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〕 | area = | established = 1943 | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = Michigan Department of Natural Resources | url = http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/details.aspx?id=511&type=SPRK }} Yankee Springs Recreation Area is a state-managed protected area located in Yankee Springs Township in Barry County, Michigan. The park is in area. It has 120 rustic, 200 modern and 25 equestrian camping sites, plus two cabins. There are of cross-county ski/hiking trails, of mountain biking trails and of equestrian trails. of the North Country Trail pass through the park. or more of seasonal two lane roads open to any road legal vehicles and is a popular destination for Enduro Riders. Nine lakes, Gun Lake being the largest, provide fishing, boating and swimming. Points of interest in the park include the Devil's Soupbowl, a glacially carved kettle formation, Graves Hill Scenic Overlook, The Pines and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) era buildings.〔(Yankee Springs Recreation Area ) Michigan Department of Natural Resources〕 The park hosted the annual Barry-Roubaix cycling race for several years, prior to the event moving to Hastings, MI to accommodate a larger number of participants; the race course still traverses parts of the recreation area.〔 〕〔 〕 == History == In the 1830s, the Yankee Springs area was opened up for homesteading. By the 1930s the land was eroded and depleted from farming. The federal government acquired the land and the CCC began reforesting the area. In 1943 the land was turned over to the State of Michigan and became a park in the state park system.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yankee Springs Recreation Area」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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