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There is a groomed beach with picnic tables, a snack bar, and boat rentals on Heron Lake. The park area also encompasses McGinnis Lake, Valley Lake, and Wildwood Lake. The park typically sees the highest number of visitors in August and September, coinciding with the Michigan Renaissance Festival, which is located near the park.
Twelve all-sports lakes have public boat launches: Big Lake, Cass Lake, Cedar Island Lake, Crescent Lake , Lake Oakland, Lake Orion, Long Lake (Commerce Township), Maceday Lake, Pontiac Lake, Tipsico Lake, Union Lake, and White Lake. [9]
The cabin offers a historical getaway. Holly Recreation Area has almost 8,000 acres (32 km 2) of rolling woodlands, several lakes, picnicking, swimming, fishing, hiking, cross-country ski trails, rowboat, canoe and paddleboats. All of these activities are in walking distance. [4]
Holly's oldest cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery, was established around Holly's incorporation as a Township. There are veterans from every major war interred at Oak Hill, dating back to the Revolutionary War. Many of the founding families of the Holly area are also buried at Oak Hill, as well as Holly's historic 'sister cemetery', Lakeside Cemetery. [7]
Nearby is the state-owned Holly Recreation Area. Crapo Park, named after Michigan Governor Henry H. Crapo (1804–1869), [14] located near the junction of the CSX Saginaw Subdivision and Canadian National Railway's Holly Subdivision, is a popular viewing location for railfans. Both lines were formerly served by Holly's small (now abandoned ...
Seven Lakes State Park is a public recreation area covering 1,434 acres (580 ha) one mile northwest of Holly in Holly Township, Oakland County, Michigan. [2] The state park's 230 acres (93 ha) of water are found in six named lakes that include 170-acre Big Seven Lake, [3] Little Seven Lake, and 44-acre Dickinson Lake.
This is a list of Michigan state parks and related protected areas under the jurisdiction or owned by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Parks and Recreation Division. A total of 104 state parks, state recreation areas and trail state parks currently exist along with eight other sites as well as 16 state harbors on the Great Lakes .
Lake Surface area Maximum depth County GNIS ID Lake Minnewauken 145 20 feet (6.0 m) St. Joseph County Ackerson Lake 187 acres (76 ha) Jackson County: 619801 Alcona Dam Pond: 975 acres (395 ha) 40 feet (12 m) Alcona County: 1619004 Aginaw Lake 100 acres (40 ha) Shiawassee County: 619867 Algonquin Lake 182 acres (74 ha) Barry County: 619953 Lake ...