Waterloo State Recreation Area is a 21,000-acre park in northeast Jackson County near Chelsea, Michigan. It is one of the largest Michigan parks and it includes dense forest, wetlands, four campgrounds, eleven lakes, a nature center, and more than 50 miles of hiking, horseback and cross-country skiing trails. Waterloo park includes the Black Spruce Bog Natural Area, a National Natural Landmark, and is bordered by the 11,000-acre Pinckney Recreation Area and the 950-acre Phyllis Haehnle Memorial Audubon Sanctuary. The park land is not contiguous and is intersected by numerous roads and private landholdings. Besides attracting avid hikers, equestrians and campers, Waterloo park is popular with fishermen as its numerous lakes are full of many fish species including Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Sunfish, Northern Pike and others.

16345 McClure Rd, Chelsea, MI 48118, Phone: 734-475-8307

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