State park · Lake Superior · Michigan
Fort Wilkins Historic State Park
A state park on Lake Superior in Keweenaw County, Michigan, established 1923, 987 acres. In or beside it: 6 state-listed beaches and 2 lighthouses.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Keweenaw County, Michigan
- Nearest town
- Copper Harbor
- Established
- 1923
- Area
- 987 acres (1.5 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 620 ft
- Run by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 47.4672° N, 87.8697° 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
- Lighthouse Overlook0.2 mi · not sampled
- Fort Wilkins State Park-West0.2 mi · not sampled
- Fort Wilkins State Park0.3 mi · not sampled
- Copper Harbor- West Lagoon0.4 mi · not sampled
- Fort Wilkins State Park-East0.6 mi · not sampled
- Cooper Harbor Lighthouse Complex0.7 mi · not sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
Along the shore
Nearest Superior state parks
- McLain State Park38 mi · 443 ac · MI
- Baraga State Park57 mi · 56 ac · MI
- Grand Portage State Park89 mi · MN
- Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park103 mi · 59,020 ac · MI
- Judge C. R. Magney State Park105 mi · 4,643 ac · MN
- Muskallonge Lake State Park118 mi · 217 ac · MI
Straight-line distance.
On the water
What to fish on Lake Superior
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Fort Wilkins Historic 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.
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