Michigan state parks

Check out this guide to state parks near Ann Arbor that you, your friends and family could drive to for a sunny day getaway this summer.

Over the next four years, the state plans to spend $26 million transforming the former Chevy In the Hole site into a full-fledged state park.

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Today on Stateside, a public policy and economics professor at Hillsdale College weighs in on the free college tuition proposals that are bound to arise…

The Michigan State Employees Association filed a complaint with the state on June 29, claiming state park officers should be able to carry guns and wear…

A Michigan lawmaker is looking to amend the rules governing trust fund money intended to grow public land for resource protection and recreational…

Gov. Rick Snyder has approved nearly $50 million in spending to boost public recreation statewide.The $49.9 million for the Michigan Natural Resources…

Officials are looking for partners and sponsors to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Michigan state park system.A year-long celebration of the…

Ahead of the 100-year anniversary of the state park system, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has drafted a strategic plan for the state parks…

In some parts of Michigan, there are forests that can take you back in time. Old-growth forests of towering trees offer a rare glimpse at what Michigan…