Young State Park | |
Iucn Category: | III |
Iucn Ref: | [1] |
Photo Width: | 280 |
Map: | USA Michigan#USA |
Map Width: | 280 |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Evangeline Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan, USA |
Nearest City: | Boyne City, Michigan |
Coordinates: | 45.2319°N -85.0483°W |
Designation: | Michigan state park |
Established: | 1920 |
Named For: | Adolph and Mary Young |
Administrator: | Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
Website: | Young State Park |
Young State Park is a public recreation area near Boyne City, Michigan, occupying on the eastern shore of 17260acres Lake Charlevoix in Charlevoix County in the northwest of Northern Michigan.
Young State Park was among 13 parks established in 1920 following the creation of the Michigan State Parks Commission a year earlier. The park is named after Adolph and Mary Young, residents of Charlevoix, who donated land for the park's creation. The Civilian Conservation Corps made improvements during the 1930s.
The state park offers swimming, picnicking, five miles of hiking trails, cross-country skiing, boat launch, fishing for lake, brown and rainbow trout, and three campgrounds.