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Grab your friends and family, get outside, and go exploring! 50 new adventures await all across the beautiful state of Michigan. This one is known as Adventure 18. Each new adveuture takes you to a new location surrounded by natural beauty and outdoor activities.
Adventure 18:
Located in Lupton, MI Rifle River Recreation Area has more than 4400 acres to roam. This is a wilderness located within the AuSable State Forest, provides a variety of recreational opportunities. Formerly a private hunting and fishing retreat owned by the late H.M. Jewett, and then used as a field laboratory for fish and game research, the area now known as the Rifle River Recreation Area became a state park in 1963.
The recreation area includes 7 lakes, 3 ponds and 7 miles of trout streams serving as the headwaters of the Rifle River. The park provides year-round recreational opportunities, including camping, picnicking, swimming, hiking, biking, paddling, fishing and more. More than 4,100 acres are open to hunting. This park does require an admission fee or recreation passport (available through the MI DNR).
Parking can be found here: N44 24.886 W84 1.519
Other Information:
-Beach and Picnic Area
-Boat Launch
-Snowmobiling
-Cross-Country Skiing
-Hunting
-Metal Detecting
-Modern Restrooms
A land use permit has been obtained for this location.