HARRISVILLE STATE PARK

'Harrisville State Park' is a heavily wooded state park on the shore of Lake Huron. It is located on U.S. Route 23 in Harrisville, Alcona County, Michigan. Established in 1921, it is one of the oldest parks in the Michigan State Park system.^[1] The original park area consisted of 6 acres, much smaller than the current 107 acres.^[2] There were an estimated 151,273 visits to the park in 1996.^[3]

Contents

Camping and features

Birds and other wildlife

Address

References

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External links

Camping and features

Harrisville State Park features 229 campground sites, two modern bathhouses, and two mini-cabins with electricity, a fire ring, and an outdoor grill.^[4] Each cabin is furnished with two sets of bunk beds and a table. The mini-cabins are designed to sleep four comfortably. Camping facilities are open from April 15 to November 1.
The Cedar Run Nature Trail is a 2 mile trail that was cut through the forested areas of the park as early as 1945 and takes about 1 hour to walk.^[5] Other features include a swimming beach, beach house, picnic area, softball diamond, horseshoe pits, volleyball court, basketball court, children's playground, and group shelter.
The park does not offer any facilities for boating or fishing. However, there is a boat ramp in Harrisville that allows direct access to Lake Huron.

Birds and other wildlife

As with most places along the shores of Lake Huron, Harrisville State Park offers outstanding birding opportunities in May. It is not unusual to find over a dozen warbler species on a good day. Other species of birds may include nuthatches, woodpeckers, wrens, thrushes, vireos, and sparrows.^[6]

Address

Harrisville State Park
248 State Park Rd
Harrisville, Michigan 48740^[7]

References

1. "Harrisville State Park," ''Michigan Department of Natural Resources'', Accessed June 23, 2007.
2. "Harrisville State Park," ''StateParks.com'', Accessed June 23, 2007.
3. Spencer DM, Kim DK, and Alexander PJ (1998) "Alcona County Tourism Profile," ''Travel, Resource, and Recreation Center of Michigan State University'', Accessed June 23, 2007.
4. "Profile for Harrisville State Park," ''The Weather Channel'', Accessed June 23, 2007.
5. "Trails," ''Huron Shore Chamber of Commerce'', Accessed June 23, 2007.
6. "Alcona County Birding Locations," ''Birds-n-Such'', Accessed June 23, 2007.
7. "Location Information," ''Michigan Department of Natural Resources'', Accessed June 23, 2007.

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External links

★ Map of Harrisville State Park from Michigan Department of Natural Resources