This is a list of Michigan state parks and related protected areas under Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is the agency of the state of Michigan charged with maintaining natural resources such as state parks, state forests, and recreation areas. It is governed by a director appointed by the Governor and accepted by the Natural Resources Commission...

 (DNR) jurisdiction. DNR also operates 16 state harbors on the Great Lakes

Great Lakes

The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume...

. Michigan's state park

State park

State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...

s system was started in 1919 and now contains 98 parks and recreation areas covering 285,000 acres (1,150 km²). There are 13,500 campsites in 142 campgrounds and 879 miles (1,414.6 km) of trails. The parks received 21.2 million visitors in 2008.

Two Michigan state parks pre-date the creation of the park system in 1919. Michigan's first state park, Mackinac Island State Park, was created in 1895. It had served as the nation's second national park from 1875. In 1909 Michilimackinac State Park was created in nearby Mackinaw City. Both of these parks, along with Historic Mill Creek State Park are under the jurisdiction of the Mackinac Island State Park Commission.

DNR operates 746 boat launches on 57000 acres (230.7 km²) of designated public water access sites. It also operates 16 "harbors of refuge" as well as providing support for the other 61 harbors in the system. The harbors of refuge are approximately 30 miles (48.3 km) apart along the Great Lakes shoreline to provide shelter from storms and often provide boat launches and supplies. There are 11 state underwater preserves covering 2450 square miles (6,345.5 km²) of Great Lakes bottomland and ten of them have a maritime museum or interpretive center in a nearby coastal community.

The state forest

State forest

A state forest is a forest that is administered or protected by some agency of a sovereign state.The precise application of the term varies by jurisdiction...

 system consists of 4000000 acres (16,187.4 km²) of primarily working forest but also includes 138 campgrounds (including a dozen equestrian campgrounds). The Michigan state game and wildlife areas encompass more than 340000 acres (1,375.9 km²). DNR also oversees the trail systems in the state. This includes 880 miles (1,416.2 km) of non-motorized trails, 1145 miles (1,842.7 km) of rail-trails, 3193 miles (5,138.6 km) of off-road vehicle (ORV) routes and 6216 miles (10,003.7 km) of snowmobile trails.

For a discussion of all protected areas in Michigan under all jurisdictions, see Protected areas of Michigan

Protected areas of Michigan

The protected areas of Michigan come in an array of different types and levels of protection. Michigan has five units of the National Park Service system. There are 14 federal wilderness areas; the majority of these are also tribal-designated wildernesses. It has one of the largest state forest...

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State parks

• Algonac State Park
  Algonac State Park
  Algonac State Park is a state park in St. Clair County, Michigan. The park has approximately a half mile of St. Clair River frontage, making viewing of international freighters a major attraction.-Ecology:...
  
  
• Aloha State Park
  Aloha State Park
  Aloha State Park is a state park in Cheboygan County, Michigan on the northeast side of Mullett Lake. Mullett Lake is at the center of the Inland Lakes Waterways; campsites are near the park's boat launch for those traveling this route....
  
  
• Baraga State Park
  Baraga State Park
  Baraga State Park is a state park in Baraga County, Michigan. The park sits on the Keweenaw Bay of Lake Superior along US-41 on the south side of the village of Baraga, Michigan. The park, village and county bear the name of Bishop Frederic Baraga. The Bishop Baraga Shrine is nearby...
  
  
• Bewabic State Park
  Bewabic State Park
  Bewabic State Park is a state park located near Crystal Falls, Michigan in Iron County, Michigan on the shore of Fortune Lake. Bewabic State Park is site #9 of the Iron County Heritage Trail System. The park is rich with Civilian Conservation Corps history as evidenced by the CCC structures still...
  
  
• Brimley State Park
  Brimley State Park
  Brimley State Park is a state park in Michigan. Established in 1923, it is one of the oldest state parks in the region.The initial were a gift from the Village of Brimley, with the remaining area acquired through purchase or exchange...
  
