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Camping & Recreation
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Cyclists at Yankee Springs Recreation Area. The Recreation Passport is your $10 ticket to Michigan's state parks and outdoor adventures. Michigan's Recreation Passport is one way you can show your support for outdoor recreation and help preserve green spaces for future generations.
Did you buy your annual Recreation Passport? Follow this link to see a sample showing the "P" on the tab and the "Recreation Passport" on the vehicle registration. It is good until your next renewal date.

• Map of Parks, Forests and Trails
You are never more than half an hour from a Michigan State Park, State Forest Campground, State Recreation Area or State trail system. Use this map to find a facility suitable to your camping and recreation needs!

• Search for your ideal State Park or Forest Campground
Search by county or by the activity you're looking for. Discover a campsite perfect for a tent or an RV, find the perfect fishing hole, or discover a new pathway or trail for hiking, biking, snowmobiling and more.

• Memorial Day Weekend Campground Occupancy Report
View campsite availability throughout the State for the Holiday Weekend.

• Campsite Amenities and Fees
Find out the amenities offered by different types of campsites, cost of one night of camping, an ORV license, a snowmobile permit or a boat launch permit.

• Passport Perks Program
Passport Perks ProviderDo you already have your Recreation Passport? Do you like to save money? Visit www.michigan.gov/passportperks to learn more about the Passport Perks program, one of the state's largest discount programs. The list of participating businesses continues to grow, so check back often!


Seasonal Recreation Opportunities

• Recreation 101 Events Taking Place at a Park Near You
Recreation 101Recreation 101 is a year-round GO-Get Outdoors program that recruits top instructors and sports equipment vendors to provide free or inexpensive hands-on lessons. The goal is to provide the novice sportsman with enough skill and knowledge to begin a new activity.

• Park & Read program gives library customers a free pass into Michigan state parks, museums and historic sites
Park and ReadNeed a break? Consider a mini-vacation spent outdoors amid the natural beauty of Michigan's state parks and recreation areas or exploring the stories and nostalgia of the museums and historic sites within the Michigan Historical Museum system - compliments of the Library of Michigan.

• Want to Camp But Don't Know How?
First Time CampersNo worries... we provide the gear, guide and good times!

• For a Complete List of Events and Activities, Visit the GO Get Outdoors Page

• Campground Host Applications are Being Accepted
It's never too late (or too early) to apply for a volunteer Campground Host at any Michigan State Park, Recreation Area or State Forest Campground for the current and the next camping seasons.


Seasonal Information

• Seasonal Positions in Michigan State Parks and Harbors (Job Applications)

• Fishing in the Parks

• State Park Explorer Program

• Transporting Firewood Harms Campground Forests

• Outdoor learning opportunities


Partners

• General RV

• Partners of the DNRE Recreation Division are Recipients of 2010 MRPA Community Service Awards

• Michigan Association of Recreational Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC)




Related Links
 •  Harbor Map
 •  Pathway or Trail Search
 •  Snowmobile and Trails Advisory Council
 •  Permission to Use State Lands
 •  Parks and Recreation Stewardship Program
 •  Campfire Tips PDF icon
 •  Firewood Alert !!! Emerald Ash Borer PDF icon
 •  Map of Parks, Forests and Trails
 •  Parks, Forests & Trails Search
 •  Shooting Ranges
 •  License Agents
 • State Land Use Rules


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