State Level
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources manages state protected areas. These include 78 state parks; 19 state recreation areas, 6 state forests, and 5 state scenic sites. They also manage the Father Marquette National Memorial for the federal government. The MIDNR owns 4.5 million acres (18,000 km²) of land, 6 million acres (24,000 km²) of mineral rights, and manages 25 million acres (101,000 km²) of Great Lakes' bottomlands. Most of the protected lands, almost 4 million acres (16,000 km²) are in the state forest system. State parks range in size from 31 acres (0.25 km²) (Tricentennial State Park) to 60,000 acres (243 km²) (Porcupine Mountains State Park).
The state manages a number of state game areas primarily for hunting. Other areas include state wildlife areas, state wildlife research areas, and wildlife research stations.
- List of Michigan state parks
- List of Michigan state forests
- List of Michigan state game areas
- List of U.S. state and tribal wilderness areas
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