Fort Wilkins State Historic Park: hunting and access
Fort Wilkins State Historic Park is 788 acres in Keweenaw County, next to Copper Harbor, listed by the DNR as "Open" for hunting and trapping. Hunters reported 118 deer in Keweenaw 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 landState parks and recreation areasCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landCommercial Forest (private, open to hunting by law)Fort Wilkins State Historic ParkCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 788 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Keweenaw County |
| Deer harvest unit | Keweenaw County |
| Hunting and trapping (DNR) | Open |
| Early goose season (DNR) | Open |
| DNR parks district | Western UP |
| Nearest towns | Copper Harbor (next to it), Eagle Harbor (12 mi) and Eagle River (18 mi) |
What are the rules on Fort Wilkins State Historic Park?
The DNR's map of state parks open to hunting lists Fort Wilkins State Historic Park as "Open" for hunting and trapping.
Open for the early goose season, by the DNR's map.
How many deer are taken around Fort Wilkins State Historic Park?
Fort Wilkins State Historic Park lies in Keweenaw County. Hunters reported 118 deer in Keweenaw County in 2025, against 161 in 2024.
| County | Fort Wilkins State Historic Park acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keweenaw County | 788 | 118 | 161 | 93 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the park alone: Michigan DNR reported deer harvest (license years 2022 to 2025).
How do you get to Fort Wilkins State Historic Park?
Nearest towns: Copper Harbor (next to it), Eagle Harbor (12 miles), Eagle River (18 miles) and Mohawk (24 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 41 and M 26.
What other public land is near Fort Wilkins State Historic Park?
Public land within 3 miles of Fort Wilkins State Historic Park
Counting Fort Wilkins State Historic Park itself, 17,044 of the 36,039 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (47.3%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land trusts and other open land | 13,970 |
| State forest and other DNR land | 1,941 |
| State parks and recreation areas | 820 |
| County, city and regional land | 313 |
Another 2,442 acres within 3 miles are Commercial Forest land: privately owned, but under state law (MCL 324.51113) the owner may not deny the public hunting and fishing unless the DNR or the legislature closes it.
Questions hunters ask
Where is Fort Wilkins State Historic Park?
In Keweenaw County, next to Copper Harbor.
Can you hunt in Fort Wilkins State Historic Park?
The DNR's map lists it as "Open" for hunting and trapping.
How much public land is around Fort Wilkins State Historic Park?
17,044 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Fort Wilkins State Historic 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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