  
• Burt Lake State Park
  Burt Lake State Park
  Burt Lake State Park is a state park in Cheboygan County, Michigan on the southeast corner of Burt Lake. The park has approximately a 2000 feet of sandy shoreline.Visitors enjoy camping, boating, fishing, wildlife viewing and other activities...
  
  
• Cambridge Junction Historic State Park
  Cambridge Junction Historic State Park
  Cambridge Junction Historic State Park is a state park in Cambridge Township, Michigan. It is near Hayes State Park in the scenic Irish Hills area....
  
  
• Cheboygan State Park
  Cheboygan State Park
  Cheboygan State Park is a state park in Cheboygan County, Michigan. Lighthouse enthusiasts can see the remains of the 1859 Cheboygan Point Light plus a distant view of Lake Huron's Poe Reef Light, some six miles to the northeast....
  
  
• Clear Lake State Park
  Clear Lake State Park (Michigan)
  Clear Lake State Park is a state park in Michigan. Located in elk country, the park is a secluded retreat offering a sandy beach and a shallow swimming area that is ideal for children...
  
  
• Coldwater Lake State Park
  Coldwater Lake State Park
  Coldwater Lake State Park is a state park in Branch County, Michigan, United States. The undeveloped site offers walk-in access for hunters and fishermen.- Facilities and activities :*Hunting...
  
  
• Craig Lake State Park
  Craig Lake State Park
  Craig Lake State Park is a remote state park in the state of Michigan. Located in Baraga County on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, this tract of wilderness was at one time owned by the Miller Brewing family. By the late 1960s, it was acquired by the state of Michigan.The land contains several lakes...
  
  
• Dodge #4 State Park
  Dodge No. 4 State Park
  Dodge No. 4 State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Michigan with a one-mile shoreline on Cass Lake. The land for the state park was donated by the Dodge Brothers Corporation in 1922 under the stipulation that it would always be maintained as a public park.- Facilities and activities...
  
  
• Duck Lake State Park
  Duck Lake State Park
  Duck Lake State Park is a , day-use state park located along Lake Michigan south of Whitehall, Michigan in Muskegon County. The land was purchased by the Nature Conservancy from two Boy Scout organizations and acquired by the state in 1974. It officially opened in 1988.The park, which runs along...
  
  
• Fayette Historic State Park
  Fayette Historic State Park
  Fayette Historic State Park is a state park and historic townsite near Fayette in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the Big Bay de Noc of Lake Michigan on the southern side of the Upper Peninsula, it was the site of an industrial community that manufactured charcoal pig iron between 1867 and...
  
  
• Fisherman's Island State Park
  Fisherman's Island State Park
  Fisherman's Island State Park is a state park just south of Charlevoix, Michigan, with five miles of the Lake Michigan shoreline. Steadily decreasing water levels have meant that the tiny island from which the park took its name has connected to the shore by a narrow strip of sand thus becoming a...
  
  
• Fort Wilkins Historic State Park
  Fort Wilkins Historic State Park
  Fort Wilkins Historic State Park is a historical park operated by the U.S. state of Michigan at Copper Harbor, Michigan. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and is a "Cooperating Site" of the Keweenaw National Historical Park....
  
  
• Grand Haven State Park
  Grand Haven State Park
  Grand Haven State Park is a state park in Michigan. The park is located in Grand Haven, Michigan on the coast of Lake Michigan on the south side of the mouth of the Grand River and harbor....
  
  
• Grand Mere State Park
  Grand Mere State Park
  Grand Mere State Park is a state park in southwestern Michigan near Stevensville. It is located adjacent to Interstate 94. Protected from Lake Michigan by the dunes to the west, the park has many natural features not found throughout the rest of the state...
  
  
• Harrisville State Park
  Harrisville State Park
  Harrisville State Park is a heavily wooded state park on the shore of Lake Huron. It is located on U.S. Route 23 in Harrisville, Alcona County, Michigan. Established on a mere in 1921, it is one of the oldest parks in the Michigan State Park system, today encompassing some...
  
