| Wells State Park is located on Green Bay about 30 miles south of Escanaba. Its 678 acres include a three-mile shoreline with beautiful sandy beach for swimming, a large picnic area, a modern campground & rustic cabins that are available to rent from mid-March to mid-December. The park, established in 1925, was donated to the State of Michigan by the children of John Walter Wells, a pioneer lumberman in the area. In addition to owning several lumber companies & sawmills, he served a mayor of Menominee for three terms beginning in 1893. Many of the park's buildings, lanscaping & H2O & sewage systems were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s & 1940s. The park is open year round, even when the campground is closed, providing opportunities for winter recreation such as cross-country skiing, snowshoeing & ice fishing. |
Wells State Park Campground Web Site
Driving Direction GPS Coordinates:
45.404745, -87.492981
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Campground: Wells State Park in Cedar River Michigan *