The following is a list of state parks/recreation areas in Michigan. The ones I’ve visited will be denoted in green, and the activities for which I visited the park will be indicated with different symbols – a tent for rustic camping, an RV for modern camping (even if RV was not used), a picnic table for day visits, a cabin for cabin rentals and a tipi with a dollar sign for tipi rentals. 

As of August 2, 2020 – I’ve visited 62 of Michigan’s 106 state parks/recreation areas. 

Agate Falls Scenic Site

Algonac State Park

Bald Mountain Recreation Area

Baraga State Park

Bass River Recreation Area

Bay City State Park ⇓

Belle Isle Park

Bewabic State Park ⇓

Fortune Lake at Bewabic State Park

Bond Falls Scenic Site

Brighton Recreation Area ⇓

Hiking trail at Brighton Recreation Area

Brimley State Park ⇓

Freighter view from Brimley State Park

Burt Lake State Park ⇓

Cheboygan State Park ⇓

On a clear day the Straits of Mackinac are visible from some parts of 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

Father Marquette National Memorial

Fayette Historic State Park ⇓

You can see replicas and some ruins from an old town at Fayette State Park. 

Fisherman’s Island State Park ⇓

Last time we were there Fisherman’s Island was a peninsula. But I’m hearing it might be an island again because of higher water levels. 

Fort Custer Recreation Area ⇓

Fort Wilkins Historic State Park ⇓

Fort Wilkins, near Copper Harbor, was the site of a military outpost after the U.S. Civil War. 

Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park

Grand Haven State Park ⇓

Grand Mere State Park

Harrisville State Park ⇓

Rental cabin at Harrisville State Park. 

Hartwick Pines State Park ⇓

Hayes State Park ⇓

Highland Recreation Area ⇓

Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park ⇓

Hoeft State Park ⇓

Me on the white sand beach at Hoeft State Park near Rogers City, MI. See the freighter? 

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 ⇓

Interior of rental cabin at Traverse City State Park (now named for some guy named Keith). 

Lake Gogebic State Park

Lake Hudson Recreation Area

Lakeport State Park

Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park ⇓

Leelanau State Park ⇓

Rustic camp site at 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 ⇓

Rental popup camper at Mears State Park.

Menominee River State Recreation Area

Meridian-Baseline State Park

Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area ⇓

Mike Levine Lakelands Trail State Park

Mitchell State Park

Muskallonge Lake State Park

Muskegon State Park

Negwegon State Park

Newaygo State Park ⇓

North Higgins Lake State Park ⇓

Me at North Higgins Lake in the mid 1990s. I wouldn’t be able get back up easily if I tried sitting like that now! 

Onaway State Park

Orchard Beach State Park

Ortonville Recreation Area ⇓

Otsego Lake State Park ⇓

Outdoor Adventure Center

Palms Book State Park

Petoskey State Park ⇓

Pinckney Recreation Area ⇓

Sunset over Bruin Lake at 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 ⇓

Rock carvings at Sanilac Petroglyphs 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 ⇓

You haven’t lived if you haven’t seen Tahquamenon Falls in each of the four seasons!

Tawas Point State Park ⇓

Me at Tawas Point State Park in 2016. 

Thompson’s Harbor State Park

Tippy Dam Recreation Area ⇓

Tippy Dam area. 

Twin Lakes State Park ⇓

Van Buren State Park

Van Riper State Park

Wagner Falls Scenic Site ⇓

Warren Dunes State Park ⇓

View from my camp chair at 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 ⇓