  
• Hart-Montague Trail State Park
  Hart-Montague Trail State Park
  Hart-Montague Trail State Park is a linear state park in Michigan consisting of a bicycle trail running from the city of Montague in Muskegon County to the city of Hart in Oceana County. Recognizing its potential, Bill Field of Shelby purchased the former railroad and donated it for trail use to...
  
  
• Hartwick Pines State Park
  Hartwick Pines State Park
  Hartwick Pines State Park is a 9,672 acre State Park in the US state of Michigan, located in Crawford County near Grayling and Interstate 75. It is the third largest state park on Michigan's Lower Peninsula and the state's fifth-biggest park overall...
  
  
• Hayes State Park
  Hayes State Park
  Walter J. Hayes State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located along US 12 in the Irish Hills region of Lenawee County and extending into small parts of Jackson County and Washtenaw County in the Round Lake area. The park is surrounded by scenic lakes, namely Wamplers...
  
  
• Historic Mill Creek State Park
  Historic Mill Creek State Park
  Historic Mill Creek State Park is a state park, nature preserve, and historic site in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is run by Mackinac State Historic Parks, the operating arm of the Mackinac Island State Park. 625 acres in size, the park is located 5 miles southeast of Mackinaw City, Michigan...
  
  
• Hoeft State Park
  Hoeft State Park
  P. H. Hoeft State Park is located north of Rogers City, Michigan, on US 23 in Presque Isle County. Donated on January 2, 1922 by lumber baron Paul H. Hoeft, the heavily wooded park sits on of Lake Huron shoreline and offers 143 campsites along with of hiking trails, hunting, play grounds, a...
  
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• Hoffmaster State Park
  Hoffmaster State Park
  P.J. Hoffmaster State Park is a state park along Lake Michigan located at the southwest corner of Norton Shores, Michigan in Muskegon County and the northwest corner of Spring Lake Township in Ottawa County. It is operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The park includes of land...
  
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• Holland State Park
  Holland State Park
  Holland State Park is located in the U.S. state of Michigan, in Park Township, Ottawa County, four miles west of the city of Holland. The park covers about on the northern side of the channel connecting Lake Macatawa with Lake Michigan, and consists of separate Lake Macatawa and Lake Michigan...
  
  
• Indian Lake State Park
• Interlochen State Park
  Interlochen State Park
  Interlochen State Park is the State of Michigan's first officially recognized state park. Situated between two freshwater lakes , it is a popular camping destination. It was established by the Michigan Legislature in 1917; $60,000 was paid for the land...
  
  
• Kal-Haven Trail State Park
• Lake Gogebic State Park
  Lake Gogebic State Park
  Lake Gogebic State Park is a state park in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on the shore of Lake Gogebic. Lake Gogebic is the largest inland lake in the Upper Peninsula. There is nearly a mile of beach front access. Camping is available with rustic to modern facilities...
  
  
• Lakelands Trail State Park
  Lakelands Trail State Park
  Lakelands Trail State Park is a state park in Michigan that runs east-west from Stockbridge to Hamburg Township, Michigan. It is a multi-use trail converted from abandoned railroad corridors. The north side of the trail is for hiking and biking. The south side is for horseback riding.The trail is ...
  
  
• Lakeport State Park
  Lakeport State Park
  Lakeport State Park is a state park in St. Clair County, Michigan. It is located on the shore of Lake Huron. The park is split into two sections on either side of the Village of Lakeport. Two campgrounds, a beach and the camp store are on the north side of the village...
  
  
• Leelanau State Park
  Leelanau State Park
  Leelanau State Park is a state park located on the Leelanau Peninsula in Leelanau County, Michigan. The park encompasses the entire tip of the peninsula and features both a day-use area and campground....
  
  
• Ludington State Park
  Ludington State Park
  Ludington State Park is a state park located just north of Ludington, Michigan between the shores of Lake Michigan and Hamlin Lake. The park encompasses nearly and contains several ecosystems, including: forests, sand dunes, a dam, a Great Lake, and a river.-Big Sable Point Lighthouse:Ludington...
  
