Orchard Beach State Park

Orchard Beach State Park

Location within the state of Michigan
Location	Lower Peninsula, Manistee County, Michigan USA
Nearest city	Manistee, Michigan
Coordinates	44°16′43″N 86°18′51″W / 44.27864°N 86.31409°W / 44.27864; -86.31409Coordinates: 44°16′43″N 86°18′51″W / 44.27864°N 86.31409°W / 44.27864; -86.31409
Area	201 acres (81 ha)
Established	1921
Governing body	Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Website	Official website

Orchard Beach State Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP Reference #	09001064^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 8, 2009^[1]

Orchard Beach State Park is a 201-acre (81 ha) state park in Manistee Township, just north of Manistee, Michigan. Situated on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, the park offers a beach, campground and hiking trails.

History

The park was developed by the Manistee, Filer City and Eastlake Railway Company and opened in 1892.^[2] After the company stopped trolley service to the park, the site was purchased by the Manistee Board of Commerce and deeded to the state to become part of the Michigan state park system.^[2]

The National Register of Historic Places has called the park "one of the most intact examples of a Michigan state park developed in the 1930s and 1940s under National Park Service guidelines.... retain[ing] the majority of its CCC-era buildings and physical layout."^[3]

The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on December 8, 2009.^[1] The listing was announced as the featured listing in the National Park Service's weekly list of December 18, 2009.^[4]

Facilities

Camping - 166 modern sites, 1 cabin
Picnic Area
Picnic Shelter - Reservation required
Playground

Activities

Swimming
Fishing
Hiking - 3 miles (4.8 km)
Cross Country Skiing
Metal Detecting

Gallery

Orchard Beach State Park Beach
Orchard Beach State Park Sunset
Orchard Beach State Park Sunset on the Beach

Nearby Points of Interest

Manistee Trolley Rides

References

1 2 3 "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places". Weekly Listings. National Park Service. December 18, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
1 2 Paul E. Janostak (2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Orchard Beach State Park" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 26, 2009. (26 pages, with map and 11 photos)
↑ "Orchard Beach State Park". National Park Service.
↑ "Weekly List Actions". National Park Service. Retrieved December 26, 2009.

External links

Orchard Beach State Park Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Orchard Beach State Park Protected Planet (World Database on Protected Areas)
Orchard Beach State Park, National Register webpage

Protected areas of Michigan

See also: Important Bird Areas of Michigan

National

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Other	Grand Island National Recreation Area Father Marquette National Memorial Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

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