Hayes State Park

Walter J. Hayes State Park is a public recreation area covering 654 acres on the southeast corner of Wamplers Lake in the Irish Hills region of the state of Michigan.

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Type: Park
Description: located in Michigan
Also known as: “W. J. Hayes State Park”, “Walter J. Hayes State Park”, and “WJ Hayes State Park”
Address: 1220 Wamplers Lake Road, Onsted, MI 49265

Places of Interest

Highlights include Irish Hills Towers.

Irish Hills Towers

Building

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The Irish Hills Towers are two wooden observation towers located at 8433 West U.S. Highway 12 in Cambridge Township, Lenawee County, Michigan, in the Irish Hills region. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 2007.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manchester Township and Onsted.

Manchester Township

Town

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Manchester Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,626 at the 2020 census, although the population is less now after the village of Manchester, which was within the boundaries of the township, incorporated as an autonomous city in 2023. Manchester Township is situated 5 miles northeast of Hayes State Park.

Onsted

Village

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Onsted is a village within Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village had a population of 988 at the 2020 census. Located within the Irish Hills region, the village is part of Cambridge Township. Onsted is situated 5 miles southwest of Hayes State Park.

Hayes State Park

Categories: Michigan state park and recreation area
Location: Lenawee County, Southeast Michigan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.06595° or 42° 3′ 57″ north

Longitude

-84.13559° or 84° 8′ 8″ west

Elevation

971 feet (296 metres)

Open location code

86JQ3V87+9Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 115115321

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4995620

Wikidata ID

Q5686633

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In Other Languages

“Hayes State Park” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Hayes State Park”

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