Fisherman's Island State Park facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Fisherman's Island State Park
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Looking toward Fisherman's Island
Fisherman's Island State Park Location in Michigan
Location	Norwood Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan
Nearest city	Charlevoix, Michigan
Area	2,678 acres (1,084 ha)
Elevation	587 feet (179 m)
Designation	Michigan state park
Established	1975
Administrator	Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Website	Fisherman's Island State Park

Fisherman's Island State Park is a public recreation area of 2,678 acres (1,084 ha) sitting on six miles (9.7 km) of Lake Michigan shoreline southwest of Charlevoix, Michigan. It is named for a small piece of land, Fisherman Island, located some 900 feet (270 m) from the mainland. For most of the period from 1998 to 2016, historically low lake levels resulted in the island becoming attached to the mainland via a tombolo. The park's interior terrain consists largely of rolling dunes covered with maple, birch and aspen broken up by bogs of cedar and black spruce. The park is operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Activities and amenities

The park features rustic campgrounds with some sites nestled in the dunes along the lake shore. The park offers picnicking, swimming beaches, over three miles of hiking trails, hunting, and snowmobiling.