Port Crescent State Park

Port Crescent State Park
Location within the state of Michigan
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°W / 44.00472; -83.055Coordinates: 44°00′17″N 83°03′18″W / 44.00472°N 83.055°W / 44.00472; -83.055
Area	600 acres (2.4 km²)
Governing body	Michigan Department of Natural Resources
http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/details.aspx?id=486&type=SPRK

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

Protected areas of Michigan

See also: Important Bird Areas of Michigan

National

Parks	Isle Royale Keweenaw (Historical) River Raisin (Battlefield)

Lakeshores	Pictured Rocks Sleeping Bear Dunes

Landmarks	Black Spruce Bog Natural Area Dead Stream Swamp Dukes Research Natural Area Grand Mere Lakes Haven Hill State Natural Area Newton Woods Porcupine Mountains Roscommon Virgin Pine Stand Strangmoor Bog Tobico Marsh Toumey Woods Warren Woods State Park

Forests	Hiawatha Huron-Manistee Ottawa

Wildlife Refuges	Detroit River Harbor Island Huron Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area Michigan Islands Michigan Wetland Management District Seney Shiawassee

Other	Grand Island National Recreation Area Father Marquette National Memorial Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

State

Parks	Algonac Aloha Baraga Belle Isle Bewabic Brimley Burt Lake Cambridge Junction Cheboygan Clear Lake Coldwater Lake Craig Lake Dodge #4 Duck Lake Fayette Fisherman's Island Fort Michilimackinac Fort Wilkins Grand Haven Grand Mere Harrisville Hart-Montague Trail Hartwick Pines Hayes Mill Creek P.H. Hoeft P.J. Hoffmaster Holland Indian Lake Interlochen Kal-Haven Trail Lake Gogebic Lakelands Trail Lakeport Leelanau Ludington Mackinac Island Maybury F.J. McLain Mears Meridian-Baseline Mitchell Muskallonge Lake Muskegon Negwegon Newaygo North Higgins Lake Onaway Orchard Beach Otsego Lake Palms Book Petoskey Porcupine Mountains Port Crescent Rockport Sanilac Petroglyphs Saugatuck Dunes Seven Lakes Silver Lake Sleeper Sleepy Hollow South Higgins Lake Sterling Straits Tahquamenon Falls Tawas Point Thompson's Harbor Traverse City Twin Lakes Van Buren Van Buren Trail Van Riper Warren Dunes Warren Woods Wells White Pine Trail Wilderness William G. Milliken Wilson Young

Recreation Areas	Bald Mountain Bass River Bay City Brighton Fort Custer Highland Holly Ionia Island Lake Lake Hudson Menominee River Metamora-Hadley Ortonville Pinckney Pontiac Lake Proud Lake Rifle River Waterloo Wetzel Yankee Springs

Forests	Au Sable Copper Country Escanaba River Lake Superior Mackinaw Pere Marquette

Underwater Preserves	Alger De Tour Passage Grand Traverse Bay Keweenau Manitou Passage Marquette Sanilac Shores Southwest Michigan Straits of Mackinac Thumb Area Whitefish Point

Other (inc. game areas)	Agate Falls Scenic Site Allegan State Game Area Bond Falls Scenic Site Laughing Whitefish Falls Scenic Site Michigan Islands Wilderness Area Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center Sturgeon Point Scenic Site Wagner Falls Scenic Site

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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