Cabins and yurts · Michigan State Parks · Michigan
Cabins and yurts at Pinckney State Recreation Area
Michigan State Parks · Michigan, United States
- Units
- 2
- Sleeps
- 6, stated for 1 of 2 units
- Electricity
- 1 of 2
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- No
- Elevation
- 919 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Nearest town
- Lyndon Township
- Phone
- 800-447-2757
About each unit
Bruin Lake Yurt
Bruin Lake Yurt, at Pinckney State Recreation Area. It's a yurt furnished with a table, chairs, and bunk beds - there's no running water inside. Toilet and shower buildings and vault toilets are a short walk away (only the vault toilets stay open in the off-season). Bring your own bedding, dishes, and cookware.
Camper Cabin · sleeps 6
Camper Cabin, at Pinckney State Recreation Area. It's about 400 square feet and sleeps up to six, with two sets of bunk beds, a futon, electrical outlets, and shelving for gear - there's no running water inside. Toilet and shower buildings and vault toilets are a short walk away (only the vault toilets stay open in the off-season). Bring your own bedding, dishes, and cookware. No individually mapped coordinate is published for this unit - the point shown is this park's own campground location.
April 22 to Oct. 21.
Each unit
| Unit | Sleeps | Bedrooms | Kitchen | Bath | Heat | Power | Accessible | Pets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruin Lake Yurt | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Camper Cabin | 6 | – | – | ✓ | – |
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 18° | -8° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 20° | -4° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 46° | 29° | 13° | 68° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 57° | 40° | 25° | 80° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 51° | 32° | 85° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 77° | 59° | 48° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 82° | 66° | 56° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 64° | 54° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 76° | 58° | 47° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 59° | 44° | 32° | 78° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 45° | 33° | 2° | 65° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 27° | 2° | 61° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Campgrounds nearby
- Pinckney – Bruin Lake · Michigan State Parks · 0 mi
- Pinckney – Blind Lake · Michigan State Parks · 2 mi
- Pinckney – Crooked Lake · Michigan State Parks · 3 mi
- Waterloo – Green Lake Campground · Michigan State Parks · 5 mi
- Waterloo – Sugarloaf Lake Campground · Michigan State Parks · 7 mi
Other cabins nearby
- Waterloo State Recreation Area · Michigan State Parks · 5 mi · 4 units
- Brighton State Recreation Area · Michigan State Parks · 12 mi · 2 units
- Island Lake State Recreation Area · Michigan State Parks · 16 mi
- Hayes State Park · Michigan State Parks · 26 mi · 2 units
- Proud Lake State Recreation Area · Michigan State Parks · 28 mi · 3 units
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