state parks

Craig Lake State Park in Michigan's UP is the system's most remote park. Its access road is so challenging, the DNR posts a stern warning.

Unsolved assaults at Michigan's Grand Mere State Park in 2021 have resurfaced with a chilling January 2025 Reddit post describing a similar encounter in a nearby park.

South Higgins Lake State Park experienced severe parking issues leading to vehicle towing. The state's "no-nonsense" approach garnered overwhelming public support against perceived "vacation entitlement."

Michigan legislators are debating a mandatory $10 "Recreation Passport" fee on all car registrations, down from the current $14 optional fee. Though passed by the Senate, it faces House opposition. The article highlights an overlooked argument: many MI counties lack state parks, questioning fairness for residents paying for distant facilities, beyond the "food on the table" debate.

This tree has been around longer than we've been a country. Now, Michiganders are working to save it.

From the size of a few football fields to a whopping 92 square miles, that's the size difference between Michigan's smallest and largest state parks.

Michigan is home to 104 state parks currently. However there are nearly 40 sites that are no longer state parks - each with a slightly different story of what happened to them.

Along Michigan's Lake Huron coast in The Thumb, there's a curious lack of state park - here's the likely reason why.

There are three sites that the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is eying to expand park offerings around the state.

There's an odd little set of Michigan's state highway system and they are the roads that exist only to connect a state park to Michigan's highway network.

This Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9, it's Michigan's "Three Free" Weekend, where you can fish, ride off-road trails, and visit state parks, all free of charge.

The little sticker that gets your vehicle into Michigan state parks, recreation areas, and campgrounds is going up in price in 2024.