These are the 5 most popular Michigan state park campgrounds
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Michigan’scampingseasonishereand,withit,comestheannualcompetitiontogetintothemostpopularstateparkandrecreationareacampgroundsinthestate.
Insomecases,campers’optionsarealreadylimitedbecauseMichigan’scampingreservationsystemallowsbookingstobemadesixmonthsinadvance—andpopularspotsgoquickly,especiallyonweekends.
Whileweekendcampingoptionsmaybemorelimited,camperswilllikelyfindalargerselectionforweekdays.Cancellationsarealsocommon,sonotallhopeislost.
Ifyou’relookingtoreserveacampsite,thesecampgroundsmaybesomeofthethetoughesttogetintosincetheyhadthemostnightscampedinfiscalyear2024,whichranfromOct.1,2023,toSept.30,2024.
Here’salookatthemostpopularMichiganstateparkcampgroundsduringthelastfiscalyear.
5.WildernessStatePark
LocatedontheLakeMichiganshorelineinCarpLake,WildernessStateParkhad35,370nightscampedduringthelastfiscalyear.
WildernessStateParkhasmorethan450campsites.
ItslocationonLakeMichigannearMackin