15 minutes or less:
-1.5 mi to state ORV trail
-1.5 mi to state snowmobile trail
-Kirtland Warbler Habitat
-Bald Eagle, area sightings becoming more common
-Hunting, deer, bear, turkey and other game birds
-Countless state two tracks for horseback riding
-Stock car races @ Merritt Speedway
-Mushroom hunting on state land
-Hiking on state land
-Hiking on site
-Relaxing by the campfire
-Volleyball
-Horseshoes near bathhouse and pavilion
-Play structures near bathhouse and pavilion
-Pavilion on site for gatherings, reunions, etc.
-Canoeing, Manistee River
Wellington Farm State Park, a working 1930’s farm
30 minutes or less:
-Fishing, swimming, and boating; Lake Missaukee, Higgins Lake, and Houghton Lake
-Canoeing; Muskegeon and Au Sable rivers
-Golfing; Lake City, Houghton Lake, Kalkaska, and Grayling
-Hartwck Pines State Park
-Grayling Fish Hatchery
-Houghton Lake’s Tip-Up Town
-Kalkaska’s National Trout Festival
-Lake City’s Greatest Fourth in the North and Festival of the Pines
