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Tahquamenon Falls State Park

A state park on Lake Superior in Chippewa County, Michigan, established 1947, 46,179 acres.

Chart of Tahquamenon Falls State Park on Lake Superior, with its beaches, lights and neighboring parks markedMuskallonge Lake State ParkBrimley State ParkFort Wilkins Historic State ParkBaraga State ParkMcLain State ParkPorcupine Mountains Wilderness State ParkTahquamenon Falls State Park

The park

On the record

Water
Lake Superior
Location
Chippewa County, Michigan
Nearest town
Paradise
Established
1947
Area
46,179 acres (72 sq mi)
Elevation
623 ft
Run by
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Coordinates
46.6036° N, 85.2072° 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

  1. Muskallonge Lake State Park21 mi · 217 ac · MI
  2. Brimley State Park34 mi · 100 ac · MI
  3. Fort Wilkins Historic State Park139 mi · 987 ac · MI
  4. Baraga State Park156 mi · 56 ac · MI
  5. McLain State Park166 mi · 443 ac · MI
  6. Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park217 mi · 59,020 ac · MI

Straight-line distance.

On shore nearby

Worth the stop

By boat

Launches nearby

On the bottom

Wrecks offshore

Source

Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Tahquamenon Falls 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.