  
• Mackinac Island State Park
  Mackinac Island State Park
  Mackinac Island State Park is a state park located on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. The island park encompasses 2.81 mi² , which is approximately 74% of the island's total area of 3.78 mi² . The park is also within the boundaries of the city of Mackinac Island and has permanent...
  
   and Fort Mackinac
  Fort Mackinac
  Fort Mackinac is a former American military outpost garrisoned from the late 18th century to the late 19th century near Michilimackinac, Michigan, on Mackinac Island...
  
  
• Maybury State Park
  Maybury State Park
  Maybury State Park is a state park in Northville Township, Wayne County, Michigan composed of of gently rolling terrain, open meadow, and mature forest...
  
  
• McLain State Park
  McLain State Park
  McLain State Park is a state park in Houghton County, Michigan on the Keweenaw Peninsula, in Copper Country. It is located on M-203 halfway between Hancock and Calumet.-Description:...
  
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• Mears State Park
  Mears State Park
  Mears State Park is a state park in Pentwater, Oceana County, Michigan. It is a sandy park directly on Lake Michigan, bordering a channel leading into Pentwater Lake. The park only covers but has swimming, camping, and picnicking areas and a one-mile hiking trail...
  
  
• Meridian-Baseline State Park
  Meridian-Baseline State Park
  Meridian-Baseline State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Michigan.This landlocked area contains the intersection of the principal meridian and the baseline used for the Michigan Survey. The park is marked with two small monuments that show where the two mismatched baselines meet the...
  
  
• Colonial Michilimackinac and Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse
• Mitchell State Park
  Mitchell State Park
  William Mitchell State Park is a state park in Cadillac, Michigan. The park is one of the more popular camping destinations in northern lower Michigan. It is located between Lake Mitchell and Lake Cadillac. A historic canal, approximately one third of a mile in length, connects the two lakes and...
  
  
• Muskallonge Lake State Park
  Muskallonge Lake State Park
  Muskallonge Lake State Park is a state park in Michigan. It is located northwest of Newberry in Luce County. The park is situated between the shores of Lake Superior and Muskallonge Lake; the area is well known for its forests, lakes and streams....
  
  
• Muskegon State Park
  Muskegon State Park
  Muskegon State Park is a state park along Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake near North Muskegon, Michigan in Muskegon County, Michigan. The park, located four miles west of North Muskegon, has two miles of sand beach on Lake Michigan and one mile on Muskegon Lake.-Facilities and attractions:The...
  
  
• Negwegon State Park
  Negwegon State Park
  Negwegon State Park is an undeveloped state park in Alpena County and Alcona County, Michigan, just southeast of the unincorporated community of Ossineke. It covers with a long sand beach on Lake Huron. The sand road that cuts through the forest and leads to the entrance of the park may require a...
  
  
• Newaygo State Park
  Newaygo State Park
  Newaygo State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park is located in Big Prairie Township, Newaygo County, Michigan on the south side of the Hardy Dam Pond. The park sits atop embankments overlooking the Hardy Dam Pond, a six-mile flooding of the Muskegon River...
  
  
• North Higgins Lake State Park
  North Higgins Lake State Park
  North Higgins Lake State Park is a state park located in Beaver Creek Township, Crawford County, just northwest of Roscommon, Michigan. It is located on the north shore of Higgins Lake and on what was once the world's largest seedling nursery....
  
  
• Onaway State Park
  Onaway State Park
  Onaway State Park is a state park in Presque Isle County, Michigan at the end of M-211 on Black Lake in North Allis Township 5 miles north of Onaway.-Facilities:* Boat Launch* Campground - 96 Sites, 1 Cabin* Picnic Area...
  
  
• Orchard Beach State Park
  Orchard Beach State Park
  Orchard Beach State Park is a state park in Manistee Township, just north of Manistee, Michigan. Situated on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, the park offers a beach, campground and hiking trails.-History:...
  
