Michigan has 97 state parks and recreation areas. That makes for a lot of opportunities for recreation that many other states just don’t have. It also makes for a lot of information to go through when you try to decide to camp or stop at one of our state parks.
Well, I created a [...]

Surprisingly enough there are still campsites available at State Park Campgrounds. Usually the 4th of July holiday sees 100% capacity at nearly every park. It is one of the biggest (along with Labor Day Weekend) camping dates on the summer calendar.
You will be most successful in finding a site if you [...]

There are some great travel packages to Mackinaw City that start at $154.97. Go to www.mackinawcity.com for the full list.
Here are the details on one of the better looking packages -

3 Nights Lodging at your choice of hotels
Round trip ferry boat ticket to Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island carriage tour
Admission to your choice of three [...]

Want to stay someplace so unique that your kids will talk about it years later? Wilson State Park offers such a place. For $30 you can spend the night in an actual tribal replica tipi. The 20-foot tall tipi stands on a wooden platform and sleeps up to four people. Don’t worry, [...]

Features:

6 Rustic cabins with 4-8 bunks
3 Rustic bunkhouses with 24 bunks, available for families or groups
250 sites
Average Nightly Rate - $27 (in season)

The majority of the sites are the perfect size for tent camping or pop-ups and mid-size campers. There are only a handful of sites large enough to accommodate the large RVs and [...]

The Traverse City Record Eagle reports that you can now log on to the internet through a wireless connection at Traverse City State Park. Michigan is the first state in the country to offer wireless internet access outdoors. Wireless internet access is also available at Ludington, Holland, and Grand Haven state parks.

It might already be too late to get into the Michigan State Campground of your choice for this summer. You can only make reservations up to six months in advance. The weekends are already booked up at such popular campgrounds as Grand Haven State Park which opened last week.
Call 1-800-447-2757 (which is [...]

Our state Senate voted to allow our Legislature to oversee any proposals for selling state land and state parks. The DNR has been holding meetings trying to figure out what land to sell, what to keep, and even what to buy. Somebody has to watch what is going on here. Otherwise we [...]