Plan Your Visit

Beauty and history await you at Mackinac State Historic Parks. Our historic sites include two forts, a lighthouse, a water-powered sawmill, a blacksmith shop, homes, and churches where you can step into the past and experience time periods from the 1770s to the 1910s. Our natural sites contain some of the most striking scenery in Michigan.

Fort Mackinac - Help fire a cannon from an island fort 150 feet above Lake Huron.
Historic Downtown Mackinac Island- Watch a blacksmith ply his trade and enjoy hearth-cooked foods.
Mackinac Island State Park - Hike or bike up, down, and around Michigan's first state park.
Colonial Michilimackinac - Talk to a British redcoat and see an archaeological dig.
Historic Mill Creek - Feel the thunder of water powering a sawmill and walk wooded trails.
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse - Climb a winding staircase to the top of a Great Lakes lighthouse.

Mackinac State Historic Parks are situated at the crossroads of the Great Lakes, where the Straits of Mackinac separate Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. (click for map & )

Mackinaw City is located on I-75 at the northernmost tip of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.

Mackinac Island is just a short 20-minute ferry boat ride from Mackinaw City or St. Ignace.

Pet Friendly! Mackinac State Historic Parks welcome pets at all sites, with standard leash and clean-up rules. Ask about firearm and cannon demonstration schedules upon arrival at Fort Mackinac or Colonial Michilimackinac, if you feel your pet may be alarmed by sudden loud noises.

Plan Your Visit