  
• Otsego Lake State Park
  Otsego Lake State Park
  Otsego Lake State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park is located on the southeast shore of Lake Otsego in Otsego Lake Township, Otsego County.-Facilities:* Beach House* Boat Launch* Campground - 155 Sites* Picnic Area...
  
  
• Palms Book State Park
  Palms Book State Park
  Palms Book State Park is a state park in Thompson Township, Schoolcraft County, in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Approximately in size, it is noted for Kitch-iti-kipi, the "Big Spring" of the Upper Peninsula...
  
  
• Petoskey State Park
  Petoskey State Park
  Petoskey State Park is a state park in Emmet County, Michigan. The home of the "Petoskey stone," Michigan's state stone, the park is located in Bear Creek Township, on the road between the cities of Petoskey and Harbor Springs. The park has frontage on Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan and is...
  
  
• Porcupine Mountains State Park
  Porcupine Mountains
  The Porcupine Mountains, or Porkies, are a group of small mountains spanning across the northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Ontonagon and Gogebic counties, near the shore of Lake Superior. The area is part of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park...
  
  
• Port Crescent State Park
  Port Crescent State Park
  Port Crescent State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park is located in Huron County at the tip of The Thumb of Michigan...
  
  
• Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park
  Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park
  Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park is a state park in Michigan containing Michigan's only known rock carvings attributable to Native American Indians...
  
  
• Saugatuck Dunes State Park
  Saugatuck Dunes State Park
  Saugatuck Dunes State Park is a 1,120 acre Michigan state park. It is located on Lake Michigan between Saugatuck and Holland in Allegan County, Michigan....
  
  
• Seven Lakes State Park
  Seven Lakes State Park
  Seven Lakes State Park is a state park located in Holly Township, near Holly, Michigan. The park covers , with over of water for recreational use. It was opened for use in 1992....
  
  

• Silver Lake State Park
  Silver Lake State Park (Michigan)
  Silver Lake State Park is a state park in Michigan, located on Lake Michigan near Mears.It is composed of mature forest land and over of sand dunes. The park is wide and long and is divided into three segments: The northern area is an all-terrain vehicle park, and is the only dunes area east of...
  
  
• Sleeper State Park
  Sleeper State Park
  Albert E. Sleeper State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park is located in Lake Township, near Caseville in Huron County close to the tip of The Thumb of Michigan. The park is named for former Michigan Governor Albert E...
  
  
• Sleepy Hollow State Park
  Sleepy Hollow State Park
  Sleepy Hollow State Park is a state park located off US-27 in Ovid Township and Victor Township, near St. Johns and Laingsburg, Michigan. Located at 7835 East Price Road, the park contains many miles of hiking, biking, and horse trails as well as a medium-sized man-made lake known as Lake Ovid...
  
  
• South Higgins Lake State Park
  South Higgins Lake State Park
  South Higgins Lake State Park is a state park in Roscommon County, Michigan. It is situated between Higgins Lake and Marl Lake.-Facilities:* Beach House* Boat Launch* Boat Rental* Campground - 400 Sites* Picnic Area...
  
  
• Sterling State Park
  Sterling State Park
  Sterling State Park in the United States is the only Michigan state park located on the shores of Lake Erie. The park encompasses 2.03 mi² just northeast of Monroe, Michigan in Frenchtown Charter Township in Monroe County. The park was established in 1920. The park sits just north of where the...
  
  
• Straits State Park
  Straits State Park
  Straits State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Michigan located in St. Ignace, Mackinac County, on the northern shore of the Straits of Mackinac. The Father Marquette National Memorial and park is also located within the state park boundaries...
  
  
• Tahquamenon Falls State Park
  Tahquamenon Falls State Park
  The Tahquamenon Falls State Park is a 46,179-acre state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the second largest of Michigan's state parks. Bordering on Lake Superior, most of the park is located within Whitefish Township in Chippewa County, with the western section of the park extending...
  
