Eighteen of Michigan’s more popular state forest campgrounds are being added to the state campground reservation system this season. That’s a first for the remote and rustic campgrounds that have ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. -- Learning about Michigan’s rustic campgrounds is a little easier now, thanks to Paige Lackey’s 6,000-mile “Project Rustic.” Lackey, a Huron Pines AmeriCorps member serving with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Camping is awesome. Obviously, that’s not a revolutionary statement. Especially these days, when the pull of the outdoors seems to ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — There are three types of campsites: Primitive, Modern and Rustic. The focus of this story is of the rustic variety, which is camping with extremely limited amenities, including ...

If you are looking for a quiet and relatively untouched Michigan state park for outdoor adventures, this spot right on Lake ...

Paige Lackey will be traveling around the state in an RV starting next week visiting state forest campgrounds. For the next five months, one Michigander will be traveling around the state's rustic ...

Paige Lackey traveled the state with her dog, Willow. At the end of April, Paige Lackey started a five-month trip to collect data on the state's rustic campgrounds for the Michigan Department of ...

Michigan offers more than 100 state parks, with camping areas for visitors at many. Several types of camping fees at state parks will soon rise, with new rates taking effect Aug. 1, 2025. Many of ...

Camping is awesome. Obviously, that’s not a revolutionary statement. Especially these days, when the pull of the outdoors seems to be greater than ever. We love so much about camping. Some of the ...