Port Crescent State Park
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Port Crescent State Park
US State Park, Michigan
1775 Port Austin Rd
Port Austin, MI 48467
www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.aspx?id=486
Phone: 989-738-8663
Size: 565 acres. Location: In Huron County, 5 miles southwest of Port Austin on M-25. Facilities: 137 modern campsites, mini-cabin, trails (7 miles), picnic area and shelter, beach house, playground, fishing deck (
). Activities: Camping, hunting, fishing, swimming, hiking, cross-country skiing, wildlife observation )Related Videos:
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Port Crescent State Park
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Port Crescent State Park
| Port Crescent State Park | |
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| Location | Hume Township, Huron County, Michigan, USA |
| Nearest city | Port Austin, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 44°00′17″N 83°03′18″W / 44.00472°N 83.055°WCoordinates: 44°00′17″N 83°03′18″W / 44.00472°N 83.055°W |
| Area | 600 acres (2.4 km2) |
| Governing body | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
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Port Crescent State Park is a 600-acre (2.4 km2) state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park is located in Huron County at the tip of The Thumb of Michigan.[1] The park is within Hume Township and the nearest community is Port Austin, approximately three miles northeast of the park on M-25.
The ghost town of Port Crescent is at the mouth of the Pinnebog River on Lake Huron and is part of the park.[2]
Facilities and activities
- Swimming: There is swimming available in Saginaw Bay at the mouth of the Pinnebog River.
- Playground
- Hiking: An array of hiking trails total seven miles, and a walk along the beaches is also possible.
- Fishing. A day-use fishing deck on the Pinnebog River offers universal accessibility.
- Picnicking
- Picnic Area
- Picnic Shelter
- Camping: There are 137 campsites and a mini cabin available for use throughout the spring and summer into the fall.
- Boating: Canoes can be rented from a nearby livery.
- Hunting
- Cross-country skiing
Recreational equipment can be rented.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Crescent State Park
- ^ Foster, Mary Jane. Port Crescent: A Ghost Town. Central Michigan University Term Paper, 1968.
External links
- Port Crescent State Park Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Port Crescent State Park: Wildlife Viewing Guide Michigan DNR
- Port Crescent State Park Protected Planet (World Database on Protected Areas)
- Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, Bibliography on Huron County
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