📷 Nature Photography on public land in Michigan

290 public places in Michigan are listed for nature photography (249 state & public land, 18 state parks, 15 state forests, 4 national forests, 2 national parks, 2 national lakeshores). 0 have no entry fee. Open any place for its map, directions, fees and the land around it.

Rules, seasons and closures vary by unit. Confirm with the managing agency before you go.

The places

🗺️ Ball PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Belle IsleUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bete Grise PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Briley Township Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Burt Township School ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Central Michigan University Biological StationUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Charles E. Zeerip Memorial Plant PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chippewa 2 Working Forest ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Debelak ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Deer Lake PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eagle Harbor Conservation and Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gratiot River County ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Heartwood ForestlandUnknown — check official site
🌳 Holland State ParkMI Recreation Passport: $14/yr residents; $11/day or $41/yr non-res vehicle
🗺️ Iron County Forest PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Huron Sand Dunes Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lakewood AdditionsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Platte Lake Boating Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lux Arbor ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Main Street PropertyUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Methodist Mission ReserveUnknown — check official site
🌊 Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore$25/vehicle (7 days)
🗺️ PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌊 Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore$25/vehicle (7 days)
🌳 Straits State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Tahquamenon Falls State ParkMI Recreation Passport: $14/yr residents; $11/day or $41/yr non-res vehicle
🗺️ Turtle Lake ClubUnknown — check official site
🗺️ 9 Mile Road PropertyUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Aldo Leopold Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Allen Lake Public AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Anchor Bay Woods PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌲 Au Sable State Forest - Gladwin UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Au Sable State Forest - Grayling UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Au Sable State Forest - Roscommon UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Audubon Woods PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Augusta Floodplain Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Baldwin Hatchery Boating Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Baldwin River Boating Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Baraga Plains Waterfowl Management AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Barbara C. Hoffius Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bare Bluff Shoreline Wilderness PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Battle Creek Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Beaver Basin WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bend Area Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bernard W. Baker SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bertha K. Daubendiek Memorial Plant PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Betcher's Plat PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bete Grise Wetlands PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Betsie River Public Water Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Big Valley Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bird Island Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Black Creek Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Black River Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Black River PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Boardman Valley Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bois Blanc Island Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Boy Scout CampUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bridge Street Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Brockway 80 PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Camp MonroeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Carl A. Gerstacker Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Carter Lake PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Carvey Green SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cedar River PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Charles S. Winston, Jr. Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chippewa 1 Working Forest ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chippewa 4 Working Forest ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chippewa 5 Working Forest ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chippewa Run Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Clear Creek Green Space PropertyUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Conservancy Farm (SMLC)Unknown — check official site
🌲 Copper Country State Forest - Crystal Falls UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Copper Country State Forest- Baraga UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Critter HavenUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cy Clark Memorial Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dalton Equestrian ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Danklefsen AcresUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dayton-Willard PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dean Webster Memorial Plant PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Deerfield Township ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Duck Lake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dunbar Forest Experiment Station Michigan State UniversityUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eagle Harbor Red Pine Dunes Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Edna S. Newnan Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elbert Family Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elise M Kummer Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌲 Escanaba River State Forest - Escanaba UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Escanaba River State Forest - Gwinn UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Finlander Bay Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Finton Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fochtman Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ford Eagle PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #10 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #11 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #12 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #18 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #19 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #21 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #22 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #3 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #6 ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Forests for the Future #9 Conservation ReserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Fort Wilkins Historic State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fox Island Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Foxfire South Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gamber-Brisky PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gaylord Fishing ClubUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Glenn Allen Island PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gogebic County ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Goodhart Farms Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grand Island National Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grand River Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grand Traverse Commons Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grand Traverse Natural Education ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grass River Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gros Cap Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hagen PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Hartwick Pines State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Harwood Heritage PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hatlem Creek PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hickory MeadowsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Holiday Woodlands PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Huron Islands WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌲 Huron National ForestUnknown — check official site
