Sleepy Hollow State Park


Sleepy Hollow State Park is a public recreation area covering in the townships of Ovid and Victor in Clinton County, Michigan. The state park is located off US-127 nine miles southeast of St. Johns and four miles northwest of Laingsburg and centers around man-made, Lake Ovid.

History

The park was created through a series of land acquisitions in the late 1960s followed by the damming the Little Maple River to create Lake Ovid. The state opened the park in 1976.

Wildlife

At, Lake Ovid is the largest body of water in the surrounding area. The lake's fish species include catfish, black crappie, largemouth bass, muskellunge, sunfish, yellow perch, and other freshwater species — bluegill, northern pike, bowfin, brown bullhead, carp, white sucker, pumpkinseed, and yellow bullhead. The lake is stocked with muskellunge and channel catfish. Migrating waterfowl, shorebirds and passerines are drawn to Lake Ovid, and more than 228 bird species have been recorded in the park.

Activities and amenities

The park's recreational features include swimming, boating and fishing on Lake Ovid, 11 miles of trails for hiking, biking and cross-country skiing, six miles of equestrian trails, picnicking facilities, and areas for hunting, snowmobiling, and camping.