Lake Lansing Park North is a public park in

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covering over . The park covers a variety of ecosystems, including mature oak and maple woodlands, marshlands, pine plantations and transitional field areas. The park entrance is located at 6260 East Lake Drive across from the

Lake Lansing Lake Lansing is a lake in Haslett, Michigan just a few miles northeast of the state's capital city of Lansing. Overview Lake Lansing was originally known as Pine Lake, and was a highly popular recreation site in the early 1900s. The name was ch ...

boat launch. There are several trails for hiking in the spring, summer and fall months, and cross country skiing in the winter. There is a per vehicle entrance fee year-round of $3 for Ingham County residents and $5 for non-residents seven days a week. Annual passes are available for $35 for Ingham County residents and $45 for non-Ingham County residents. Park North was completed in 1986 as part of a rejuvenation project on the Lake Lansing area, starting when Lake Lansing Park South, a sister park across the lake consisting mainly of a beach and picnic grounds, was purchased by

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in 1974. According to the Ingham County Parks Department, roughly 450,000 people visit the Lake Lansing parks a year, with over 90% coming from the

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metropolitan area.

Facilities

In addition to the trails, Park North has picnic grounds, a softball diamond, horseshoe pits, volleyball and basketball courts, a cross country ski rental shop open during the winter, two playgrounds, and a disc golf course called Tadpole Beach. This course offers 18 holes perfect for beginner level disc golfers. There are also three shelters constructed around the park that can be reserved for events. Depending on the shelter, they can hold between 60 and 240 people. There are three full hiking and skiing trails and two cutoff trails that cover approximately total according to the Ingham County Parks office. They are mostly wooded with a few boardwalks across

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areas. Dogs must be on leash. On top of the current , a

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grant is expected to acquire an additional for Park North.Office Coordinator Ingham County Parks

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Ingham County Parks

Lake Lansing Property Owners Organization

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Parks in Michigan Bodies of water of Ingham County, Michigan

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