Big Bay State Park
| Big Bay State Park | |||||||
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Interactive map of Big Bay State Park | |||||||
| Location | Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States | ||||||
| Coordinates | 46°48′0″N 90°40′22″W / 46.80000°N 90.67278°W | ||||||
| Area | 2,350 acres (950 ha) | ||||||
| Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) | ||||||
| Established | 1963 | ||||||
| Administered by | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
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Big Bay State Park is a state park of Wisconsin, United States, on Madeline Island, the largest of 22 Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. The 2,350-acre (951 ha) park has picturesque sandstone bluffs and caves and a 1.5-mile-long (2.4 km) sand beach. It encloses unique habitat types including lakeside dunes, sphagnum bogs, and old-growth forest. Bald eagles return annually to the park to nest and rear offspring.