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DNR, federal and enrolled private land, 2026-27

Michigan Public Hunting Land

All 328 Michigan public hunting records in one place: 95 state game areas, 72 wildlife management areas and floodings, 19 grouse sites, the Wetland Wonders managed waterfowl areas, 62 parks and recreation areas with open land, the 15 forest management units, three national forests, the refuges and lakeshores, and the Hunting Access Program and Commercial Forest lands. A separate table covers the 51 public places where hunting is not allowed.

Full mapState game areasFederal land
328Records
3,954,811State forest acres
2,879,324National forest acres
51Closed places

Photo: grendelkhan (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Pins for every Michigan record with a point

317 pins. Larger ones mark forest management units, ranger districts, refuges and lakeshores.

Pins are centroids or interior points of the hunting polygons in the DNR wildlife, GEMS, parks, forest management unit, USFS, USFWS and NPS layers; 11 records (programs, national forest parents, the state forest system and island lands without a polygon) have no point. Checked October 22, 2026.

Michigan public land, sorted by kind of ground

State forest carries most of the acres: 3,954,811 acres of Forest Resources Division land in 15 management units. The three national forests add 2,879,324 acres of National Forest System land, the Commercial Forest program opens more than 2.2 million acres of private forest to foot traffic, and the DNR game and wildlife area list sums 583,906 acres on 180 rows.

DNRState game areas95 game areas, 15 wildlife areasDNRFloodings and WMAs72 wildlife management areasGEMSGrouse sites (GEMS)19 walk-in sitesDrawsManaged waterfowl areas7 Wetland Wonders drawsParksParks and recreation areas62 with open landForestsState forests15 management unitsFederalFederal landForests, refuges, lakeshoresHAPHunting Access Program133 leased propertiesCFCommercial ForestPrivate forest, foot access

How the Michigan land list was counted

Species lists come from the agency page; where there is none, the property page says every open season applies under the area rules.

Kind of landPagesAcres on fileMappedWith a species list
State game areas95316,868952
State wildlife areas1581,346152
Island wildlife areas147,38000
Island groups119,75000
Research areas357,10630
Field trial areas14,74910
Wildlife management areas72151,974720
Grouse sites1976,4901919
Managed waterfowl units27,45502
Managed waterfowl areas111,18211
State parks37176,336370
Historic parks21,41620
Scenic sites13810
Recreation areas2297,817220
Wildlife units411,74140
Forest management units153,954,8121415
Forest systems13,954,81101
National forests32,879,31603
Ranger districts182,879,3141818
Refuges4112,15844
Federal WMAs16,68411
Wetland districts162911
Waterfowl production areas563155
Lakeshores273,23521
Access programs120,07601
Forest programs12,200,00000

The DNR state game and wildlife areas list has 180 rows; all 180 are records here, 178 with a boundary polygon. Another 18 named wildlife areas appear in the DNR boundary layer but not on the list page, and they have pages too. The DNR lists 19 GEMS and 7 Wetland Wonders draw locations; every one is covered. Of 108 park facilities in the DNR park hunting layer, 62 have land marked open and 46 are all closed. Federal records follow 50 CFR 32.41, which opens 6 Fish and Wildlife Service units in Michigan, plus the three national forests, their 18 ranger districts and two national lakeshores. Acres overlap in places (a unit inside a game area, a ranger district inside a forest), so the column is not a statewide sum.

Counts from the DNR list pages and GIS layers recorded in lands.json (meta.agency_totals, retrieved 2026-10-22).

All 328 Michigan records, filterable

Type a county, a DNR region such as Upper Peninsula, a word like flooding or marsh, a game species, or part of a name.

