 1814 by British forces during the War of 1812, the redoubt was improved by that army throughout the course of the war to help defend the adjacent Fort Mackinac from a possible attack by the U.S.
1.1 miSE
Arch
Arch Rock, Mackinac Island
27 min walk • Arch Rock is a geologic formation on Mackinac Island in Michigan. It is a natural limestone arch formed during the Nipissing post-glacial period, a period of high Lake Huron levels following the end of the Wisconsin glaciation.
1.1 miSE
Museum, History museum
Robert Stuart House, Mackinac Island
29 min walk • The Robert Stuart House, also known as the Agent's House or Agency House, is a building located at 34 Market Street on Mackinac Island, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1965.

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Which popular attractions are close to Mackinac Island State Park?

Nearby attractions include Skull Cave, Mackinac Island (18 min walk), Fort Holmes, Mackinac Island (20 min walk), Devil's Kitchen Cave, Mackinac Island (23 min walk).