2022 Cambridge Junction State Park

Cambridge Junction Historic State Park is a historic preservation area located three miles south of Brooklyn in Cambridge Township, Michigan. The state park is the site of Walker Tavern, a major stopping place for stagecoaches traveling between Detroit and Chicago in the early nineteenth century. 

In the 1840s, Sylvester Walker’s farmhouse tavern was a favorite rest stop for travelers heading west on the Old Chicago Road. Today, the 80-acre park is a popular stop in the heart of the Irish Hills.

The DNR’s Michigan History Center manages the historic sites in the park. Visitors will find a permanent exhibit about life along the Chicago Road during the Walkers’ time, an exhibit on early-to-mid-20th century Irish Hills tourist attractions and more!