US-MI-Sand+Lakes+Quiet+Area


 * =Birding in Michigan=

Kalkaska County
=Sand Lakes Quiet Area= Broomhead Road Williamsburg, MI 49690 [|Guernsey Lake State Forest Campground web site] [|Sand Lakes Quiet Area web site]

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Sand Lakes Quiet Area
Coordinates: 44.7123421, -85.3660655 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Pere Marquette SF--Guernsey Lake
Coordinates: 44.7105122, -85.327034 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Sand Lakes Quiet Area
This serene site is part of the Pere Marquette State Forest. Motorized vehicles are prohibited, making this area a great place to watch wildlife, hike, bike, or cross country ski. It has five marl lakes surrounded by rolling hills of oak-pine forest. The sediments at the bottom of marl lakes contain a lot of calcium carbonate deposited by glaciers. Several of the lakes are more than 40 feet deep and managed for trout. There is an extensive trail system that allows visitors to explore the lakes and surrounding area on foot, skis, bike, or horse. The Cross Michigan Shore to Shore Riding and Hiking Trail (Lake Huron to Lake Michigan) skirts along the south end of the Sand Lakes Quiet Area, but is not on the hiking trails. Guernsey Lake State Forest Campground is available for hike-in campers.

Because motorized traffic is prohibited on this site, there are ample opportunities for wildlife watchers to enjoy uncrowded woodland trails and peaceful lakeshores. Deer, turkeys, squirrels, woodland songbirds, and many other kinds of wildlife are found at Sand Lakes. Several of the lakes have been stocked with test populations of hybrid trout; Lake #1 has rainbow trout, Lake #2 has brook trout. Water clarity is high in marl lakes and ideal for snorkeling and subsurface wildlife watching in these unique aquatic systems. From [|Sand Lakes Quiet Area web site]

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