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Baraga State Park
Location	Michigan, USA
Nearest city	Baraga, Michigan
Area	56 acres (0.23 km²)
Governing body	Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Baraga State Park is a 56-acre (0.23 km²) state park in Baraga County, Michigan. The park is about 1/4 mile (400 m) south of Baraga, Michigan along US-41 on Keweenaw Bay of Lake Superior. The park bears the name of Bishop Frederic Baraga. The Bishop Baraga Shrine is nearby.^[1] The park has modern restrooms from mid-May to the end of October.

Facilities and activities

Playground
Hiking
Cross-country skiing on ungroomed trails
Fishing. Pike, trout, perch and salmon are available in local streams and in Lake Superior.
Picnicking
- Picnic Area
- Picnic Shelter. A pavilion located in the campground serves as a covered picnic shelter for campers and is the location of many park events. This picnic shelter offeres electrical outlets and lights for evening programs.
Camping. Camping is available at 116 grassy sites or in the park's minicabin.
Metal Detecting - Metal detecting is recognized as a legitimate recreation activity when it is conducted in ways that do not damage the natural and cultural resources in Michigan State Parks nor violate applicable state statutes. Use a map that shows clearly where this activity may take place. Any items found must be reviewed by park staff and may be retained for further investigation.

References

^ "ParkList - Baraga State Park". Retrieved 2006-07-10.

External links

Protected areas of Michigan

National

Parks	Isle Royale Keweenaw (Historical) River Raisin (Battlefield)
Lakeshores	Pictured Rocks Sleeping Bear Dunes
Landmarks	Au Sable State Forest Dukes Research Natural Area Grand Mere State Park Haven Hill State Natural Area Newton Woods Porcupine Mountains Roscommon Virgin Pine Stand Strangmoor Bog Tobico Marsh Toumey Woods Warren Woods State Park Waterloo State Recreation Area
Forests	Hiawatha Huron–Manistee Ottawa
Wildlife Refuges	Detroit River Harbor Island Huron Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area Michigan Islands Michigan Wetland Management District Seney Shiawassee
Wild and Scenic Rivers	Au Sable Bear Creek Black Carp Indian Manistee Ontonagon Paint Pere Marquette Pine Presque Isle Sturgeon (Delta County) Sturgeon (Houghton County) Tahquamenon Whitefish Yellow Dog
Other Protected Areas	Father Marquette National Memorial Grand Island National Recreation Area Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

State

Parks	Albert E. Sleeper Algonac Aloha Baraga Bay City Belle Isle Bewabic Brimley Burt Lake Cambridge Junction Cheboygan Clear Lake Coldwater Lake Craig Lake Dodge No.4 Duck Lake Fayette Fisherman's Island Fort Michilimackinac Fort Wilkins Fred Meijer White Pine Trail Grand Haven Grand Mere Harrisville Hart–Montague Trail Hartwick Pines W.J. Hayes P.H. Hoeft P.J. Hoffmaster Holland Indian Lake Interlochen Kal-Haven Trail Lake Gogebic Lakelands Trail Lakeport Laughing Whitefish Falls Leelanau Ludington Mackinac Island Maybury F.J. McLain Charles Mears Meridian-Baseline Mill Creek Wm. Mitchell Muskallonge Lake Muskegon Negwegon Newaygo North Higgins Lake Onaway Orchard Beach Old Mission Otsego Lake Palms Book Petoskey Porcupine Mountains Port Crescent Sanilac Petroglyphs Saugatuck Dunes Seven Lakes Silver Lake Sleepy Hollow South Higgins Lake Wm. C. Sterling Straits Sturgeon Point Tahquamenon Falls Tawas Point Thompson's Harbor Traverse City Twin Lakes Van Buren Van Buren Trail Van Riper Warren Dunes Warren Woods Watkins Lake and County Preserve J.W. Wells Wilderness William G. Milliken Wilson Young
Recreation Areas	Bald Mountain Bass River Brighton Fort Custer Highland Holly Ionia Island Lake Lake Hudson Lime Island Menominee River Metamora-Hadley Ortonville Pinckney Pontiac Lake Proud Lake Rifle River Rockport Tippy Dam Waterloo W.C. Wetzel Yankee Springs
Forests	Au Sable Copper Country Escanaba River Lake Superior Mackinaw Pere Marquette
Underwater Preserves	Alger De Tour Passage Grand Traverse Bay Keweenaw Manitou Passage Marquette Sanilac Shores Southwest Michigan Straits of Mackinac Thumb Area Whitefish Point
Other	Agate Falls Scenic Site Bond Falls Scenic Site Michigan Islands Wilderness Area Ocqueoc Falls Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center Wagner Falls Scenic Site

Category
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-'''Baraga State Park''' is a {{convert|56|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[state park]] in [[Baraga County, Michigan|Baraga County]], [[Michigan]].  The park is about 1/4 mile (400 m) south of [[Baraga, Michigan]] along US-41 on [[Keweenaw Bay]] of [[Lake Superior]]. The park bears the name of [[Frederic Baraga|Bishop Frederic Baraga]]. The [[Bishop Baraga Shrine]] is nearby.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.aspx?id=408| title = ParkList - Baraga State Park| accessdate = 2006-07-10}}</ref> The park has modern restrooms from mid-may to the end of October.
+'''Baraga State Park''' is a {{convert|56|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[state park]] in [[Baraga County, Michigan|Baraga County]], [[Michigan]].  The park is about 1/4 mile (400 m) south of [[Baraga, Michigan]] along US-41 on [[Keweenaw Bay]] of [[Lake Superior]]. The park bears the name of [[Frederic Baraga|Bishop Frederic Baraga]]. The [[Bishop Baraga Shrine]] is nearby.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.aspx?id=408| title = ParkList - Baraga State Park| accessdate = 2006-07-10}}</ref> The park has modern restrooms from mid-May to the end of October.
 == Facilities and activities ==

Revision as of 04:19, 6 September 2008

Facilities and activities

References

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