Clark Lake is a small lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 in Columbia Township

Columbia Township, Jackson County, Michigan

Columbia Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 7,234.-Communities:*The village of Brooklyn is in the southeast of the township....

 in southern Jackson County

Jackson County, Michigan

As of the census of 2000, there were 158,422 people, 58,168 households, and 40,833 families residing in the county. The population density was 224 people per square mile . There were 62,906 housing units at an average density of 89/sq mi...

 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

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Local towns and areas

• Brooklyn
  Brooklyn, Michigan
  Brooklyn is a village in Jackson County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,176. It is located just off U.S. Highway 12 Brooklyn (formerly Swainsville) is a village in Jackson County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village...
  
   (located east 2.9 miles (4.7 km)) Population (2000) 1,176
• Cement City
  Cement City, Michigan
  Cement City is a village in Jackson and Lenawee counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 452 at the 2000 census.Cement City is the home of Norman A...
  
   (located south 3.2 miles (5.1 km)) Population (2000) 452
• Lake Columbia
  Lake Columbia
  Lake Columbia is a small man-made lake in Columbia Township in southern Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Originally formed as a mill pond in 1836, it was expanded to in 1961. At its greatest extent, the lake is 2 and 1/4 miles long and 1 and 3/4 miles wide. It has approximately of...
  
   - located South 1.4 miles (2.3 km)
• Jackson
  Jackson, Michigan
  Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534...
  
   (located north approximately 8.1 miles (13 km)) Population (2000) City: 36,316 - Metro Area: 163,629
• Napoleon
  Napoleon, Michigan
  Napoleon is an unincorporated community in Napoleon Township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a Census-designated place for statistical purposes and without any legal status as an incorporated municipality...
  
   (located north east 4.5 miles (7.2 km)) Population (2000) 1,254

Golf Courses

Golf Courses, parks and many other recreational activities surround the lake and provide a person with things to do year round. Clark Lake is located near the Irish Hills, Michigan International Speedway and the downtown area of Brooklyn. There are over 14 different challenging golf courses within 20 miles (32.2 km) of Clark Lake.

The Grande	Clark Lake	Green Valley	Hills' Heart of the Lakes	Cascades
18 Holes	27 Holes	18 Holes	18 Holes	18 Holes
7157 yards (6,544.4 m)	7000 yards (6,400.8 m)	6035 yards (5,518.4 m)	5472 yards (5,003.6 m)	6551 yards (5,990.2 m)
Par 72	Par 72	Par 70	Par 69	Par 72

State and local parks

• Vineyard Lake County Park
• Walter J. Hayes State Park
• Cambridge Junction Historic St. Park

Points of interest

• Michigan International Speedway
  Michigan International Speedway
  Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile moderate-banked D-shaped superspeedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than in Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas...
  
  
• Hidden Lake Gardens
  Hidden Lake Gardens
  Hidden Lake Gardens colloquially known as Hidden Lake , is a botanical garden and an arboretum operated by Michigan State University situated in the Irish Hills of southeast Michigan. The Gardens are known for their large collection of native and nonnative trees, shrubs and flowers. HLG was given...
  
  
• Irish Hills
  Irish Hills
  The Irish Hills is an area of land located roughly in southeastern Jackson County and northwest Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its name comes from the Irish immigrants who settled there from 1830-1850...