Newaygo State Park is a public recreation area covering on the south side of
Hardy Dam Pond in
Big Prairie Township,
Newaygo County
Newaygo County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 49,978. The county seat is White Cloud. The county was created in 1840, and was organized in 1851. It was either named for an ...
,
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 ...
sits atop embankments overlooking the six-mile-long (10 km), impoundment of the
Muskegon River.
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History
The park was created in 1966 when the state leased acreage that included of water frontage from Consumers Power Company.[
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Activities and amenities
The park offers swimming, fishing for bass, walleye and panfish, boat launch, picnicking, playground, and 99 rustic campsites.[
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References
External links
Newaygo State Park
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Newaygo State Park Park
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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State parks of Michigan
Protected areas of Newaygo County, Michigan
Protected areas established in 1966
1966 establishments in Michigan
IUCN Category III
Grand Rapids metropolitan area