Leelanau State Park

{{short description|Park in Michigan, USA}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox park

| name = Leelanau State Park

| photo = Sunset frm Grand Traverse Lighthouse.jpg

| photo_caption = Sunset over Lake Michigan
from Grand Traverse Point

| photo_width = 280

| photo_alt = Lake

| map = USA Michigan#USA

| map_caption = Location in Michigan

| map_width = 280

| relief = 1

| location = Leelanau Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, United States

| nearest_town = Northport, Michigan

| coordinates = {{coord|45|11|00|N|85|34|10|W|display=inline,title}}

| coords_ref =

| elevation = {{convert|610|ft}}

| area = {{convert|1550|acre}}

| designation = Michigan state park

| established = 1964

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| administrator = Michigan Department of Natural Resources

| website = {{Official website}}

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Leelanau State Park is a public recreation area covering {{convert|1550|acre}} on the Leelanau Peninsula in Leelanau County, Michigan. The state park encompasses the tip of the peninsula and is the home of the Grand Traverse Lighthouse.

Activities and amenities

In addition to the lighthouse museum, the park offers {{convert|8.5|mi}} of hiking and skiing trails, picnicking, playground, cabins, and rustic camping.

References

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{{cite web |url=https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/parksandtrails/details.aspx?id=467&type=SPRK |title=Leelanau State Park |publisher=Michigan Department of Natural Resources |access-date=November 15, 2024}}

{{cite web |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071124476;view=1up;seq=173 |title=Twenty-Second Biennial Report 1963–1964 |publisher=State of Michigan Department of Conservation |pages=169–170 |access-date=February 26, 2018}}

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