State park · Lake Superior · Michigan
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
A state park on Lake Superior in Ontonagon County, Michigan, established 1944, 59,020 acres.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Superior
- Location
- Ontonagon County, Michigan
- Nearest town
- Ontonagon
- Established
- 1944
- Area
- 59,020 acres (92 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 1,539 ft
- Run by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 46.7542° N, 89.7900° 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.
Along the shore
Nearest Superior state parks
- Big Bay State Park42 mi · 2,350 ac · WI
- Baraga State Park61 mi · 56 ac · MI
- McLain State Park65 mi · 443 ac · MI
- Cascade River State Park74 mi · 5,050 ac · MN
- Temperance River State Park75 mi · MN
- Judge C. R. Magney State Park77 mi · 4,643 ac · MN
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 Porcupine Mountains 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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