Orchard Beach State Park is a public recreation area that spans 201 acres (81 hectares) along the shore of Lake Michigan in Manistee Township, Manistee County, Michigan. Located on a bluff three miles north of Manistee, the park provides camping, hiking trails, and scenic views of Lake Michigan.
Traverse City State Park, officially named Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park, is a 75-acre public park in East Bay Township, located just east of Traverse City, Michigan. The park is on the southern shore of East Grand Traverse Bay, which is part of Lake Michigan.
Fisherman’s Island State Park is a public park covering 2,678 acres (1,084 hectares) located along six miles (9.7 kilometers) of Lake Michigan shoreline southwest of Charlevoix, Michigan. The park is named after Fisherman Island, a small piece of land about 900 feet (270 meters) away from the mainland. From 1998 until 2016, low water levels in Lake Michigan often caused the island to connect to the mainland through a natural landform called a tombolo.
Young State Park is a public recreation area near Boyne City, Michigan. It covers 563 acres (228 ha) on the eastern shore of Lake Charlevoix. Lake Charlevoix is 17,260 acres (6,980 ha) and is located in Charlevoix County.
Wilderness State Park is a public recreation area located next to Lake Michigan, five miles southwest of Mackinaw City in Emmet County, Northern Michigan. The park covers 12,800 acres (5,200 hectares) and includes 26 miles (42 kilometers) of shoreline, forests, dunes, wetlands, camping areas, and many miles of hiking trails. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources manages the park.
P. H. Hoeft State Park is a public park located on the shores of Lake Huron.
Tawas Point State Park is a public recreation area on Lake Huron in Northern Michigan, near the city of East Tawas, Michigan. The park covers 183 acres (74 hectares) at the end of a long strip of land that forms Tawas Bay. It is sometimes called the “Cape Cod of the Midwest” and is a popular place for bird watching.
Hartwick Pines State Park is a public recreation area located in Crawford County, Michigan, near Grayling and Interstate 75 on the Lower Peninsula. It covers 9,335 acres (3,778 hectares). The park includes an old-growth forest of white pines and red pines, known as the Hartwick Pines.
The North Country Trail (NCT, officially named the North Country National Scenic Trail) is a long hiking trail in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. The trail stretches about 4,800 miles (7,700 km) from Lake Sakakawea State Park in North Dakota to the Appalachian Trail in Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont. It passes through eight states along its route.
MotorCities National Heritage Area is a special place in the United States, designated by the federal government to celebrate and share information about the automobile industry in Metro Detroit. It covers parts of 16 counties in southern Michigan. The area includes places and events related to the automobile industry, as well as how the industry affected workers, communities, and the environment.