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Sleepy Hollow State Park

Park in Michigan, USA

Summary

Park in Michigan, USA

Field	Value
name	Sleepy Hollow State Park
photo	Sleepy_Hollow_State_Park,_October-1.jpg
photo_width	280
map	USA Michigan#USA
map_caption	Location in Michigan
map_width	280
map_alt	Lake
relief	1
location	Clinton County, Michigan, United States
nearest_city	Laingsburg, Michigan
coordinates
coords_ref
elevation	781 ft
area	2678 acre
designation	Michigan state park
established	1965 (Opened 1976)
visitation_num	332,276
visitation_year	2012-2013
visitation_ref
administrator	Michigan Department of Natural Resources
website

Sleepy Hollow State Park is a public recreation area covering 2678 acre in the townships of Ovid and Victor in Clinton County, Michigan. The state park is located off US-127 nine miles southeast of St. Johns and four miles northwest of Laingsburg and centers on man-made, 410 acre Lake Ovid.

History

The park was created through a series of land acquisitions in the late 1960s followed by the damming the Little Maple River to create Lake Ovid. The state opened the park in 1976.

Wildlife

At 410 acre, Lake Ovid is the largest body of water in the surrounding area. The lake's fish species include black crappie, largemouth bass, muskellunge, sunfish, yellow perch, bluegill, northern pike, bowfin, brown bullhead, carp, white sucker, pumpkinseed, and yellow bullhead. The lake is stocked with muskellunge and channel catfish. Migrating waterfowl, shorebirds and passerines are drawn to Lake Ovid, and more than 228 bird species have been recorded in the park.

Activities and amenities

The park's recreational features include swimming, boating and fishing on Lake Ovid (enforced as a "no wake" lake), 16 miles of trails for hiking, biking and cross-country skiing, twelve miles of equestrian trails, picnicking facilities, disc golf, and areas for hunting, snowmobiling, and camping.

Gallery

File:Lake Ovid, Michigan (June 2018).jpg| File:Sleepy Hollow State Park - Lake Ovid View.jpg| File:Sleepy Hollow State Park - Trail View.jpg|

References

{{cite gnis. 1617044. Lake Ovid
"Sleepy Hollow State Park". Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
"When were Michigan state parks and recreation areas established?". Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
"General Management Plan Sleepy Hollow State Park: Appendix A". Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

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