Pontiac Lake Recreation Area

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Pontiac Lake Recreation Area
Location within the state of Michigan
Location	Lower Peninsula, Oakland County, Michigan USA
Nearest city	Waterford, Michigan
Coordinates	42°40′32″N 83°28′14″W / 42.67555°N 83.47055°W / 42.67555; -83.47055Coordinates: 42°40′32″N 83°28′14″W / 42.67555°N 83.47055°W / 42.67555; -83.47055
Area	3,745 acres (1,516 ha)
Governing body	Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Pontiac Lake Recreation Area is located in White Lake Township, Oakland County, Michigan, just west of Waterford, Michigan. It is 3,745 acres (15.16 km²) in size.^[1]

Contents

1 Facilities
2 Activities
3 References
4 External links

Facilities [edit]

Campground - 176 Sites, 24 Equestrian sites
Beach House
Boat Launch
Picnic Area
Picnic Shelter - Reservation required
Playground
Stable - Horse rental
Store
Shooting Range

Activities [edit]

Cross Country Skiing - 11 miles (18 km)
Fishing
Hiking - 11 miles (18 km)
Horseback Riding - 17 miles (27 km)
Hunting
Metal Detecting
Mountain Biking - 11 miles (18 km)
Snow-mobiling
Swimming

References [edit]

^ "Michigan Parks and Trails, Pontiac Lake Recreation Area".

External links [edit]

Pontiac Lake Recreation Area Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Pontiac Lake Recreation Area Protected Planet (World Database on Protected Areas)

Protected areas of Michigan

See also: Important Bird Areas of Michigan

National Parks	Isle Royale

National Battlefield Parks	River Raisin

National Historical Parks	Keweenaw

Wildlife Refuges	Detroit River Harbor Island Huron Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area Michigan Islands Michigan Wetland Management District Seney Shiawassee

Landmarks	Black Spruce Bog Natural Area Dead Stream Swamp Dukes Research Natural Area Grand Mere Lakes Haven Hill State Natural Area Newton Woods Porcupine Mountains Roscommon Virgin Pine Stand Strangmoor Bog Tobico Marsh Toumey Woods Warren Woods State Park

Forests	Hiawatha Huron-Manistee Ottawa

Other federal protected areas	Father Marquette National Memorial Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Parks	Algonac Aloha Baraga Bewabic Brimley Burt Lake Cambridge Junction Cheboygan Clear Lake Coldwater Lake Craig Lake Dodge #4 Duck Lake Fayette Fisherman's Island Fort Michilimackinac Fort Wilkins Grand Haven Grand Mere Harrisville Hart-Montague Trail Hartwick Pines Hayes Mill Creek P.H. Hoeft P.J. Hoffmaster Holland Indian Lake Interlochen Kal-Haven Trail Lake Gogebic Lakelands Trail Lakeport Leelanau Ludington Mackinac Island Maybury F.J. McLain Mears Meridian-Baseline Mitchell Muskallonge Lake Muskegon Negwegon Newaygo North Higgins Lake Onaway Orchard Beach Otsego Lake Palms Book Petoskey Porcupine Mountains Port Crescent Rockport Sanilac Petroglyphs Saugatuck Dunes Seven Lakes Silver Lake Sleeper Sleepy Hollow South Higgins Lake Sterling Straits Tahquamenon Falls Tawas Point Thompson's Harbor Traverse City Twin Lakes Van Buren Van Buren Trail Van Riper Warren Dunes Warren Woods Wells White Pine Trail Wilderness William G. Milliken Wilson Young

Recreation Areas	Bald Mountain Bass River Bay City Brighton Fort Custer Highland Holly Ionia Island Lake Lake Hudson Menominee River Metamora-Hadley Ortonville Pinckney Pontiac Lake Proud Lake Rifle River Waterloo Wetzel Yankee Springs

Forests	Au Sable Copper Country Escanaba River Lake Superior Mackinaw Pere Marquette

Underwater Preserves	Alger De Tour Passage Grand Traverse Bay Keweenau Manitou Passage Marquette Sanilac Shores Southwest Michigan Straits of Mackinac Thumb Area Whitefish Point

Other (inc. game areas)	Agate Falls Scenic Site Allegan State Game Area Bond Falls Scenic Site Laughing Whitefish Falls Scenic Site Michigan Islands Wilderness Area Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center Sturgeon Point Scenic Site Wagner Falls Scenic Site

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

v t e Parks in metropolitan Detroit

Detroit city	Belle Isle Campau Park Campus Martius Chandler Park Clark Park Central Park Dequindre Cut International Riverfront Engel Memorial Park Ford Park Fort Wayne Gabriel Richard Park Grand Circus Layfayette Park New Center Park Owen Park Palmer Park Patton Park Reid Memorial Park State Fairgrounds Three Mile Drive Park Roosevelt Park

Metro 600 to 1,500 acres (243 to 607 ha)	Addison Oaks Algonac State Park Belle Isle Camp Dearborn Crosswinds Marsh Hayes State Park (Irish Hills) Independence Oaks Lower Huron Maybury State Park Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area Metro Beach Metropark River Rouge Park Sterling State Park

1,500 to 5,000 acres (607 to 2,023 ha)	Bald Mountain Brighton Recreation Area Hines Drive Hudson Mills Huron Meadows Indian Springs Kensington Lake Erie Metropark Pontiac Lake Recreation Area Oakwoods Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Stony Creek Metropark Wolcott Mill Willow

over 5,000 acres (2,023 ha)	Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Highland Recreation Area Ortonville Recreation Area Pinckney State Recreation Area

Waterways	Clinton River Detroit River (Islands) Huron River Lake St. Clair River Rouge St. Clair River

Major beaches	Belle Isle Kensington Lakeside Beach and Park Lighthouse Beach and Park Metro Beach Stony Creek

Trails 5 to 36 miles (8 to 58 km)	Bald Mountain Detroit River Walk / Dequindre Cut Highland Recreation Lakes Kensington Lakelands Trail State Park Novi North Park Paint Creek Trail Poly Ann Trail Pontiac Lake Recreation Area Stony Creek Inwood Trails Trails in Detroit Waterloo-Pinckney Trail

Zoological and botanical	Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory Cranbrook Detroit Zoo Matthaei Botanical Gardens

See also Tourism in metropolitan Detroit and Huron-Clinton Metroparks

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