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Independence Oaks County Park

Crooked Lake–Independence Oaks County Park Beach, 6 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 52 min

Crooked Lake–Independence Oaks County Park Beach, 6 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Independence Oaks County Park near Perry Lake Heights, MI. The route passes Crooked Lake and Independence Oaks County Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 206 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,030 – 1,188 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: B - Lakeshore Loop 42.78193, -83.39005
Nearest town Perry Lake Heights, MI
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Crooked Lake–Independence Oaks County Park Beach, 6 sights

2.3 mi · ▲ 206 ft · 52 min

Elevation 1,031–1,189 ft

Out & Back · Independence Oaks County Park

Trailhead: B - Lakeshore Loop · 42.78193, -83.39005

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Crooked Lake.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto B - Lakeshore Loop, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto C - Springlake Trail, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto G- Habitat Trail, heading S.
  7. 350 ftBear left onto B - Lakeshore Loop / H - Habitat Trail, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftPass Independence Oaks County Park Beach.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto B - Lakeshore Loop, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto I - Oak Ridge Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto D - Rockridge Trail / I - Oak Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto D - Rockridge Trail, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftTurn left onto I - Oak Ridge Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto C - Springlake Loop, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto J - Byway Trail, heading NW.
  16. 500 ftTurn left onto D - Rockridge Trail, heading NE.
  17. 300 ftTurn left onto Trail Link, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto D - Rockridge Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto C - Springlake Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto B - Lakeshore Loop, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/crooked-lake-independence-oaks-county-park-beach-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

68% gravel1% paved31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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