Muskallonge Lake State Park, State park between Lake Superior and Muskallonge Lake in Michigan, US.
Muskallonge Lake State Park sits between Lake Superior and Muskallonge Lake in Luce County, spanning about 217 acres of dense forest. The park includes sandy shorelines, walking paths through the woods, and two campgrounds with a combined 159 campsites.
The site began as a Native American settlement and later became Deer Park, a logging town with a sawmill processing white pine during the 1880s. A Coast Guard Life Saving Station then operated there from 1876 to 1909, protecting ships and swimmers along the Lake Superior coast.
The area held great importance for the Anishinaabe people, who fished and hunted along these shores. Their presence is still visible through artifacts and stories shared in local museums and interpretive displays.
The park is open year-round with facilities including restrooms, picnic tables, and boat ramps at both lakes. Winter visitors can enjoy snowshoeing and cross-country skiing on the trails, while summer is ideal for fishing and swimming.
The abandoned Coast Guard Life Saving Station tower still stands on the Lake Superior shore today, one of the few remaining structures of its kind from the 1800s. Visitors can see the building and imagine the lookouts scanning the waters for ships in distress.
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