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Park in Michigan, USA

Keith J. Charters
Traverse City State Park
Beachfront along Grand Traverse Bay
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LocationEast Bay Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Nearest cityTraverse City, Michigan
Coordinates44°44′44″N 85°33′04″W / 44.74556°N 85.55111°W / 44.74556; -85.55111
Area75 acres (30 ha)
Elevation591 feet (180 m)
Established1920
Administered byMichigan Department of Natural Resources
DesignationMichigan state park
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Traverse City State Park, officially named Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park, is a 75-acre (30 ha) public recreation area in East Bay Township just east of Traverse City in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The park is located on the southern shoreline of East Grand Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan, and is used mainly as a campground. US-31/M-72 runs between the park proper and a beach area; there is an overpass by way of which campers can get to the beach. The beach area has a playground, grills and picnic tables. The camping area has around 350 campsites, all with electricity. Other features include a dump and fill station, three bathroom buildings, and a recycling/trash center. To the south the park adjoins the TART Trail, a 10.5-mile bicycle trail that runs through Traverse City.

On July 21, 2011, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission augmented the name of the park with that of Keith J. Charters, a local conservationist, hunter and angler who served on the commission from 1994 to 2010.

References

  1. "When were Michigan state parks and recreation areas established?" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park". Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. McGillivary, Brian (June 3, 2011). "Traverse City State Park to get new name". Traverse City Record-Eagle. Retrieved June 26, 2018.

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