![Proposed Bill Could Give Michigan Residents "First Dibs" At Popular State Park Campgrounds](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Petoskey-State-Park-Sign-470x140.jpg)
Many of us are familiar with the struggle of trying to get summer camping reservations at Michigan state parks, as popular campgrounds like Ludington State…
![100 Years of Straits State Park: Why We Love Camping Here](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Straits-State-Park-Mackinac-Bridge-View1-470x140.jpg)
One of the first state parks we ever camped at in the Upper Peninsula was Straits State Park in St. Ignace. This park had an…
![Michigan State Park Campground Updates: What to Expect in 2024](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Ludington-State-Park-Dunes-Campsite-470x140.jpg)
Michigan’s state park campgrounds are open for booking for 2024 summer stays, but some of the system’s popular campgrounds might be closed for the season…
![2024 Michigan Recreation Passport Fee to Increase, Still an Incredible Value](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Michigan-Photos-2020-Fayette-State-Park-Cliffs-Ghost-Town-470x140.jpg)
We’ve been huge fans and supporters of the Michigan Recreation Passport since its inception in 2010. The days of needing to get a window sticker…
![Are New Camping Options Coming for Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore?](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Pictured-Rocks-Sign-470x140.jpg)
Yesterday we took at some proposed changes at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore regarding the fees for Au Sable Light Station tours. this was one of…
![Betsie River Campsite is Perfect for Summer Trips to Frankfort and Sleeping Bear Dunes](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Betise-River-Campsire-Frankfort-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
We mostly stay in Michigan state parks when camping each summer, but sometime we check out new privately owned campgrounds that better fit our destination….
![Know Before You Go: Plan Ahead For Summer Construction at These Michigan State Parks](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Michigan-Photos-2020-Hoffmaster-State-Park-Beach-470x140.jpg)
With an influx of funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (2021), many Michigan state parks are set to get some major upgrades in 2023…
![2022 Was Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore's Third Busiest Year Ever](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Pictured-Rocks-Kayak-Trip-Uncle-Ducky-Miners-Beach-470x140.jpg)
In 2020 and 2021 we watched as Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore set attendance records, with more than a million visitors coming to the park in…
![These Four Michigan State Parks Turn 100 Years Old in 2023](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-Favorite-Michigan-Photos-Copper-Harbor-Lighthouse-May-e1679255173443-470x140.jpg)
The first Michigan state park dates back to 1919, and more than 100 have joined it since then. Four of our Michigan state parks will…
![Hoffmaster State Park Closing For Big Upgrades in 2023](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20200602_183857-470x140.jpg)
Those looking to head to one of West Michigan’s most loved state parks next summer may want to make other plans, as it was recently…