HistoryHidden gem

Fayette Historic State Park

Garden, Michigan

A ghost town from the iron smelting days on a pretty harbour.

Price
Michigan Recreation Passport
Booking
No need to book
Time to allow
2 hours

Fayette was an iron smelting town in the late 1800s, and many buildings still stand around a limestone-cliffed bay. You can walk the townsite and look inside the furnace complex. It has a small campground and swimming in the bay.

Good to know

  • Bring a picnic and swim in the bay
  • Allow an hour for the buildings
Open
May to October
Getting there
Sealed road, car park
Vehicles
Campervans fine
Dogs
Dogs on a lead

Facilities

  • Picnic tables
  • Toilets
  • Drinking water

The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.

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