Interlochen State Park

Interlochen State Park is a state park in Michigan. It is the State of Michigan's first officially recognized state park. Situated between two freshwater lakes (Green Lake and Duck Lake), the state park is a popular camping destination. The park was established as Michigan's first state park by the Michigan Legislature in 1917, which paid $60,000 for the land. The name of the park was originally Pine Park, a 200-acre public park created to preserve the virgin pine stand for the people of Michigan. In 1928, the National Music Camp was established on the property adjoining the northern boundary of the park.

It is located next to the Interlochen Arts Academy. Also popular at Interlochen State Park is the Three Discipline Triathlon Event hosted each July.

Facilities and activities

*Swimming
*Playground
*Fishing. Bass, pike and bluegill can be found in both lakes during the summer months. Smelt and pike are favorites of anglers who like ice fishing.
*Picnicking
**Picnic Area
**Picnic Shelter. One picnic shelter is available for rent.
*Camping
*Boating. Three launches are maintained in the park. Each loop of the campground on Duck Lake has an access site, and the third is located in the rustic campground on Green Lake.

ee also

*Hartwick Pines State Park for the other stand of virgin Eastern White Pine in the Lower Peninsula.
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