Closures

Starting Monday, Aug. 13, the Joslin Lake boating access site located in Lyndon Township in Washtenaw County will temporarily close for boat ramp replacement. Construction is expected to last just over two weeks, with a tentative reopening date of Aug. 30. (Updated 8/13/18)

Boating access sites at Boston Pond, Lily Pond and Boot Jack on Portage Lake remain closed until further notice. Extensive damage was done to these sites during a June 17, 2018 storm in Houghton County. (7/13/18)

Beginning July 8, a handful of campsites will close at the Bruin Lake Campground in the Pinckney Recreation Area so that site improvements can take place. This phase of improvements includes the replacement of the toilet building at the south end of the campground and the addition of a new campsites where the old building now stands. Construction is slated to take place through Dec. 1. (updated 7/6/18)

DNR crews conducting storm damage assessments early this week said the weekend storm that hit the southeastern end of the Keweenaw Peninsula did extensive damage. A number of boating access sites have been impacted. All state parks in the Upper Peninsula remain open. (updated 6/19/18)

F.J. McLain State Park in Houghton County will be undergoing a major construction project beginning after Labor Day weekend 2018. Due to safety concerns, the day-use area and sections of the campground will be closed during construction. No new reservations will be accepted for Sept. 4 through the end of the camping season, which is Nov. 1, 2018, except for a limited number of sites that will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. A new park toilet and shower building has been completed and is now open. (updated 7/13/18)

Due to electrical improvements, Lakeport State Park's south campground (sites 301-356), north campground NW quadrant (sites 48-66, 98-126) cedar mini cabin, white pine mini cabin, group campground and are all closed for the remainder of the season. (updated 10/9/2017)

Trail closures remaining in effect include the Freda Grade Route, the Chassell to Houghton Trail and the Lake Linden Route south of Normand Road. The Hancock to Calumet Route is open with local reroutes. The Bill Nicholls Trail is open south of Obenhoff Road. (updated 7/13/18)

Trail closures remaining in effect include the Freda Grade Route, the Chassell to Houghton Trail and the Lake Linden Route south of Normand Road. The Hancock to Calumet Route is open with local reroutes. The Bill Nicholls Trail is open south of Obenhoff Road. (updated 7/13/18)

A portion of the Land-O-Lakes Trail will be temporarily closed for road improvement work by the U.S. Forest Service. The improvement project will take place on Forest Road 5320 between Bond Falls Road and the Sidnaw-Bergland Trail. An alternate route is available. The work is expected to be complete within a couple weeks. (updated 6/15/18)

Two temporary closures along the Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park in Osceola County are currently in effect. One closure is located between Cleveland and Hibma roads just north of Tustin due to a failed culvert caused by significant trail erosion. The area has been rendered unsafe for travel and will be closed until a solution has been identified. The other closure is to accommodate a surfacing project along 11.8 miles of trail between Reed City and Leroy and is slated for completion by July. (updated 5/22/18)

Due to a large washout, the DNR has been working to repair the Bill Nicholls ORV Trail between Donken to Toivola in Houghton County. A temporary fix is in place and UTVs and ORVs are now able to get through the area. There are no full-size vehicles are not permitted until a pemanent repair is in place. Updates on the project will be posted on this site. Users are asked to use caution when riding in the damaged area. (updated 5/21/18)

As a result of multiple active timber harvests taking place adjacent to the trail, a temporary closure of the 14.5-mile Missaukee Junction ORV Trail will be closed until the trail can be rerouted. The trail is located in the Cadillac Forest Management Unit, just two miles north of Cadillac in Wexford County. (updated 12/11/2017)

A temporary bridge is in place on the North Central State Trail (or Snowmobile Trail No. 9) that goes over the Little Black River, just north of Cheboygan. The DNR hopes to announce the schedule for replacement this summer. (Updated 6/18/2018)

Work near the Nashua Trail canal crossing near Woodside Drive has been completed; however, temporary detours for Woodside Drive and The Strand in the vicinity of Lake Okonoka are expected to continue through this fall. (updated 7/9/18)

The parking lot for the Portage Marsh State Wildlife Management Area in Delta County will be closed for paving from July 6-20. There will be no access to this area by vehicle or by foot during the closure. (updated 7/3/18)

The boat tour from Copper Harbor State Marina to the Copper Harbor Lighthouse is closed due to the absence of a contractor. The Copper Harbor lighthouse is located on state park land; however, the area between Fort Wilkins Historic State Park and the lighthouse is situated on private land and passage between the two is NOT allowed. (updated 6/7/2018)

The site will remain open; however, due to repairs taking place on the stairway and decks viewing may be limited. Construction is slated to last through August 2018. (updated 7/13/18)

Reedsburg dam will undergo significant maintenance upgrades this summer. As a result, visitors to the dam and the nearby state forest campground will notice construction activities and a lower water level due to flooding drawdown.

The trail parking lot intermittently will close when erosive trail conditions exist due to wet weather and there is a need to minimize activity along the trail. Updates will be available at https://www.facebook.com/dtetrail. (updated Jan. 25, 2017)