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Welcome to Indian River
The Water and Wood Wonderland!
Indian River, named after the river which
flows through it, is conveniently nestled in the center of the northern
tip of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula and is gifted with some of most
beautiful natural resources you’ll find in the state. About 25 miles
south of the Mackinaw Bridge, north of Gaylord, east of Harbor Springs
and Petoskey, and west of Onaway, Indian River is a place that visitors
of all ages will find many pleasures to enjoy during any season of the
year.
Indian River is the ideal location to boat, fish, hunt, camp, golf,
bike, swim, jog, hike, kayak, canoe, raft, tube, sail, ORV, snowmobile, ski,
sightsee, bird watch, mushroom hunt, skate, play
tennis/baseball/basketball/soccer, skateboard, berry pick, geocache,
horseback ride, tour, dine or shop. We are
in the center of Michigan’s longest Inland Waterway, including 4 rivers
(Cheboygan, Indian, Upper Black and Crooked Rivers) and 4 lakes (Mullett, Burt,
Crooked and Pickerel Lakes). Burt and Mullett Lakes are the 4th and 5th
largest lakes in Michigan. Two Blue Ribbon Trout Streams, the Sturgeon and
Pigeon Rivers, flow into Burt and Mullett Lakes respectively with the
Sturgeon River being honored as the lower peninsula’s fastest flowing
river. We are surrounded by 180,000+ acres of State Land in Cheboygan
County and close to the renowned Pigeon River Country State Forest,
which is approximately 105,000 acres and boasts the largest free roaming
elk herd east of the Mississippi River.
Visit our host of outdoor pleasures including 52 acres of sports and fun
at Cooperation Park, 625 feet of sandy beachfront at DeVoe Public Beach,
12 miles of trail on the Wildwood Hills Pathway, 30 miles of trail in
the Black Mt. Recreation Area, 62 miles of crushed limestone on
the North Central State Trail, hundreds of miles of snowmobile trails,
225 miles of ORV trails on the Tomahawk ORV trail and in the Black Mt.
Recreation Area, 360 feet
of boardwalk along the Indian River and/or the world’s largest
crucifix (55 feet tall) at the National Shrine of The Cross in The
Woods.
See You Around Indian River, Where Adventures Come Naturally!
Things to see and do for every season:
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