Saugatuck Dunes State Park

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caption = Dunes, Sand, & Trees
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location = Michigan, USA
nearest_city = Saugatuck, Michigan
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lat_direction = N
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long_direction = W
area = 1,120 acres (4.5 km²)
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governing_body = Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Saugatuck Dunes State Park is a 1,120 acre (4.5 km²) Michigan state park. It is located on Lake Michigan between Saugatuck, Michigan and Holland, Michigan.

This day-use park features 14 mi (23 km) of hiking trails (some considered difficult) through scenic, stabilized and wooded sand dunes. It also has two miles (3 km) of Lake Michigan beachfront, located a mile (1.6 km) from the parking lot and requiring a semi-strenuous walk to get there. A picnic area is present, but no camping is allowed. A state park permit is required for entry.

Near the property is the Felt Mansion, originally built by comptometer inventor Dorr E. Felt in 1928. It was the Felt family's summer home until 1949 when it was sold to the St. Augustine Seminary and used as housing for young students, and later, cloistered nuns. In the 1970s the mansion was purchased by the state of Michigan and used as a state police post with other buildings serving as a prison. It is currently undergoing restoration.

External links

* [http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.aspx?id=491 Profile at Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources]
* [http://www.unearthedoutdoors.net/parks/422 Weather, Maps, & Photos at Unearthed Outdoors.net]
* [http://www.feltmansion.org/index.html Felt Mansion Homepage]