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Cheboygan State Park
Cheboygan State Park
	Location within the state of Michigan
Location	Benton Township; Cheboygan County, Michigan
Nearest city	Cheboygan, Michigan
Coordinates	45°39′00″N 84°24′30″W / 45.65000°N 84.40833°W
Area	1.95 mi² (5.06 km²)
Established	1962
Governing body	Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Website	Official website

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Cheboygan State Park is a 1,250-acre (5.1 km²) state park in Cheboygan County, Michigan, United States.^[2] Lighthouse enthusiasts can see Fourteen Foot Shoal Light and the remains of the 1859 Cheboygan Point Light plus a distant view of Lake Huron's Poe Reef Light, some six miles to the northeast.^[3]

The park offers trails ranging in length from one-half mile to one and three-quarters miles for hikers, mountain bikers, and cross-country skiers. Trails both skirt Lake Huron and plunge into the more remote interior areas.

Facilities and activities

Playground
Swimming
Hiking
Cross-country skiing
Fishing: Anglers will find fish on Duncan Bay and in Little Billy Elliot Creek.
Boating: A carry-in launch site offers access to Duncan Bay.
Picnicking
- Picnic Area
- Picnic Shelter
Camping: there are 76 campsites, three rustic cabins and one tepee.
Metal Detecting Metal detecting.
Hunting

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-04-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "The Federal Bureau of Recreation conducted a survey of Michigan's coastline for possible State Parks in 1956, and designated Lighthouse Point as part of its proposed "Poe Reef State Park Site." In 1958, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources built the Duncan Bay State Forest Campground on thirteen acres at Duncan Bay Beach, all of which was combined to become the current 1,200-acre Cheboygan State Park in 1962"
^ "Algonac State Park". Retrieved 2011-09-14.
^ Lighthouse Friends, Poe Reef Light. Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-04-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "The Federal Bureau of Recreation conducted a survey of Michigan's coastline for possible State Parks in 1956, and designated Lighthouse Point as part of its proposed "Poe Reef State Park Site." In 1958, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources built the Duncan Bay State Forest Campground on thirteen acres at Duncan Bay Beach, all of which was combined to become the current 1,200-acre Cheboygan State Park in 1962"

[2] "Algonac State Park". Retrieved 2011-09-14.

[3] Lighthouse Friends, Poe Reef Light. Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine

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-'''Cheboygan State Park''' is a {{convert|1250|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[state park]] in [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan County]], [[Michigan]], United States.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/Details.aspx?id=441&type=SPRK| title = Algonac State Park| accessdate = 2011-09-14}}</ref> Lighthouse enthusiasts can see [[Fourteen Foot Shoal Light]] and the remains of the 1859 Cheboygan Point Light plus a distant view of [[Lake Huron]]'s [[Poe Reef Light]], some six miles to the northeast.<ref>[http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=709 Lighthouse Friends, Poe Reef Light.]</ref>
+'''Cheboygan State Park''' is a {{convert|1250|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[state park]] in [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan County]], [[Michigan]], United States.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/Details.aspx?id=441&type=SPRK| title = Algonac State Park| accessdate = 2011-09-14}}</ref> Lighthouse enthusiasts can see [[Fourteen Foot Shoal Light]] and the remains of the 1859 Cheboygan Point Light plus a distant view of [[Lake Huron]]'s [[Poe Reef Light]], some six miles to the northeast.<ref>[http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=709 Lighthouse Friends, Poe Reef Light.] {{wayback|url=http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=709 |date=20110526181120 }}</ref>
 [[File:Cheboygan State Park.jpg|thumb|Cheboygan State Park and Fourteen Foot Shoal Light]]
 The park offers trails ranging in length from one-half mile to one and three-quarters miles for hikers, mountain bikers, and cross-country skiers. Trails both skirt Lake Huron and plunge into the more remote interior areas.