PropertyTypeCountyAcres
Adams TownshipState game areaHillsdale181
AlleganState game areaAllegan51,506
Almer TownshipState game areaTuscola160
Backus CreekState game areaRoscommon4,379
BarryState game areaBarry17,141
Betsie RiverState game areaBenzie741
Blendon TownshipState game areaOttawa180
Brookfield Township No.1State game areaHuron203
Brookfield Township No.2State game areaHuron39
CannonsburgState game areaKent1,361
Cass CityState game areaTuscola, Sanilac1,202
ChelseaState game areaWashtenaw802
Chesterfield TownshipState game areaMacomb142
Clark LakeState game areaTuscola89
Columbia TownshipState game areaTuscola210
CornishState game areaVan Buren391
Crane PondState game areaCass4,214
Crow IslandState game areaSaginaw, Bay4,221
Crystal WatersState game areaMonroe680
DansvilleState game areaIngham5,003
DefordState game areaTuscola10,393
Denmark TownshipState game areaTuscola91
EdmoreState game areaMontcalm, Isabella3,809
Elmwood TownshipState game areaTuscola272
ErieState game areaMonroe4,158
Fabius TownshipState game areaSt. Joseph175
Flat RiverState game areaMontcalm, Ionia11,822
Flynn TownshipState game areaSanilac265
Fraser Township No.1State game areaBay46
Fraser Township No.2State game areaBay33
Fuller WoodsState game areaVan Buren85
FultonState game areaKalamazoo680
GagetownState game areaHuron, Tuscola1,344
GladwinState game areaGladwin, Clare1,354
Goose LakeState game areaWashtenaw203
GourdneckState game areaKalamazoo2,295
Grand HavenState game areaOttawa1,450
Grand River Gale RoadState game areaIngham143
Grand RiverState game areaIonia1,023
Grass LakeState game areaJackson124
Gratiot-SaginawState game areaGratiot, Saginaw16,729
GregoryState game areaLivingston2,706
Haymarsh LakeState game areaMecosta6,783
HillcrestState game areaLivingston257
Horseshoe LakeState game areaOakland419
Hubbard LakeState game areaAlcona522
KeelerState game areaVan Buren397
Lake InterstateState game areaEaton122
LangstonState game areaMontcalm3,257
LapeerState game areaLapeer8,599
Leidy LakeState game areaSt. Joseph109
Lost NationState game areaHillsdale2,501
Manistee RiverState game areaManistee4,378
Maple River Gratiot-Saginaw ConnectorState game areaGratiot310
Maple RiverState game areaClinton, Gratiot…9,972
Martiny LakeState game areaMecosta7,783
MiddlevilleState game areaBarry4,583
Minden CityState game areaSanilac9,199
Murphy LakeState game areaTuscola2,715
MuskegonState game areaMuskegon, Newaygo15,691
Muskrat LakeState game areaClinton207
Oak GroveState game areaLivingston2,390
Olive TownshipState game areaOttawa247
Oliver TownshipState game areaHuron130
OnstedState game areaLenawee876
Osceola-Missaukee GrasslandsState game areaOsceola, Missaukee1,259
Paw Paw RiverState game areaVan Buren360
Pentwater RiverState game areaOceana2,599
Pere MarquetteState game areaMason396
PetersburgState game areaMonroe537
PetobegoState game areaGrand Traverse, Antrim787
Pinconning Township (Cody-Etsy Road)State game areaBay51
Pointe MouilleeState game areaWayne, Monroe7,310
Port HuronState game areaSt. Clair6,869
PortlandState game areaIonia, Clinton2,625
PottervilleState game areaEaton445
Rogue RiverState game areaKent6,200
Rush LakeState game areaHuron2,276
SanduskyState game areaSanilac1,479
SanilacState game areaSanilac1,578
Saranac-LowellState game areaIonia, Kent2,152
SenecaState game areaLenawee342
SharonvilleState game areaJackson, Washtenaw4,387
Shiawassee RiverState game areaSaginaw10,154
SomersetState game areaHillsdale747
St. Clair TownshipState game areaSt. Clair112
StantonState game areaMontcalm4,921
Tamarack LakeState game areaEaton266
Three RiversState game areaSt. Joseph, Cass2,126
TuscolaState game areaTuscola9,095
VassarState game areaTuscola3,435
VeronaState game areaHuron7,527
VestaburgState game areaMontcalm2,970
Webster Lake
(Berrien Township No.1)
State game areaBerrien43
Windsor TownshipState game areaEaton328
Boyle LakeState wildlife areaBerrien429
Brownstown PrairieState wildlife areaWayne53
DavisburgState wildlife areaOakland110
Fish PointState wildlife areaTuscola9,514
Gordon Guyer
Augusta Creek State Fish
and Wildlife Area
State wildlife areaKalamazoo391
Nayanquing PointState wildlife areaBay4,308
Pointe Aux PeauxState wildlife areaMonroe225
QuanicasseeState wildlife areaBay, Tuscola5,207
