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Wilson Island State Recreation Area is a 544-acre (220 ha) state recreation area in Harrison County, Iowa, United States, near the city of Missouri Valley. The park, which is named for Iowa governor George A. Wilson, encompasses a forested area along the Missouri River. The recreation area includes a boat ramp and fishing sites along the river.
Wilson Island is an island in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] It is one of eight vegetated coral cays in the Capricornia Cays National Park. [3] It is located north of the Tropic of Capricorn, [4] approximately 72 kilometres (45 miles) north east off the coast of Gladstone, Queensland and 15 kilometres from nearby Heron Island. [5]
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources lists the park among thirteen state parks established in 1920 following creation of the Michigan State Parks Commission in 1919. [2] Land for the park was donated to the city of Harrison in 1900 by a lumber company, then transferred to the state in 1922. The state park was dedicated in 1927. [3]
For over 20 years after construction, the lake was used for recreational boating, with half of the lake designated for watersports and the other half a no-wake zone for wildlife habitat and fishing. The lake was so popular that access was limited by the park's rangers to keep the boat traffic down on the lake on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
The 50,500-hectare (125,000-acre) national park is the southernmost national park on mainland Australia, known for its rainforests, beaches and abundant wildlife. The national park covers the southern portion of Wilsons Promontory , a peninsula containing South Point , the southernmost point on the Australian mainland, and a number of islands.
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Wilson Mountain Reservation is a state-owned, public recreation area and protected woodland park in Dedham, Massachusetts, managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. [2] It features hiking trails, open space and a summit view of the Boston skyline, and is an important wildlife preserve. [ 3 ]