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{{Short description|State Park in Charlevoix County, Michigan}}
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[[{{PAGENAME}}]] is a [[state park]] in [[Michigan]].
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[[Category:Michigan state parks]]
| name = Young State Park
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| iucn_category = III
| iucn_ref = <ref name="IUCN1">{{cite web|title=Young State Park |url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/young-state-park|publisher=IUCN|access-date=April 1, 2020}}</ref>
| photo = Young State Park (Evangeline Township).jpg
| photo_caption = Beachfront along [[Lake Charlevoix]]
| photo_width = 280
| map = USA Michigan#USA
| map_caption = Location in Michigan
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| relief = 1
| location = [[Evangeline Township, Michigan|Evangeline Township]], [[Charlevoix County, Michigan|Charlevoix County]], [[Michigan|Michigan, USA]]
| nearest_city = [[Boyne City, Michigan]]
| coordinates = {{coord|45|13|55|N|85|02|54|W|region:US-MI|display=inline, title}}
| coords_ref = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation = {{convert|594|ft}} <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|1616904|Young State Park}}</ref>
| area = {{convert|563|acre}}
| designation = [[List of Michigan state parks|Michigan state park]]
| established = 1920<ref name=mdnr3/>
| named_for = Adolph and Mary Young
| visitation_num =
| visitation_year =
| administrator = [[Michigan Department of Natural Resources]]
| website = [http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/parksandtrails/details.aspx?id=512&type=SPRK Young State Park]
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'''Young State Park''' is a public recreation area near [[Boyne City, Michigan|Boyne City]], [[Michigan]], occupying {{convert|563|acre}} on the eastern shore of {{convert|17260|acre|adj=on}} [[Lake Charlevoix]] in [[Charlevoix County, Michigan|Charlevoix County]] in the northwest of [[Northern Michigan]].<ref name=mdnr/>

==History==
Young State Park was among 13 parks established in 1920 following the creation of the Michigan State Parks Commission a year earlier.<ref name=mdnr2/> The park is named after Adolph and Mary Young, residents of [[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]], who donated land for the park's creation.<ref name=countyherald/><ref name=hsm/> The [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] made improvements during the 1930s.<ref name=mdnr/>

==Activities and amenities==
The [[state park]] offers swimming, picnicking, five miles of hiking trails, cross-country skiing, boat launch, fishing for lake, brown and rainbow trout, and three campgrounds.<ref name=mdnr/>

== References ==
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<ref name=mdnr>{{cite web |url=http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/Details.aspx?id=512&type=SPRK |title=Young State Park |publisher=Michigan Department of Natural Resources |access-date=May 8, 2018}}</ref>

<ref name=mdnr2>{{cite web |url=https://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/Greenville_Daily_News_655881_7.pdf |title=Michigan DNR celebrates 100 years of state parks |publisher=Michigan Department of Natural Resources |pages=10–11 |access-date=April 1, 2020}}</ref>

<ref name=mdnr3>{{cite web |url=https://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/DatesEstablished_650313_7.pdf |title=When were Michigan state parks and recreation areas established? |publisher=Michigan Department of Natural Resources |access-date=April 1, 2020}}</ref>

<ref name=countyherald>{{cite news |url=http://jvdl.info/newspapers/CHARLEVOIX%20COUNTY%20HERALD%201902-05-23%20thru%201953-07-24/CHARLEVOIX%20COUNTY%20HERALD%201921-01-07%20thru%201942-12-25/1935-09-20.pdf |title=Donor of state park site dies at Charlevoix |newspaper=Charlevoix County Herald |date=September 20, 1935 |access-date=April 1, 2020}}</ref>

<ref name=hsm>{{cite magazine |title=Who's who behind Michigan's named state parks. |magazine=Michigan History Magazine |publisher=Historical Society of Michigan |date= March 1, 2016}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/Details.aspx?id=512&type=SPRK Young State Park] [[Michigan Department of Natural Resources]]
*[http://www.michigandnr.com/Publications/PDFS/RecreationCamping/Young_Map.pdf Young State Park Map] Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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[[Category:Campgrounds in the United States]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Charlevoix County, Michigan]]
[[Category:State parks of Michigan]]
[[Category:Civilian Conservation Corps in Michigan]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1920]]
[[Category:1920 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:IUCN Category III]]

Latest revision as of 00:47, 29 August 2023

Young State Park
Beachfront along Lake Charlevoix
Map showing the location of Young State Park
Map showing the location of Young State Park
Location in Michigan
Map showing the location of Young State Park
Map showing the location of Young State Park
Young State Park (the United States)
LocationEvangeline Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan, USA
Nearest cityBoyne City, Michigan
Coordinates45°13′55″N 85°02′54″W / 45.23194°N 85.04833°W / 45.23194; -85.04833[2]
Area563 acres (228 ha)
Elevation594 feet (181 m) [2]
DesignationMichigan state park
Established1920[3]
Named forAdolph and Mary Young
AdministratorMichigan Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteYoung State Park

Young State Park is a public recreation area near Boyne City, Michigan, occupying 563 acres (228 ha) on the eastern shore of 17,260-acre (6,980 ha) Lake Charlevoix in Charlevoix County in the northwest of Northern Michigan.[4]

History[edit]

Young State Park was among 13 parks established in 1920 following the creation of the Michigan State Parks Commission a year earlier.[5] The park is named after Adolph and Mary Young, residents of Charlevoix, who donated land for the park's creation.[6][7] The Civilian Conservation Corps made improvements during the 1930s.[4]

Activities and amenities[edit]

The state park offers swimming, picnicking, five miles of hiking trails, cross-country skiing, boat launch, fishing for lake, brown and rainbow trout, and three campgrounds.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Young State Park". IUCN. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Young State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "When were Michigan state parks and recreation areas established?" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Young State Park". Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "Michigan DNR celebrates 100 years of state parks" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources. pp. 10–11. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "Donor of state park site dies at Charlevoix" (PDF). Charlevoix County Herald. September 20, 1935. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Who's who behind Michigan's named state parks". Michigan History Magazine. Historical Society of Michigan. March 1, 2016.

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