Discover Michigan’s wild side with bears, moose, wolves, and eagles thriving in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.

The most popular and most competitive to reserve campsites at Michigan state parks and recreations areas primarily come from two locations. In terms of highest occupancy rate, Wilderness State Park in ...

There were more than 35 million visitors to Michigan's state parks and over 1 million nights spent camping in 2020, according to the DNR.

Michigan’s Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, a 60,000-acre park, is nominated for USA TODAY's10Best state parks. The park offers various activities including hiking, camping, fishing, skiing, ...

Winter camping isn’t for everyone — but for those who love it, that’s just one of its perks. A handful of Michigan state parks keep campgrounds and backcountry camping options open year-round, giving ...

Campgrounds at two dozen Michigan state parks and recreation areas are scheduled to experience temporary closures or delayed openings in 2024 as construction projects address a long list of repairs ...

Correction: An earlier version of this story included a project that did not use ARPA funds. That project has been removed. Michigan’s historic state park overhaul is nearing the finish line. With ...

It's not surprising that Acadia National Park in Maine is the seventh-most popular national park in the U.S. Despite its small size (49,075 acres), Acadia is brimming with scenic hikes and some of the ...

CARP LAKE — A partnership between the Michigan Army National Guard and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will result in a series of construction projects at Wilderness State Park from May 3 ...

One Michigan state park or recreation area campground was the clear winner in most nights camped during the last fiscal year, which ran Oct. 1, 2022, to Sept. 30. Ludington State Park in Ludington ...

EMMET COUNTY — The Michigan Army National Guard and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources are teaming up to make improvements in Emmet County. A series of projects at Wilderness State Park ...