Allegan State Game Area
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Allegan State Game Area is a 45000 acres (182.1 km²) forest attracting campers, snowmobilers, cross-country skiers, horse trail riders and hunters. It is located in west-central Allegan County, Michigan
. One gateway is just west of the city of Allegan
. It is more commonly referred to as Allegan Forest.
It has two primitive campgrounds, owned by the state of Michigan
but operated by Allegan County. Ely Lake Campground is on Ely Lake, a small inland lake. Pine Point Campground is on Swan Creek Pond, above a small dam. Both have swimming beaches. There are camping fees.
The forest is a mixture, but largely hardwood. The Kalamazoo River
flows through the northern portion. It is popular with canoeists. Behind the Calkins Dam the Kalamazoo becomes the large, but shallow and polluted, Lake Kalamazoo.
During hunting season, many come to hunt whitetail deer, Canada geese and wild turkeys.
Trails are laid out for hikers and horse riders in the summer and snowmobilers and cross-country skiers in the winter.
The forest is broken up by private ownership with sections of woods and sections of homes. The state occasionally buys private land to add to the forest and fill in the gaps.
Allegan County, Michigan
-Interstates:* I-196* I-196 Business Loop serves the city of Holland.-US highways:* US-31* US-131-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-40* M-89* M-179* M-222-Allegan County Intercounty Highways:* A-2* A-37* A-42* A-45-Demographics:...
. One gateway is just west of the city of Allegan
Allegan, Michigan
Allegan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,838. It is the county seat of Allegan County. The city lies within Allegan Township, but is administratively autonomous....
. It is more commonly referred to as Allegan Forest.
It has two primitive campgrounds, owned by the state of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
but operated by Allegan County. Ely Lake Campground is on Ely Lake, a small inland lake. Pine Point Campground is on Swan Creek Pond, above a small dam. Both have swimming beaches. There are camping fees.
The forest is a mixture, but largely hardwood. The Kalamazoo River
Kalamazoo River
The Kalamazoo River is a river in the U.S. state of Michigan. The river is long from the junction of its North and South branches to its mouth at Lake Michigan, with a total length extending to when one includes the South Branch...
flows through the northern portion. It is popular with canoeists. Behind the Calkins Dam the Kalamazoo becomes the large, but shallow and polluted, Lake Kalamazoo.
During hunting season, many come to hunt whitetail deer, Canada geese and wild turkeys.
Trails are laid out for hikers and horse riders in the summer and snowmobilers and cross-country skiers in the winter.
The forest is broken up by private ownership with sections of woods and sections of homes. The state occasionally buys private land to add to the forest and fill in the gaps.