Menominee River State Park and Recreation Area
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| Menominee River State Park and Recreation Area | |||||||
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 Interactive map of Menominee River State Park and Recreation Area | |||||||
| Location | Marinette County, Wisconsin, and Dickinson and Menominee counties, Michigan, United States[1] | ||||||
| Coordinates | 45°45′19″N 87°56′44″W / 45.75528°N 87.94556°W | ||||||
| Area | 7,652 acres (3,097 ha)[1] | ||||||
| Administered by | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | ||||||
| Website | Official website  | ||||||
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Menominee River State Park and Recreation Area is a state park unit of Wisconsin, United States, in development along the Menominee River. It was created in 2010 in conjunction with the Menominee River State Recreation Area on the Michigan side of the border river. The Wisconsin park is located in the towns of Niagara, Pembine, and Beecher in Marinette County in northeast Wisconsin. The 7,652-acre (3,097 ha) park comprises an undeveloped northern unit and a southern portion with primitive hiking trails and canoe/walk-in campsites.[2]
The two-state protected area began with donations of 1,922 acres (778 ha) and 2,530 acres (1,020 ha) given to Wisconsin and Michigan, respectively, in 1997 by the Richard King Mellon Foundation and The Conservation Fund. The state of Wisconsin purchased a further 2,714 acres (1,098 ha) from the Wisconsin Electric Power Company in 2010 and elevated the property to a state park and recreation area.[3] The Wisconsin and Michigan parks are managed by their respective state Departments of Natural Resources. The Wisconsin DNR notes "master planning for the property will begin in 2012 as a joint effort between Wisconsin and Michigan."[2]