Location | Admission | Dates & Hours | Special Events | How Much Time? | Accessibility | More Info

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13220 M-50
Brooklyn, MI 49230

Location

Walker Tavern is located in Cambridge Junction Historic State Park, 35 miles west of Ann Arbor, at the junction of U.S. 12 and M-50.

Admission

Admission to Walker Tavern is free. Please note that some special events require a donation.

2012 Season Dates and Hours

From May 24 through September 2, Walker Tavern is open Tuesday through Sunday, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Please note that the site is closed on MIS race weekends: June 16-17 and August 18-19.

The Walker Tavern Farmers Market is open most Sundays, May 27 through September 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Closed on MIS race weekends.

Special Events

See the online calendar of events for Walker Tavern and other Lower Peninsula sites in the Michigan Historical Museum System.

The Walker Wheels Base Ball Club invites you to play or watch vintage "base ball."

How Much Time?

Please allow one to two hours to tour the Walker Tavern historic site—more, if you are shopping at the farmers market or taking in a Walker Wheels vintage baseball game. The tavern includes an 1840s parlor, barroom, dining room and kitchen; the barn offers surveying and stagecoach exhibits.

See a map of the Walker Tavern site.

Want a preview? Take an online tour of the Walker Tavern barn exhibit.

Pets: Pets accompanied by and under the control of their human friends are welcomed on the grounds of this site. Pets may not enter any building. For further information, please refer to the DNRE web page, Pets in State Park Campgrounds.

Accessibility

Designated parking is available. The visitor center is accessible to people who have a mobility impairment. Upon arrival, these visitors must arrange with staff for permission to drive to the top of the steep-grade hill where the tavern and barn are located. These two buildings offer accessibility only on the ground floor. One vault toilet is accessible.

For More Information

Cheryl Valentine, Walker Tavern site historian
Send an e-mail or telephone (517) 467-4401.

Find out about college internship opportunities that may be available at this historic site.

Contact Walker Tavern Historic Site.

Updated 01/03/2012