Pointe Mouillee State Game Area

Hike Name: Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Location: southeast MI Length: 10+ Submitted by: reformed lurker Date Submitted: 0/0/00 Rating:	more Michigan trail reviews Michigan national parks Michigan state parks
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Description
Pointe Mouillee is that rare thing in Metro Detroit - a large, wild place. The waters of the Detroit and Huron Rivers and Lake Erie meet here. It is possible to see passing freighters, a lighthouse, the coast of Canada and the distant Detroit skyline.

The game area is essentially a marsh reconstruction project. Hikers follow the tops of 18+ miles of dikes. Pelicans, arctic terns and thousands of swans are among the bird life that can be spotted here.

The hiking is flat, and a perimeter hike of the game area (10/11 miles) takes about 4 or 5 hours.

Hunting, of course, is popular here and the eastern shoreline is closed from Sept. -Jan. for hunting seasons.

Directions to Hike
Take I-75 to the S. Rockwood/S. Huron River Dr. exit. Follow S. Huron River Drive east to U.S. Turnpike. Follow this south a few hundred yards to a dirt parking area on the south side of the Huron River. Park your car and hike.

Contact Information
Maps can be picked up at any time outside the DNR offices on Campau road just north of the Wayne/Monroe county line.

Call the MI DNR at Pointe Mouillee for details: (734) 379-9692

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