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Michigan's Great Outdoors-Camping
Family sitting around a campfire.Make Your 2012 State Park Camping Reservations
Make all of your campground and harbor reservations any time of the day. You can reserve your site up to 6 months in advance of the date you'd like to camp. Come out and enjoy the outdoors by reserving a destination everyone can enjoy.
John Browder relaxes at the couple’s campsite in Onaway State Park. One adventurous couple and 98 state parks make for an amazing outdoor Michigan experience-5/3/2012
John Browder said that once his wife, Sharon, gets an idea in her head, she's determined to see it through. When Sharon purchased one of the Department of Natural Resources' state park stamp books and decided they were going to fill it with stamps from each and every one of Michigan's (then) 98 state parks, John knew there was plenty of driving in their future.

• Vintage Camper Enthusiasts to Gather June 9 at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park
Take a step back in time and relive those childhood memories of summer camping by attending the Vintage Camper Gathering and Open House, set to take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 9, at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park in Muskegon.


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First Time CampersNo worries... we provide the gear, guide and good times!

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