Click for a larger version of the map of Waterloo State Recreation Area

Waterloo State Recreation Area (WRA) is a 20,500 acre state park (the third largest park in Michigan), split between Washtenaw and Jackson counties. In addition to its many recreational opportunities it is also a significant part of the Waterloo-Pinckney Trail, a 46-mile-long hiking trail running through WRA, Pinckney Recreation Area and Park Lyndon County Park.

The park headquarters are in Chelsea:

Waterloo Recreation Area Headquarters
16345 McClure Road, Chelsea, MI 48118
734-475-8307 / TTY/TDD711 (Michigan Relay Center)

Travel within the recreation area requires a vehicle permit.

Park areas & facilities

The park has four campgrounds, beaches, picnic areas, eleven fishing lakes, nature trails, forty-seven miles of hiking trails, cabins, and equestrian trails. Science and nature-related activities are held at the Eddy Discovery Center, which also houses a small museum of the area's natural and human history.

Gerald Eddy Discovery Center

• Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center
• Waterloo Natural History Association
• Big Portage Lake Beach
• Portage Lake Campground
• Sugarloaf Lake
• Sugarloaf Campground
• Waterloo Horseman's Association

On the web

• Michigan Department of Natural Resources: Waterloo Recreation Area
• Michigan Trails: Waterloo State Recreation Area
• Wikipedia: Waterloo State Recreation Area
• Wikipedia: Waterloo-Pinckney Trail