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Fort Wilkins Historic State Park, Copper Harbor, MI

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Fort Wilkins Historic State Park

A Michigan state park preserving a restored 1844 army outpost on the Keweenaw Peninsula, with camping, trails, and a lake.

15223 US Highway 41, Copper Harbor, MI 49918 · Copper Harbor, MI

About Fort Wilkins Historic State Park

Fort Wilkins Historic State Park, run by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources near Copper Harbor, centers on a restored 1844 army military outpost listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The park also offers day-use areas and campsites, along with the Copper Harbor Lighthouse, built in 1866. Visitors can bike on a gravel trail, ride part of a mountain bike route, and fish or launch a boat at Lake Fanny Hooe. The park is a cooperating site of Keweenaw National Historical Park. Pets must stay leashed, and firewood must be bought locally to protect forests from invasive pests.

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