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Higgins Lake State Park
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Higgins Lake State Park
106 State Park Drive
Roscommon, Michigan 48653
Phone: 989-821-6374
Reservations: 800-447-2757
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| State Park Overview: |
| Located on the north shore of Higgins Lake, the park has 174 modern campsites. Located on what was once the world's largest seedling nursery, the variety of tree, plant, bird and animal species make the park attractive for outdoor activities. |
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A Park with lots of History
The CCCs museum was very interesting. A real piece of history. It seems with all the success of this Nursery Camp it may be directly responsible for the existance of the rest of the parks in the surrounding Lower Peninsula! The Upland Nature trail was great too.
Written by summer visitor
5-Jul-2008
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Tickets on cars
The CCC museum is a very interesting place to visit. Watch out. The sign says a permit is required yet there is no one available to get a permit or obtain a day pass from.The park staff is sitting in the parking lot waiting to put a ticket on your car while you are inside the museum.
Written by disappointed visitor August 08
2-Sep-2008
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THE CLASSIC CAMPGROUND I LOVE IT
Written by Yerffej280
6-May-2009
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Response to Tickets on Cars
You get the State Park pass at the entrance to the park proper, a little west of the CCC museum and across the road. The nursery remained in use many years after the park was established. There is another state park on the southern shore of Higgins Lake.
(My parents have a cottage nearby and I have been to both parks many times.)
Written by Mikey NTH
4-Oct-2009
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| Trails: |
| Eleven miles of marked hiking, biking and cross-country ski trails are adjacent to the park on state-forest managed land. The Upland Nature Trail includes a series of fitness stations.
Trails in the park:
North Higgins-Upland Nature Trail - 1.5 (Miles), Hiking, Cross Country Ski
North Higgins-Bosom Pines Trail - 3.8 (Miles), Hiking, Cross Country Ski
North Higgins-Beaver Creek Trail - 6.5 (Miles), Hiking, Cross Country Ski |
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| Hotels/Motels | |  | Comfort Suites Lakeside - Houghton Lake, MI
Located on the shores off of Michigan?s largest inland lake, Comfort Suites Lakeside offers a beautiful hotel, conference center, water park and restaurant. Take a pleasure cruise or use a number of available golf packages. We have you covered for all your accommodation needs.
Web Site: http://www.comfortsuiteslakesideresort.com/ |
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| Restaurant | | | Comfort Suites Lakeside - Houghton Lake, MI
Located on the shores off of Michigan?s largest inland lake, Comfort Suites Lakeside offers a beautiful hotel, conference center, water park and restaurant. Take a pleasure cruise or use a number of available golf packages. We have you covered for all your accommodation needs.
Web Site: http://www.comfortsuiteslakesideresort.com/ |
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| The Civilian Conservation Corps Museum documents the efforts to "put Americans back to work" during the Great Depression. The CCC enrolled more than 100,000 young Michigan men to perform a variety of a conservation and reforestation efforts. Between 1933 and 1942, the Michigan CCC planted 484 million trees, spend 140,000 days fighting forest fires and constructed 7,000 miles of truck trails, 504 bridges and 222 buildings. The DNR state park system still carries many examples of their work still in use today. |
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| I-75 exit 244, turn left, W. 5 miles to park on left. US- 27 Military Rd. exit, go 1 mile E. |
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