page_title: Lake Hudson State Recreation Area
hierarchical_section_title: Lake Hudson State Recreation Area
caption_attribution_description: English: Lake Hudson State Recreation Area (Bear Creek Dam)
context_page_description: Lake Hudson State Recreation Area is a public recreation area located mostly within Hudson Township in southwestern Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A very small portion of the recreation area extends south into neighboring Medina Township.
  The park was established in 1979, and it encompasses 2,796 acres surrounding the Lake Hudson reservoir. Lake Hudson is recognized as the first dark-sky preserve in the United States, when it was designated as such in 1993. It is governed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and is operated and maintained by the nearby Hayes State Park in the northern portion of the county.
context_section_description: Lake Hudson State Recreation Area is a public recreation area located mostly within Hudson Township in southwestern Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan.  A very small portion of the recreation area extends south into neighboring Medina Township.
  The park was established in 1979, and it encompasses 2,796 acres (4.37 sq mi; 11.32 sq km) surrounding the Lake Hudson reservoir.  Lake Hudson is recognized as the first dark-sky preserve in the United States, when it was designated as such in 1993.  It is governed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and is operated and maintained by the nearby Hayes State Park in the northern portion of the county.
caption: View of Lake Hudson from the dam
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