1, 800 acre island in Lake Michigan. Bikers, walkers, and equestrians parade- no cars allowed. For detailed information visit the Mackinac Island State Historic Parks web site here.
1700's example of life in the industrial age with interpretive nature trails. For more information click here.
N HIGGINS LAKE STATE PARKIntroduction Located on the north shore of Higgins Lake, the park has 210 modern campsites.
Interpreters serve as guides for this 1700's reconstructed fur-trading village and military outpost. For more detailed information visit the Mackinac Island State Historic Parks web site here.
TAHQUAMENON FALLSTahquamenon Falls State Park encompasses close to 40, 000 acres stretching over 13 miles. Most of this is undeveloped woodland without roads, buildings or power lines.
BAY CITY STATE RECREATION AREAThe Bay City Recreation Area Campground will be closed for CMI Repairs until mid-May 2004. The Saginaw Bay Visitors Center and other features of the park remain open.
HARTWICK PINES STATE PARKWith an area of 9, 672 acres, Hartwick Pines is the largest state park in the Lower Peninsula.
PJ HOFFMASTER STATE PARKIntroduction P.J. Hoffmaster State Park features forest covered dunes along nearly 3 miles of Lake Michigan shore. Its sandy beach is one of the finest anywhere. A focal point of the park is the Gillette Visitor Center.
Wolves and moose, the wild North Woods forest, everchanging weather and a cool climate, and the crystal clear waters and rugged shoreline of Lake Superior characterize Isle Royale National Park.
?There! On the riverbank, sir! The great copper boulder before our very eyes? the tales we have heard all these years bore the truth!? The first Michigan state geologist and renowned surveyor, Douglass Houghton, let the moment wash over him.
Wild Beauty on the Lake Superior Shore . . . Multicolored sandstone cliffs, beaches, sand dunes, waterfalls, inland lakes, wildlife and the forest of the Lake Superior shoreline beckon visitors to explore this 73, 000+ acre park.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore encompasses a 60 km (35 mi.) stretch of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline, as well as North and South Manitou Islands.
Seney National Wildlife Refuge protects 95, 212 acres of diverse wetland and upland habitats that support a wide variety of wildlife.
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge is located in central lower Michigan, approximately 25 miles south of Saginaw Bay. It was established in 1953 to provide habitat for migratory waterfowl.
Lake Huron's unpredictable weather-its murky fog banks and sudden gales-coupled with rocky shoals helped Thunder Bay earn the unfortunate name of "Shipwreck Alley.