Holly Recreation Area, located within the northern portion of Oakland County between Pontiac and Flint, is less than an hour drive from the Detroit metropolitan area.

The park's more than 8,000 acres of rolling woodlands and open fields provides opportunities for a variety of outdoor activities, including hiking, camping, fishing, mountain biking, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling. The park boasts three lakes, two campgrounds, cabins, a boat launch and the Holly Woods Disc Golf Course.

Holly's water park, WhoaZone, offers four different routes with four different challenge levels – from easy up to challenging. Visitors can climb, jump, crawl and slide on the springboard, semi-circle step, wiggle bridge, half-pipe and more. A special water play area is available for kids at least 4 years between 39"-59". Ticket and reservation information, rules, height requirements and hours of operation can be found at whoazoneholly.com.

The park, which is located within the northern portion of Oakland County between Pontiac and Flint, is home to three lakes, a campground, a boat launch and the Holly Woods Disc Golf Course and provides opportunities for hiking, camping, fishing, mountain biking and snowmobiling.



Holly Recreation Area

An endless variety of topography and ecosystems form the area called Seven Lakes. Its land was a combination of farmland, rolling hills and forests. About 230 acres of water with several miles of shoreline await the park user. The dam, formed one large lake from seven small lakes.

An endless variety of topography and ecosystems form the area called Seven Lakes. Its land was a combination of farmland, rolling hills and forests. About 230 acres of water with several miles of shoreline await the park user. A development group originally purchased the land but they were unable to follow through with their plans and sold the land to the state in 1969. The dam, constructed by the developers, formed one large lake from seven small lakes, historically known as the DeCoup Lake hence the name Seven Lakes State Park.

No alcoholic beverages allowed in park April 1 through Labor Day.


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