Rush Lake State Game Area is located in Lake Township, Huron County, Michigan. This area has been dedicated for wildlife conservation and management by the Michigan DNR Wildlife Division.Michigan Department of Natural Resources The area is 2,102 acres in size and is being managed for the following featured species; eastern wild turkey,

mallard The mallard () or wild duck (''Anas platyrhynchos'') is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Arge ...

, and

common pheasant The common pheasant (''Phasianus colchicus'') is a bird in the pheasant family (biology), family (Phasianidae). The genus name comes from Latin ''phasianus'', "pheasant". The species name ''colchicus'' is Latin for "of Colchis" (modern day Geor ...

. The preserve can be transversed by an unimproved access called "Sand Road". Sand Road is considered an ancient

First Nation Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...

trail that transverses the area along the dunes of the shore. Currently Sand Road runs from

Caseville, Michigan Caseville is a city in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan, located at the mouth of the Pigeon River on Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron. The population was 777 at the 2010 census. The city is surrounded by Caseville Township. A popular desti ...

Port Austin, Michigan Port Austin is a village in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 664 at the 2010 census. The village is within Port Austin Township. Geography * According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total a ...

. The Rush Lake State Game area is known by locals for hunting and target shooting.

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{{Protected areas of Michigan Protected areas of Huron County, Michigan State game areas of Michigan