Young State Park is a public recreation area near Boyne City, Michigan, occupying 563 acres (228 ha) on the eastern shore of 17,260-acre (6,980 ha) Lake Charlevoix in Charlevoix County in the northwest of Northern Michigan.[4]
| Young State Park | |
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.jpg) Beachfront along Lake Charlevoix | |
  Location in Michigan  Young State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Evangeline Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan, USA |
| Nearest city | Boyne City, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 45°13′55″N 85°02′54″W / 45.23194°N 85.04833°W[2] |
| Area | 563 acres (228 ha) |
| Elevation | 594 feet (181 m) [2] |
| Designation | Michigan state park |
| Established | 1920[3] |
| Named for | Adolph and Mary Young |
| Administrator | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
| Website | Young State Park |
History
editYoung State Park was among 13 parks established in 1920 following the creation of the Michigan State Parks Commission a year earlier.[5] The park is named after Adolph and Mary Young, residents of Charlevoix, who donated land for the park's creation.[6][7] The Civilian Conservation Corps made improvements during the 1930s.[4]
Activities and amenities
editThe state park offers swimming, picnicking, five miles of hiking trails, cross-country skiing, boat launch, fishing for lake, brown and rainbow trout, and three campgrounds.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Young State Park". IUCN. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "Young 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 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Young State Park". Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ "Michigan DNR celebrates 100 years of state parks" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources. pp. 10–11. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "Donor of state park site dies at Charlevoix" (PDF). Charlevoix County Herald. September 20, 1935. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "Who's who behind Michigan's named state parks". Michigan History Magazine. Historical Society of Michigan. March 1, 2016.
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