Baraga State Park

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Baraga State Park
Location within the state of Michigan
Location	Baraga Township Baraga County, Michigan
Nearest city	Baraga, Michigan
Coordinates	46°45′38″N 88°30′01″W / 46.76056°N 88.50028°W / 46.76056; -88.50028Coordinates: 46°45′38″N 88°30′01″W / 46.76056°N 88.50028°W / 46.76056; -88.50028
Area	56 acres (22.7 ha)
Governing body	Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Website	Official website

Baraga State Park is a 56-acre (22.7 ha) state park in Baraga County, Michigan. The park sits on the Keweenaw Bay of Lake Superior along US-41 on the south side of the village of Baraga, Michigan. The park, village and county bear the name of Bishop Frederic Baraga. The Bishop Baraga Shrine is nearby.^[1] The park has modern restrooms from mid-May to the end of October.

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Entrance sign

Playground
Hiking
Cross-country skiing on ungroomed trails
Fishing. Pike, trout, perch and salmon are available in local streams and in Lake Superior.
Picnicking
- Picnic Area
- Picnic Shelter. A pavilion located in the campground serves as a covered picnic shelter for campers and is the location of many park events. This picnic shelter offeres electrical outlets and lights for evening programs.
Camping. Camping is available at 116 grassy sites or in the park's minicabin.
Metal Detecting - Metal detecting is recognized as a legitimate recreational activity when it is conducted in ways that do not damage the natural and cultural resources in Michigan State Parks nor violate applicable state statutes. Use a map that shows clearly where this activity may take place. Any items found must be reviewed by park staff and may be retained for further investigation.

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^ "Baraga State Park - Michigan DNR". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20060319171642/http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.aspx?id=408. Retrieved 2011-09-16.

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Protected Areas of Michigan

Federal

National Parks:	Isle Royale National Park

National Historic Parks:	Keweenaw National Historical Park

National Military Parks:	River Raisin National Battlefield Park

National Memorials:	Father Marquette National Memorial

National Lakeshores:	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

National Natural Landmark	Black Spruce Bog Natural Area Dead Stream Swamp Dukes Research Natural Area Grand Mere Lakes Haven Hill State Natural Area Newton Woods Porcupine Mountains Roscommon Virgin Pine Stand Strangmoor Bog Tobico Marsh Toumey Woods Warren Woods State Park

National Forests	Hiawatha Huron-Manistee Ottawa

National Wildlife Refuges:	Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Harbor Island Huron Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area Michigan Islands Michigan Wetland Management District Seney Shiawassee

State

State Parks	Algonac Aloha Baraga Bewabic Brimley Burt Lake Cambridge Junction Cheboygan Clear Lake Coldwater Lake Craig Lake Dodge #4 Duck Lake Fayette Fisherman's Island Fort Michilimackinac Fort Wilkins Grand Haven Grand Mere Harrisville Hart-Montague Trail Hartwick Pines Hayes Mill Creek P.H. Hoeft P.J. Hoffmaster Holland Indian Lake Interlochen Kal-Haven Trail Lake Gogebic Lakelands Trail State Park Lakeport Leelanau Ludington Mackinac Island Maybury F.J. McLain Mears Meridian-Baseline Mitchell State Park Muskallonge Lake Muskegon Negwegon Newaygo North Higgins Lake Onaway Orchard Beach Otsego Lake Palms Book Petoskey Porcupine Mountains Port Crescent Rockport Sanilac Petroglyphs Saugatuck Dunes Seven Lakes Silver Lake Sleeper Sleepy Hollow South Higgins Lake Sterling Straits Tahquamenon Falls Tawas Point Thompson's Harbor Traverse City Twin Lakes Van Buren Van Buren Trail Van Riper Warren Dunes Warren Woods Wells White Pine Trail Wilderness William G. Milliken Wilson Young

State Recreation Areas	Bald Mountain Bass River Bay City Brighton Fort Custer Highland Holly Ionia Island Lake Lake Hudson Metamora-Hadley Ortonville Pinckney Pontiac Lake Proud Lake Rifle River Waterloo Wetzel Yankee Springs

State Forests	Au Sable Copper Country Escanaba River Lake Superior Mackinaw Pere Marquette

Michigan Underwater Preserves	Alger Underwater Preserve De Tour Passage Underwater Preserve Grand Traverse Bay Bottomland Preserve Keweenau Underwater Preserve Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve Marquette Underwater Preserve Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve Southwest Michigan Underwater Preserve Straits of Mackinac Shipwreck Preserve Thumb Area Bottomland Preserve Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve

Other (inc. state game areas)	Agate Falls Scenic Site Bond Falls Scenic Site Laughing Whitefish Falls Scenic Site Michigan Islands Wilderness Area Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center Sturgeon Point Scenic Site Wagner Falls Scenic Site

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