State park · Lake Michigan · Michigan
Wilderness State Park
A state park on Lake Michigan in Emmet County, Michigan, established 1922, 12,800 acres. In or beside it: a state-listed beach and a lighthouse.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Emmet County, Michigan
- Nearest town
- Mackinaw City
- Established
- 1922
- Area
- 12,800 acres (20 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 584 ft
- Run by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 45.7583° N, 85.0119° W
Coordinates mark the park as Wikipedia pins it, not a gate or a lot. For big parks that can be miles from the beach.
On the sand
Beaches in and beside the park
- Wilderness State Park-West of Beach0.2 mi · not sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
Along the shore
Nearest Michigan state parks
- Petoskey State Park25 mi · 303 ac · MI
- Fisherman's Island State Park37 mi · 2,678 ac · MI
- Leelanau State Park48 mi · 1,550 ac · MI
- Traverse City State Park75 mi · 75 ac · MI
- Fayette Historic State Park80 mi · 850 ac · MI
- Rock Island State Park91 mi · 912 ac · WI
Straight-line distance.
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Tunnel of Trees — M-11913 mi · drive
By boat
Launches nearby
- Wilderness State Park5.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Cross Village7.9 mi · trailer ramp
On the bottom
Wrecks offshore
- SS Cayuga9.0 mi
On the water
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Wilderness State Park and its Wikidata record, retrieved 2026-10-11. Beaches are from EPA’s BEACH Act list and lighthouses from Wikidata. A blank field means the record is silent. Rules, hours and fees change; the park’s operator has the final word.
Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain). Not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.