🌳 Indian Lake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Indian Pines ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ionia Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Island ParkUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Isle Royale National ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Isle Royale WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ives Road Fen PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 J.W. Wells State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ James B. and Ann V. Nicholson Nature CenterUnknown — check official site
🗺️ James H. Klipfel Memorial Nature Sanctuary at Brockway MountainUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Janice Anshuetz Highland PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Jeptha Lake FenUnknown — check official site
🗺️ John J. Helstrom Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ John Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Joseph and Mary Lizzadro Lakeshore PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Julius C. and Marie Moran Peter Memorial Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🌳 Kal-Haven Trail State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Keweenaw Shores No. 1 Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Koski Shores on Keweenaw BayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Glazon Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Gogebic East Side Boating Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Lansing South PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Superior Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🌲 Lake Superior State Forest - Newberry UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Lake Superior State Forest - Sault Ste. Marie UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Lake Superior State Forest - Shingleton UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lakeville Swamp Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lamberton Lake Fen Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Laughbaum Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Laur Big Salt River ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Le Chance Creek Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lightfoot Bay Cooperative Coastal Wetlands Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lighthouse IslandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Garlic Balds PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Loon Lake Boating Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lost Lake Nature ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lucia K. Tower Preserve at Portage Point DunesUnknown — check official site
🗺️ M-15 Fishing Site and Canoe LaunchUnknown — check official site
🌳 Mackinac Island State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Mackinaw State Forest - Gaylord UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mandenberg WoodsUnknown — check official site
🌲 Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger DistrictUnknown — check official site
🌲 Manistee National Forest - Cadillac Ranger DistrictUnknown — check official site
🌲 Manistee National Forest - Manistee Ranger DistrictUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Manitou Island Light Station PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Manitou ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Manitou Passage Underwater PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maple Bay Park and Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maple River Public AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Marc's MarshUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Marl Pit Creek Boating Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Martin Bay Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mary Macdonald Preserve at Horseshoe Harbor MichiganUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maxton Plains PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ McCormick WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ McCulley-Bastian Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🌳 McLain State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ McNeel PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Menonaqua Woods Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Meridian Road PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Michigamme HighlandsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Michigan Islands WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Morgan Porritt Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Myers Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nawaka Lake Public AccessUnknown — check official site
🌳 Negwegon State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nordhouse Dunes WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ North Point Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ North Ridge PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ontonagon Wild And Scenic RiverUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Otis Farm Bird SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Owashtanong Islands SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pat Grogan Shelldrake Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Paw Paw River PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Payne Lake Public AccessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pere Marquette Floodplain Plant PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌲 Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac UnitUnknown — check official site
🌲 Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Federal Unit)Unknown — check official site
🏞️ Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Inner Buffer Zone)Unknown — check official site
🌲 Pigeon River Country State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Point of ViewUnknown — check official site
🌳 Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Prairie Road PropertyUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Princess Point Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Railroad Point Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Red Cedar Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Red Cedar River Plant PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Redwyn's Dunes Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Reed Lake Boating Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ River Bend Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ River Road Boating Access SiteUnknown — check official site
🗺️ River Trails Heritage ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Riverbank SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Robert H. Briggs and Herald W. Cox Memorial Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Robert T. Brown Plant PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ronald H. Warner SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Round Island Point Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rudolphi WoodsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Russell and Miriam Grinnell Memorial Nature Sanctuary at Bare BluffUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rust ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Saginaw Wetlands Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sally M. Ollila Memorial WoodlandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Salt River Nature ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sarah Catherine Rockafellow Memorial Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sarah Jane's Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Schwemwood ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Seney WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sharon E. Johnson Memorial Nature SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Shorewood Forrest PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sievers PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Silver Lake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Silverbrook AcresUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Slate River ForestUnknown — check official site

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