Dodge No. 4 State Park

Dodge #4 State Park
Location within the state of Michigan
Location	West Bloomfield Township Oakland County, Michigan
Nearest city	Keego Harbor, Michigan
Coordinates	42°36′57″N 83°22′20″W / 42.61583°N 83.37222°W / 42.61583; -83.37222Coordinates: 42°36′57″N 83°22′20″W / 42.61583°N 83.37222°W / 42.61583; -83.37222
Area	139 acres (56.2 ha)
Established	1922
Governing body	Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Website	Official website

Dodge No. 4 State Park is a 139-acre (0.56 km²) state park in Oakland County, northern Metro Detroit, Michigan.

The park has a one-mile shoreline on Cass Lake. It has access from West Bloomfield Township and Waterford Township.

History

The land for the state park was donated by the Dodge Brothers Corporation in 1922, under the stipulation that it would always be maintained as a public park.^[1]

Facilities and activities

• Swimming — park has a sandy beach, and (small) island destination.
• Hiking
• Cross-country skiing
• Fishing — largemouth and smallmouth bass, pike, perch and trout.
  • Fishing pier — universally accessible.
• Picnicking
  • Picnic Area
  • Picnic Shelter
• Boating
  • Boat ramp — the access site can accommodate 80 vehicles.^[2]

See also

• List of Michigan state parks
• Protected areas of Oakland County, Michigan

References

External links

• Michigan Department of Natural Resources: Dodge No. 4 State Park at Cass Lake
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources: Map of Dodge No. 4 State Park
• "Michigan DNR: Detailed map of Cass Lake" (PDF). 
• Sail Michigan.org: Cass Lake
• LakePlace.com: Cass Lake map — satellite view link
• Protected Planet (World Database on Protected Areas) - Dodge #4 State Park