Traverse City State Park
Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park | |
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![]() Entrance sign | |
Location | East Bay Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States |
Nearest city | Traverse City, Michigan |
Coordinates | 44°44′44″N 85°33′04″W / 44.74556°N 85.55111°W[2] |
Area | 47 acres (19 ha) |
Elevation | 591 feet (180 m) [2] |
Designation | Michigan state park |
Established | 1920[3] |
Administrator | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
Website | Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park |
Traverse City State Park, officially Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park, is a 47-acre (19 ha) state park in Traverse City, Michigan.
The park is located on the southern shoreline of East Grand Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan, and is used mainly as a campground. US-31/M-72 runs between the park proper and a beach area; there is an overpass by way of which campers can get to the beach. The beach area has a playground, grills and picnic tables. The camping area has around 350 campsites, all with electricity. Other features include a dump and fill station, three bathroom buildings, and a recycling/trash center. To the south the park adjoins the TART Trail, a 10.5-mile bicycle trail that runs through Traverse City.[4]
On July 21, 2011, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission augmented the name of the park with that of Keith J. Charters, a local conservationist, hunter and angler who served on the commission from 1994 to 2010.[5] While signs at the park's entrance have added the new name, it is still usually referred to as "Traverse City State Park."
References
- ^ "Traverse City State Park". IUCN. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Traverse City State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "When were Michigan state parks and recreation areas established?" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ "Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park". Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ McGillivary, Brian (June 3, 2011). "Traverse City State Park to get new name". Traverse City Record-Eagle. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
External links
- Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park Map Michigan Department of Natural Resources