  
• Tawas Point State Park
  Tawas Point State Park
  Tawas Point State Park is a Michigan state park located in Northern Michigan near the city of East Tawas. It is just over an hour drive from the Saginaw and Bay City area and a little over three hours from the Detroit area. The park contains situated on the end of a sand spit that forms Tawas Bay...
  
  
• Thompson's Harbor State Park
  Thompson's Harbor State Park
  Thompson's Harbor State Park is a state park in Presque Isle County, Michigan.The park encompasses seven and a half miles of pristine, undeveloped Lake Huron shoreline. It provides a rustic retreat where hikers and cross-country skiers can explore of trails. Two rustic cabins are offered for...
  
  
• Traverse City State Park
  Traverse City State Park
  Traverse City State Park is a state park in Traverse City, Michigan.The park is located on the densely populated shoreline of Grand Traverse Bay, an arm of Lake Michigan, and is used mainly as a campground. US-31 runs between the park and the beach area, there is an overpass where campers can get...
  
  
• Tri-Centennial State Park and Harbor
• Twin Lakes State Park
  Twin Lakes State Park (Michigan)
  Twin Lakes State Park is a state park in Houghton County, Michigan. It is located in the Elm River Township, Michigan along M-26.-Facilities:* Beach House* Boat Launch* Campground - 62 Sites, 1 Cabin* Picnic Area...
  
  
• Van Buren State Park
  Van Buren State Park (Michigan)
  Van Buren State Park is a state park on Lake Michigan south of South Haven, Michigan, United States. The park, which is maintained and operated by the Department of Natural Resources, is located in the southwest corner of South Haven Township and the northwest corner of Covert Township, just north...
  
  
• Van Buren Trail State Park
  Van Buren Trail State Park
  Van Buren Trail State Park, also known as Trail State Park, is an unimproved rail trail running along a former railroad right-of-way between Hartford, Michigan to just south of South Haven, Michigan in Van Buren County. It is long and mostly used by horse trail riders in the summer and...
  
  
• Van Riper State Park
  Van Riper State Park
  Van Riper State Park is a park located in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, west of Ishpeming on US-41. It lies partly in Michigamme Township and partly in Champion Township, both in Marquette County...
  
  
• Warren Dunes State Park
  Warren Dunes State Park
  Warren Dunes State Park is a Michigan state park, located along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan in Berrien County. The park's large sand dunes and lakeshore beaches make it one of the most popular of Michigan’s state parks with an average of about one million visitors annually.Large sand dunes...
  
  
• Warren Woods State Park
  Warren Woods State Park
  Warren Woods is a 311 acre state park in Berrien County, Michigan, near the town of Three Oaks. It is leased by private owners to the state of Michigan....
  
  
• Wells State Park
• White Pine Trail State Park
  White Pine Trail State Park
  Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park is a long linear state park in the U.S. state of Michigan.The trail extends from northern Grand Rapids to Cadillac, and it lies on the path graded for the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. The White Pine Trail is a rail trail park...
  
  
• Wilderness State Park
  Wilderness State Park
  Wilderness State Park is an state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Emmet County in Northern Michigan. The nearest towns are Carp Lake, Michigan and Mackinaw City, Michigan. The state park is operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources...
  
  
• Wilson State Park
  Wilson State Park
  Wilson State Park is a state park in Harrison, Michigan, located on the shores of Budd Lake. The primary activities are camping, swimming, and fishing.The land for the park was donated to the city of Harrison in 1900 by a lumber company...
  
  
• Young State Park
  Young State Park
  Young State Park is a state park in the U.S. State of Michigan. It is located near Boyne City in Charlevoix County in the northwest of Northern Michigan. The park, which sits on the eastern edge of Lake Charlevoix, offers numerous opportunities for land- and water-based recreation.- Facilities...
  
  

Recreation areas

• Bald Mountain Recreation Area
  Bald Mountain Recreation Area
  Bald Mountain Recreation Area is a state park located near Lake Orion, Michigan off M-24. It consists of some of most the rugged terrain in southeastern Michigan....
  
