Your camping trip could cost a bit more after a rate increase for Michigan state park campgrounds goes into effect later this year.

Some Michigan state park and recreation area campgrounds will be closed for a portion of the 2025 camping season.

Outwander used Forest Service data from the Department of Agriculture to identify Michigan campgrounds in national forests available throughout the year, based on a national analysis. We looked at the ...

Michigan's state parks will increase fees for modern and semi-modern campsites. The price hike is the first in three years and is designed to keep up with rising operational costs, including utilities ...

The analysis also included other municipal, county, state and private-sector campgrounds in Michigan and the Midwest." It's the first increase in three years, according to the DNR. The new rates ...

Also, a new premium fee will be added to reservations at the state’s most popular campgrounds. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is increasing its overnight lodging fees starting Aug. 1.

The DNR based the rate adjustments on a market analysis comparing municipal, county, state, and private campgrounds in Michigan and the Midwest.

Jan. 31 the country music festival announced it will cancel its 2025 event, stating it’s “taking the year to make plans for a ...

MICHIGAN, USA — Outdoorsy Michiganders will ... Rustic campsites at state parks and state forest campgrounds will not see fee increases. The increased revenue from the fee hikes will go right ...