Burt Lake State Park is a public recreation area covering on the south shore of
Burt Lake
Burt Lake is a 17,120 acre (69 km2) lake in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The western shore of the lake is on the boundary with Emmet County. The lake is named after William Austin Burt, who, together with John Mullett, ma ...
at
Indian River in
Cheboygan County
Cheboygan County ( ) is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census, the population was 25,579. The county seat is Cheboygan, Michigan, Cheboygan. The county boundaries were s ...
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Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
. The
state park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...
features over 2000 feet of sandy shoreline, swimming, boating access to the
Inland Lakes Waterway, fishing on the
Sturgeon River and Burt Lake, and camping facilities.
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History
The park site was first purchased in 1920, with additional parcels acquired through 1939.[ It was among 13 parks established in 1920 following the creation of the Michigan State Parks Commission a year earlier.][
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References
External links
Burt Lake State Park
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Burt Lake State Park Map
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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State parks of Michigan
Protected areas of Cheboygan County, Michigan
Protected areas established in 1920
1920 establishments in Michigan
IUCN Category III