  
• Bass River Recreation Area
  Bass River Recreation Area
  Bass River Recreation Area is a recreation area, located in Allendale Charter Township and Robinson Township, Ottawa County, Michigan. There is a multi-purpose, trail that is used for cross country skiing, hiking, horseback riding and mountain biking. A gravel boat launch provides access to Max...
  
  
• Bay City Recreation Area
  Bay City Recreation Area
  Bay City Recreation Area or Bay City State Recreation Area is a state park located near Bay City, Michigan in Bay County, Michigan, on the shore of Saginaw Bay. The Tobico Marsh, one of the largest remaining freshwater, coastal wetlands on the Great Lakes is located in the park...
  
  
• Brighton Recreation Area
  Brighton Recreation Area
  Brighton State Recreation Area is an recreation area, located near Mount Brighton ski area in Livingston County, Michigan. It has 39 miles of trails for mountain biking, hiking, skiing and horse riding. There are 3 campgrounds providing over 200 campsites...
  
  
• Fort Custer Recreation Area
  Fort Custer Recreation Area
  Fort Custer Recreation Area is a state park located between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, Michigan. The area features lakes, the Kalamazoo River, over 25 miles of multi-use trails, second growth oak barrens and dry-mesic southern forests.-History:...
  
  
• Highland Recreation Area
  Highland Recreation Area
  Highland Recreation Area is a state recreation area in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in north Oakland County, west of Pontiac....
  
  
• Holly Recreation Area
  Holly Recreation Area
  Holly Recreation Area is a state-run park in Groveland Township, near Holly, Michigan. Covering of rolling woodland and open fields, the park provides a 18-hole disc golf course, of hiking and mountain biking trails, a model airplane flying field, opportunities for fishing, boating, and hunting....
  
  
• Ionia State Recreation Area
  Ionia State Recreation Area
  Ionia State Recreation Area is a recreation area, located in Ionia County, Michigan.-Facilities:* Beach House* Boat Launch* Campground - 100 Modern Sites, 49 Rustic Sites, 2 Cabins* Dog Trial Area* Picnic Area* Picnic Shelter - Reservation optional...
  
  
• Island Lake Recreation Area
  Island Lake Recreation Area
  Island Lake State Recreation Area is a state-run park in Green Oak Township, Livingston County, near metro Detroit in Michigan. The park lies on the Huron River just downstream of Kensington Metropark with which it is also connected by a bike trail. It is the 3rd busiest park operated by the...
  
  
• Lake Hudson Recreation Area
  Lake Hudson Recreation Area
  Lake Hudson State Recreation Area is a state park located near Clayton, Lenawee County, Michigan. It is a recognized dark-sky preserve and one of the least used state parks near Detroit. Its campsites have a fair amount of buffer space between them....
  
  
• Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area
  Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area
  Metamora-Hadley State Recreation Area is a state-managed protected area located in Hadley Township in Lapeer County, northwest of Detroit. It is located eight miles south of the city of Lapeer...
  
  
• Ortonville Recreation Area
  Ortonville Recreation Area
  Ortonville Recreation Area is a recreation area, located in Oakland County and Lapeer County, Michigan.-Facilities:* Beach House* Boat Launch* Campground - 25 Equestrian Sites, 1 Cabin* Picnic Area* Picnic Shelter - Reservation required* Playground...
  
  
• Pinckney Recreation Area
  Pinckney Recreation Area
  Pinckney State Recreation Area is a Michigan state recreation area in Dexter, Sylvan and Lyndon Townships, Washtenaw County and Putnam and Unadilla Townships, Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park is and sits at an elevation of . The park is connected to the nearby Waterloo...
  
  
• Pontiac Lake Recreation Area
  Pontiac Lake Recreation Area
  Pontiac Lake Recreation Area is located in White Lake Township, Oakland County, Michigan, just west of Waterford, Michigan. It is in size.-Facilities:* Campground - 176 Sites, 24 Equestrian sites* Beach House* Boat Launch* Picnic Area...
  
