Cheboygan State Park: hunting and access
Cheboygan State Park is 1,064 acres in Cheboygan County, 2 miles from Cheboygan, listed by the DNR as "Open" for hunting and trapping. Hunters reported 1,874 deer in Cheboygan County in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: the DNR's state parks hunting data, read 2026-10. Harvest: DNR reported deer harvest, 2022 to 2025.
State forest and other DNR landNational wildlife refugesState parks and recreation areasCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landCheboygan State ParkCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,064 acres in 3 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Cheboygan County |
| Deer harvest unit | Cheboygan County |
| Hunting and trapping (DNR) | Open |
| Early goose season (DNR) | Open, Day After Labor Day - 9/15 |
| DNR parks district | Gaylord |
| Nearest towns | Cheboygan (2 mi), Carp Lake (15 mi) and Mackinac Island (16 mi) |
What are the rules on Cheboygan State Park?
The DNR's map of state parks open to hunting lists Cheboygan State Park as "Open" for hunting and trapping.
Open for the early goose season (Day After Labor Day - 9/15), by the DNR's map.
The DNR's note: Standard 450' Safety Zones apply around occupied buildings (not shown).
How many deer are taken around Cheboygan State Park?
Cheboygan State Park lies in Cheboygan County. Hunters reported 1,874 deer in Cheboygan County in 2025, against 2,203 in 2024.
| County | Cheboygan State Park acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheboygan County | 1,014 | 1,874 | 2,203 | 1,790 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the park alone: Michigan DNR reported deer harvest (license years 2022 to 2025).
How do you get to Cheboygan State Park?
Nearest towns: Cheboygan (2 miles), Carp Lake (15 miles), Mackinac Island (16 miles) and Levering (17 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 27 and M 33.
What other public land is near Cheboygan State Park?
Public land within 3 miles of Cheboygan State Park
Counting Cheboygan State Park itself, 8,786 of the 32,046 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (27.4%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 6,345 |
| State parks and recreation areas | 1,306 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 1,055 |
| County, city and regional land | 78 |
| National wildlife refuges | 2 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Cheboygan State Park?
In Cheboygan County, 2 miles from Cheboygan.
Can you hunt in Cheboygan State Park?
The DNR's map lists it as "Open" for hunting and trapping.
How much public land is around Cheboygan State Park?
8,786 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Cheboygan State Park included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: Michigan DNR wildlife property project areas.
- Boundary and acres: the DNR's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and the DNR's land ownership records (state forest).
- Deer harvest: Michigan DNR reported deer harvest (license years 2022 to 2025).
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