Michigan State Parks is celebrating its 100th birthday this year! To commemorate this milestone, here’s one of what could be a series of blogs about Michigan’s State Parks. Here is a list of all of the state parks and other related properties in Michigan, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ web site.
I’ve indicated which places I’ve previously visited in bold (63 places total):

Isn’t it fun looking at pictures of your past self and making derisive fashion commentary? Crew socks? Should’ve worn no-show or low-cut socks with those Doc Martens (what the Hell were you thinking, 1993 me, tsk tsk…). Tahquamenon Falls State Park, 1993.
List of Michigan State Parks/Properties
- Agate Falls Scenic Site
- Algonac State Park
- Aloha State Park
- Bald Mountain Recreation Area
- Baraga State Park
- Bass River Recreation Area
- Bay City State Park
- Belle Isle Park
- Bewabic State Park
- Bond Falls Scenic Site
- Brighton Recreation Area
- Brimley State Park
- Burt Lake State Park
- Cambridge Junction State Historic Park
- Cheboygan State Park
- Clear Lake State Park
- Coldwater Lake State Park
- Colonial Michilimackinac Historic State Park
- Craig Lake State Park
- DNR Pocket Park
- Dodge #4 State Park
- Duck Lake State Park
- Fayette State Historic Park
- Fisherman’s Island State Park
- Fort Custer Recreation Area
- Fort Wilkins Historic State Park
- Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park
- Grand Haven State Park
- Grand Mere State Park
- Harrisville State Park
- Hartwick Pines State Park
- Hayes State Park
- Highland Recreation Area
- Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park
- Hoeft State Park
- Hoffmaster State Park
- Holland State Park
- Holly Recreation Area
- Indian Lake State Park
- Interlochen State Park
- Ionia State Recreation Area
- Island Lake Recreation Area
- Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park
- Lake Gogebic State Park
- Lake Hudson Recreation Area
- Lakeport State Park
- Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park
- Leelanau State Park
- Lime Island State Recreation Area
- Ludington State Park
- Mackinac Island and Fort Mackinac Historic Park
- Maybury State Park
- McLain State Park
- Mears State Park
- Menominee River State Recreation Area
- Meridian-Baseline State Park
- Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area
- Mike Levine Lakelands Trails State Park
- Mitchell State Park
- Muskallonge Lake State Park
- Muskegon State Park
- Negwegon State Park
- Newaygo State Park
- North Higgins Lake State Park
- Ortonville Recreation Area
- Onaway State Park
- Orchard Beach State Park
- Otsego Lake State Park
- Outdoor Adventure Center
- Palms Book State Park
- Petoskey State Park
- Pinckney Recreation Area
- Pontiac Lake Recreation Area
- Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
- Port Crescent State Park
- Proud Lake Recreation Area
- Rifle River Recreation Area
- Rockport Recreation Area
- Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park
- Saugatuck Dunes State Park
- Seven Lakes State Park
- Silver Lake State Park
- Sleeper State Park
- Sleepy Hollow State Park
- South Higgins Lake State Park
- Sterling State Park
- Straits State Park
- Sturgeon Point State Park
- Tahquamenon Falls State Park
- Tawas Point State Park
- Thompson’s Harbor State Park
- Tippy Dam Recreation Area
- Twin Lakes State Park
- Van Buren State Park
- Van Riper State Park
- Wagner Falls Scenic Site
- Warren Dunes State Park
- Warren Woods State Park
- Waterloo Recreation Area
- Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve
- Wells State Park
- Wetzel State Recreation Area
- Wilderness State Park
- William G. Milliken State Park and Harbor
- Wilson State Park
- Yankee Springs Recreation Area
- Young State Park