Island Lake Recreation Area
Brighton, Michigan(View other Brighton area campgrounds)
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Ownership: State GovernmentOfficial website: recreation.gov
Posted by: MountainMan on December 15, 2005
Description
Island Lake Recreation Area is a 4,000-acre park in Livingston County that offers an ""up north"" experience without leaving southeast Michigan. The terrain is a mixture of open brush land to mature hardwood forest, with some pockets of open meadows mixed in. Island Lake is the only balloon port in the state park system. Balloons usually take off in the early morning or late evening, depending on the wind and weather.Directions
I-96 at exit 151 (Kensington Rd.) head S. on Kensington Rd. 1/2 mile to Park Entrance.Activities
Guidebooks
- The U.S.A. Comprehensive Public Camping Guide (Lower 48), Vol. 7: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Tennessee, Wisconsin
- The Unofficial Guide to the Best RV and Tent Campgrounds in the Great Lakes States: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin
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