Van Buren State Park

Van Buren State Park

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Michigan

Location: In Van Buren County. Take Exit 13 off I-96 0.5 miles to Old Blue Star Highway, then north 4 miles and left onto County Road 380 and left again onto Ruggles Road.
Facilities: 220 modern campsites, organization campground, picnic area and shelter (é), playground (é).
Activities: Camping, swimming, hunting, interpretive programs.
Special Features: Park features nearly a mile of sandy beach along Lake Michigan and high dune formations.
Address: 23960 Ruggles Rd
South Haven, MI 49090
Phone: 269-637-2788;
Web: www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.aspx?id=502
Size: 400 acres.

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Van Buren State Park

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Ohio

Location: 1 hour south of Toledo, in the northwest part of the state.
Facilities: 65 campsites (without electricity), group camp, horsemen's camp, picnic areas, picnic shelters, hiking trails (10 miles), bridle trails (6 miles), nature center, amphitheater, playground, nature programs.
Activities: Camping, boating (electric motors only), fishing, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, ice fishing, ice skating, cross-country skiing.
Special Features: The area that is now the park was originally inhabited by the Shawnee Indians. Banished from their original homelands in southern Ohio, this was one of the last strongholds of the tribe before they finally departed for lands west of the state.
Address: c/o Mary Jane Thurston State Park
1-466 State Rt 65
McClure, OH 43534
Phone: 419-832-7662;
Web: www.ohiodnr.com/parks/parks/vanburen.htm
Size: 251 acres land; 45 acres water.

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