Get all your fishing information here, including rules and regulations, license info, the weekly fishing report and much more. Use the link above to visit the fishing home page, or go directly to your area of interest below:
Get all your hunting information here, including hunting season dates, rules and regulations, and much more. Use the button above to visit the hunting home page, or go directly to your area of interest below:
Information on DNR shooting and archery ranges, rules and regulations, resources to get started and more. Use the button above to visit the target shooing and archery home page, or go directly to one of the pages below:
Find snowmobile trail permit info, maps, rules and regulations and more. USE THE BUTTON ABOVE TO VISIT THE SNOWMOBILE HOMEPAGE or go directly to you area of interest below:
Want to find tasty morel mushrooms in the forest? Click the box above for tips and tricks to fill your basket.
Find cross-country ski, ice fishing , snowmobiling info and much more.
Find facility info, overnight info, an event calendar and much more.
Find a great trail experience near you - whether you want to hike, bike, snowmobile or ride an ORV. From long, paved linear trails to rugged forest terrain, Michigan offers trail opportunities for all abilities and interests.
Visitor Centers across the state provide education programs, field trips, archery, fishing, trails and much more. Click the box above to see all our locations, or click the individual location below.
We administer grants that enable our local partners to promote the lifestyles we all enjoy by providing recreational opportunities, enhancing wildlife habitat and ensuring public safety. Visit the grants home page by clicking on the button above, or view a specific area of interest below:
Recreational Safety and Hunter Education
Learn about Michigan's diverse range of fish, plants, trees, reptiles, amphibians, insects and mammals. Click the box above to see all species, or click the species group below.
DNR educators across the state provide fun, educational activities, programs and workshops year-round for adults, families and kids. Click the box above to see all our offerings, or click the program below.
DNR educators provide classroom lessons, field trip opportunities, professional development and experiential programs to teachers around the state. Click the box above to see all our offerings, or click the program below.
DNR forest resources professionals maintain healthy forests, manage wildfire, maintain responsible harvesting certifications and improve wildlife habitat. Click the box above to learn more about Michigan's state forests.
All DNR-related boards, committees, and advisory groups
Find seasonal, part-time and full-time job openings with the DNR
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Michiganders know nature is one of our most precious resources because we live it every day. From the Great Lakes and sandy dunes to our old-growth forests and farms, Michigan’s natural beauty defines our state and supports our health, quality of life and economy. The nature that defines what we love about our state is facing extraordinary challenges that can only be solved if we work together in new ways so future generations can continue to enjoy, appreciate and benefit from nature.
Michigan the Beautiful is our collective journey to conserve, connect and restore at least 30 percent of Michigan’s lands and waters by 2030.
To start this journey together, we’ll map Michigan’s outdoor spaces and ask residents across the state where and how we can all work together to improve conservation for a better tomorrow. Where are there opportunities for more or expanded parks or forests? Where can these lands and spaces be improved and made more productive?
Laughter with friends around a crackling campfire, the memory and smell lingering in your heart and your clothes.
The wonder you felt during your first childhood field trip to a state park.
Community built along our riverfronts, with trails and greenways that reconnect us with each other.
Taking photos of your favorite spaces/something unique.
Getting up close and noticing something small in the forest, at a lakeshore, or along a trail that might seem insignificant at first can lead to a whole new path of discovery.
Michigan the Beautiful includes all of us and the actions we take today to shape our environment, and what our relationship with it will look like tomorrow. It's choosing a path together that will lead us to a brighter future for all of us and the nature that we are a part of.
The benefits of healthy lands and waters should be available to everyone, from backcountry regulars in the Porkies to urban adventurers in Detroit, and everyone in between.
The outdoors is for all of us to enjoy and is an essential part of the fabric of our state, which is why Michigan the Beautiful will seek out opportunities to expand access to the outdoors for all. You know your community and what is important to you, which is why we’re looking for local guidance on where to focus this work. Thanks to everyone who took time in 2024 to talk to us via listening sessions and workshops, online surveys, emails and other avenues. Your input matters and will help shape the final “Michigan the Beautiful: Pathways” report, expected in January 2025.
How have you appreciated and benefited from the outdoors? We want to hear from you! Please email us at DNR-OPL@Michigan.gov.
