PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — With the Labor Day holiday weekend fast-appraching, the end of the summer camping season. For many Michiganders opportunities to camp this summer were cut short as state parks were forced to remain close during the early summer months.
Holland State Park Unit Supervisor Sean Mulligan warned, “The numbers that we’re seeing for the state park this year are actually up over what we’ve had in the past even though we weren’t open to camping early on. We only had the day-use areas open, but we’ve still had a lot of folks out to visit. Once we were able to open the campgrounds, we’ve had pretty consistent fills."
Michigan's State parks allow guests to make their reservations six months ahead of any given date. Mulligan says campers hoping to land a spot at a popular park would be best suited to make those plans well in advance.
Officials said state-run campgrounds have been busier than normal this year with many reaching heights of 95% to 99% capacity on the weekends.