Aloha State Park

Aloha State Park is a public recreation area located six miles (9.7 km) south of Cheboygan in Cheboygan County, Michigan. The state park covers 107 acres (43 ha) on the northeast side of Mullett Lake at the center of the Inland Lakes Waterways.[4]

Aloha State Park
Park entrance at the end of Route 212
Map showing the location of Aloha State Park
Map showing the location of Aloha State Park
Location in Michigan
Map showing the location of Aloha State Park
Map showing the location of Aloha State Park
Aloha State Park (the United States)
LocationAloha Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan, United States
Nearest cityCheboygan, Michigan
Coordinates45°31′10″N 84°27′53″W[2]
Area107 acres (43.3 ha)
Elevation597 feet (182 m) [2]
DesignationMichigan state park
Established1923[3]
AdministratorMichigan Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteAloha State Park

History

The park was created when Cheboygan County purchased an initial eight acres of abandoned land that had been a park created by the Detroit and Mackinac Railway.[5] The county added another twenty acres to that holding in order to reach the 28-acre minimum required for the establishment of a state park. All of it was donated to the state in 1923.[6]

Activities and amenities

The park offers camping, boating, swimming, and fishing, and is skirted by the North Eastern State Trail.[4] The trail preserves the roadbed of the railroad that set aside the parcel of land used to help create the park.

References
  1. "Aloha State Park". IUCN. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  2. "Aloha State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "When were Michigan state parks and recreation areas established?" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  4. "Aloha State Park". Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  5. "Aloha!". Aloha, Michigan. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  6. Matthew J. Friday (2010). The Inland Water Route. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 9781439624401.
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