Old Mission Peninsula State Park: hunting and access
Old Mission Peninsula State Park is 668 acres in Grand Traverse County, 6 miles from Elk Rapids, listed by the DNR as "Open" for hunting and trapping. Hunters reported 1,837 deer in Grand Traverse 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 parks and recreation areasCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landOld Mission Peninsula State ParkCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 668 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Grand Traverse County |
| Deer harvest unit | Grand Traverse County |
| Hunting and trapping (DNR) | Open |
| Early goose season (DNR) | Closed |
| DNR parks district | Cadillac |
| Nearest towns | Elk Rapids (6 mi), Omena (7 mi) and Suttons Bay (8 mi) |
What are the rules on Old Mission Peninsula State Park?
The DNR's map of state parks open to hunting lists Old Mission Peninsula State Park as "Open" for hunting and trapping.
How many deer are taken around Old Mission Peninsula State Park?
Old Mission Peninsula State Park lies in Grand Traverse County. Hunters reported 1,837 deer in Grand Traverse County in 2025, against 2,184 in 2024.
| County | Old Mission Peninsula State Park acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Traverse County | 667 | 1,837 | 2,184 | 1,928 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the park alone: Michigan DNR reported deer harvest (license years 2022 to 2025).
How do you get to Old Mission Peninsula State Park?
Nearest towns: Elk Rapids (6 miles), Omena (7 miles), Suttons Bay (8 miles) and Eastport (10 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 37 and US 31.
What other public land is near Old Mission Peninsula State Park?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Petobego State Game Area: 787 acres, 7.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Old Mission Peninsula State Park
Counting Old Mission Peninsula State Park itself, 802 of the 28,197 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (2.8%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State parks and recreation areas | 682 |
| County, city and regional land | 82 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 38 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Old Mission Peninsula State Park?
In Grand Traverse County, 6 miles from Elk Rapids.
Can you hunt in Old Mission Peninsula State Park?
The DNR's map lists it as "Open" for hunting and trapping.
How much public land is around Old Mission Peninsula State Park?
802 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Old Mission Peninsula State Park included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records. The closest other DNR area or park is Petobego State Game Area (7.4 miles).
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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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