Wilderness State Park
Boat ramp · on Lake Michigan · near Bliss · Michigan
Open per Michigan DNR Boating Access Sites's data, updated weekly. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Recreation Passport required
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 16 spaces
- Car parking
- 2 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- 4 AM to 11 PM
- Managed by
- Michigan DNR Parks and Recreation
- Coordinates
- 45.74809, -84.90851
On Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the Great Lakes and the only one that lies entirely within the United States. Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan share its shoreline. It is a glacial lake about 307 miles long and 118 miles wide, with a surface area of about 22,300 square miles. About 13,237 square miles of that area lies in Michigan. The lake averages 279 feet deep and reaches about 923 to 925 feet at its deepest point. Including islands, it has more than 1,600 miles of shoreline. The wide Straits of Mackinac connect it to Lake Huron, and the two share the same surface elevation, so hydrologically they form a single lake. Rivers flowing in include the Fox, Grand, Menominee, Muskegon, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph. Long bays line its northern end: Green Bay in the northwest and Grand Traverse and Little Traverse bays in the northeast. More about Lake Michigan.
Community
Where people who use Lake Michigan talk about it.
- Lake Michigan Discussion - Great Lakes Fisherman forum Forum
- Lake Michigan Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout - Great Lakes Fisherman Forum
- Lake Michigan Fisheries Forum (Wisconsin DNR / UW Sea Grant) Forum
- Lake Michigan Angler Facebook
- Water Levels - NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Link
- Search Reddit: r/Michigan Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Lake Michigan, Michigan Reddit
Nearby launches
- O'Neal Lake Boat Launch · 2.5 mi · O'Neal Lake
- Paradise Lake Boat Launch · 7.3 mi · Lake Paradise
- Mackinaw City Municipal Marina · 9.1 mi · Lake Huron
- Straits State Harbor · 9.1 mi · Lake Huron
- Cross Village · 9.5 mi · Lake Michigan
- Dock #3 Park Boat Launch · 12.3 mi · Lake Huron
Sources
- Michigan DNR Boating Access Sites record 369f7f8b-7acb-4601-bfaa-d00d82461893 · Public record; "no restrictions on use, reproduction, or distribution"
- OpenStreetMap w1410777820 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n6587072842 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Michigan DNR Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.