  
• Proud Lake State Recreation Area
  Proud Lake State Recreation Area
  Proud Lake Recreation Area, located in Commerce Township, Oakland County, near Wixom, Michigan, is a state park under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources...
  
  
• Rifle River Recreation Area
  Rifle River Recreation Area
  Rifle River Recreation Area is a wilderness located on the upper reaches of the Rifle River within the Au Sable State Forest in Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan...
  
  
• Waterloo Recreation Area
• Wetzel State Recreation Area
  Wetzel State Recreation Area
  Wetzel State Recreation Area is an undeveloped recreation area, located in Macomb County, Michigan.-External links:* Michigan Department of Natural Resources* Protected Planet...
  
  
• Yankee Springs Recreation Area
  Yankee Springs Recreation Area
  Yankee Springs Recreation Area is a state-managed protected area located in Yankee Springs Township in Barry County, Michigan.The park is in area. It has 120 rustic, 200 modern and 25 equestrian camping sites, plus two cabins. There are of cross-county ski/hiking trails, of mountain biking...
  
  

State forests

• Au Sable State Forest
  Au Sable State Forest
  The Au Sable State Forest is a state forest in the north-central Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It is operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources....
  
  
• Copper Country State Forest
  Copper Country State Forest
  Copper Country State Forest is a state forest in the west-central Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources....
  
  
• Escanaba River State Forest
  Escanaba River State Forest
  Escanaba River State Forest is a state forest in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It includes forested lands in Alger, Delta, Marquette, and Menominee Counties...
  
  
• Lake Superior State Forest
  Lake Superior State Forest
  Lake Superior State Forest is a state forest in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The North Country Trail utilizes this state forest for 43 miles of its route....
  
  
• Mackinaw State Forest
  Mackinaw State Forest
  The Mackinaw State Forest is a forested area owned by the U.S. state of Michigan and operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. It is located in the northern area of the Lower Peninsula within the eight counties of Alpena, Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego,...
  
  
• Pere Marquette State Forest
  Pere Marquette State Forest
  The Pere Marquette State Forest encompasses lands in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula, on the western side of the state. Counties within the Pere Marquette are: Leelanau, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee, Mason, Lake, Osceola, Oceana, Newaygo and Mecosta.There are...
  
  

Other sites

• Agate Falls Scenic Site
  Agate Falls Scenic Site
  The Agate Falls Scenic Site is a waterfall and state park located in Interior Township, in southeastern Ontonagon County, Michigan. The waterfall is 7 miles southeast of Bruce Crossing, Michigan on the state highway M-28....
  
  
• Bond Falls Scenic Site
• Father Marquette National Memorial
  Father Marquette National Memorial
  Father Marquette National Memorial pays tribute to the life and work of Jacques Marquette, French priest and explorer. The memorial is located in Straits State Park near St. Ignace in the modern-day U.S. state of Michigan, where he founded a Jesuit mission in 1671 and was buried in 1678...
  
   - a National Memorial
  National Memorial
  National Memorial is a designation in the United States for a protected area that memorializes a historic person or event. National memorials are authorized by the United States Congress...
  
   under state supervision
• Laughing Whitefish Falls Scenic Site
  Laughing Whitefish Falls Scenic Site
  The Laughing Whitefish Falls Scenic Site is a waterfall and state park located in Onota Township and Rock River Township, in far western Alger County, Michigan...
  
  
• Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center
  Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center
  The Ralph A. MacMullen Conference Center Scenic Site is a lodge and free-standing state park facility of the U.S. state of Michigan. Originally built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, it currently serves as a retreat center for nonprofit and public sector groups...
  
  
• Sturgeon Point Scenic Site
• Wagner Falls Scenic Site
  Wagner Falls Scenic Site
  The Wagner Falls Scenic Site is a waterfall and state park located in Munising Township, in central Alger County, Michigan, United States. The waterfall is 2 miles south of Munising, Michigan near the junction of M-28 and M-94....
  
  

External links

• Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Map of Michigan State Parks