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Newaygo State Park

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sits atop 20-foot (6.1 m) embankments overlooking the six-mile-long (10 km), 4,000-acre (1,600 ha) impoundment of the
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The park offers swimming, fishing for bass, walleye and panfish, boat launch, picnicking, playground, and 99 rustic campsites.
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The park was created in 1966 when the state leased acreage that included 4,500 feet (1,400 m) of water frontage from
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is a public recreation area covering 257 acres (104 ha) on the south side of
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Negwegon State Park
IUCN category
natural monument or feature

Map showing the location of Newaygo State Park
Map showing the location of Newaygo State Park
Big Prairie Township
Newaygo County
Michigan
United States
Newaygo, Michigan
43°30′09″N 85°35′30″W / 43.50250°N 85.59167°W / 43.50250; -85.59167
Michigan state park
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Newaygo State Park
Hardy Dam Pond
Big Prairie Township
Newaygo County
Michigan
state park
Muskegon River
Consumers Power Company
"Newaygo State Park"


"Newaygo State Park"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
"When were Michigan state parks and recreation areas established?"

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