Michigan State Parks

Residents have until Friday, Jan. 20, to provide public comment on a five-year guideline for parks and recreation in Michigan.

The Department of Natural Resources announced last week that nearly $16 million will go toward infrastructure upgrades for state parks in ten counties.

Michigan State Park campgrounds are reopening Monday.That means campsites in addition to most bathrooms, visitor centers, showers, playgrounds, fishing…

Today on Stateside , how the state parks system is coping with the tidal wave of people desperate to get out of the house. Plus, restaurants and bars...

Overnight camping at Michigan state parks won’t be allowed until late June, the state Department of Natural Resources says.State forest campgrounds and…

Today on Stateside , a public policy and economics professor at Hillsdale College weighs in on the free college tuition proposals that are bound to...

The state of Michigan is buying part of a controversial sand mine near Ludington. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will buy 100 acres of sand…

In some parts of Michigan, there are forests that can take you back in time. Old-growth forests of towering trees offer a rare glimpse at what Michigan...

Kids across Michigan got packed off to school today, which marks the end of the summer tourism season. As we start to say goodbye to summer, we...

We officially have 103 state parks in Michigan now. The new park is called Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve. It’s 1,122 acres in Jackson and...