Rose LakeState wildlife areaClinton, Shiawassee4,089
Salt River MarshState wildlife areaMacomb60
St. Clair FlatsState wildlife areaSt. Clair30,158
St. John's MarshState wildlife areaSt. Clair3,059
UnadillaState wildlife areaLivingston, Washtenaw1,189
Wigwam BayState wildlife areaArenac6,746
Wildfowl BayState wildlife areaHuron15,808
Drummond Island State LandsIsland wildlife areaChippewa47,380
Manitou Island Group
(North and South
Manitou Island)
Island groupLeelanau19,750
Beaver IslandsResearch areaCharlevoix, Leelanau43,438
CusinoResearch areaAlger1,537
Houghton LakeResearch areaMissaukee, Roscommon12,131
Gladwin Field Trial Area
and Gladwin Wildlife Unit
Field trial areaGladwin4,749
Addis Creek FloodingFlooding or WMAMissaukee, Kalkaska438
Au Train Basin State
Waterfowl Management Area
Flooding or WMAAlger6,836
Baraga PlainsFlooding or WMABaraga13,361
Barker Creek Flooding State
Wildilfe Management Area
Flooding or WMACrawford49
Bear Creek FloodingFlooding or WMARoscommon942
Bentley Marsh FloodingFlooding or WMAGladwin1,445
Black Creek FloodingFlooding or WMAMackinac2,777
Blind Sucker River FloodingFlooding or WMALuce5,084
Blomgren's Marsh FloodingFlooding or WMADickinson567
Bluff Creek / US-10
/ M-18 Floodings
Flooding or WMAMidland790
Bullock RanchFlooding or WMASchoolcraft12,681
Cannon Creek Flooding No.1Flooding or WMAMissaukee156
Cannon Creek Flooding No.2Flooding or WMAMissaukee92
Conner's Marsh FloodingFlooding or WMACrawford1,052
Cranberry Lake FloodingFlooding or WMAChippewa263
Dead Stream FloodingFlooding or WMARoscommon, Missaukee1,024
Deadman SwampFlooding or WMAClare1,885
Deer River FloodingFlooding or WMAIron53
Denton Creek FloodingFlooding or WMARoscommon805
Devil's Lake/River FloodingFlooding or WMAAlpena911
Dingman Marsh FloodingFlooding or WMACheboygan4,863
Dog Lake FloodingFlooding or WMACheboygan1,665
Dollarville FloodingFlooding or WMALuce3,013
Drummond Island Pigeon
Cove Flooding
Flooding or WMAChippewa160
Felch Mountain (flooding)Flooding or WMADickinson714
French Farm Lake FloodingFlooding or WMAEmmet2,948
Friday FloodingFlooding or WMADelta46
Genes PondFlooding or WMADickinson3,450
Goose Creek FloodingFlooding or WMAKalkaska161
Grass Lake FloodingFlooding or WMABenzie2,627
Grass Lake Marsh FloodingFlooding or WMAMissaukee, Kalkaska968
Groveland Mine FloodingFlooding or WMADickinson6,240
Hancock Creek FloodingFlooding or WMADickinson651
Hardwood Reservoir (north side)Flooding or WMADickinson1,394
Hayward Lake to
North Lake Flooding
Flooding or WMAMenominee3,290
Headquarters Lake FloodingFlooding or WMAGrand Traverse715
Houghton Lake Flats
North Flooding
Flooding or WMARoscommon838
Houghton Lake Flats
South Flooding
Flooding or WMARoscommon991
Kawkawlin Creek FloodingFlooding or WMAMidland2,933
Lake DuBonnet FloodingFlooding or WMAGrand Traverse1,040
Lake LaVasseur FloodingFlooding or WMAMarquette403
Lake-36Flooding or WMADickinson968
Little Fox River /
Stanley Lake Flooding
Wildlife Area
Flooding or WMASchoolcraft2,549
Little Widewaters FloodingFlooding or WMALake225
Marsh Creek /
Beaver Lake Flooding
Flooding or WMARoscommon554
Molasses River Flooding No.1Flooding or WMAGladwin1,651
Molasses River Flooding No.2Flooding or WMAGladwin1,509
Molasses River Flooding No.3Flooding or WMAGladwin1,885
Molasses River Flooding No.5Flooding or WMAGladwin1,459
Mud Creek FloodingFlooding or WMACheboygan18
MunuscongFlooding or WMAChippewa19,288
Nestoria Creek FloodingFlooding or WMABaraga124
Net River FloodingFlooding or WMABaraga298
O'Neal Lake FloodingFlooding or WMAEmmet1,251
Old Fur Farm FloodingFlooding or WMAClare2,063
Peterson Pond FloodingFlooding or WMAMenominee216
Pike Lake FloodingFlooding or WMAHoughton130
Portage MarshFlooding or WMADelta1,072
Potagannissing FloodingFlooding or WMAChippewa2,563
Rainey River FloodingFlooding or WMAMontmorency1,422
Rainey Wildlife Area
(State Wildlife Management Area)
Flooding or WMASchoolcraft115
Robinson Creek FloodingsFlooding or WMARoscommon2,572
Russell Lake /
Lake St. Helen
Flooding or WMARoscommon949
Sage Lakes FloodingFlooding or WMAMontmorency248
Sand River /
Jeske Flooding
Flooding or WMAMarquette850
Skegemog LakeFlooding or WMAKalkaska, Antrim3,614
Sportsman's Pond FloodingFlooding or WMAMontmorency162
Stoney Creek FloodingFlooding or WMACheboygan1,110
Sturgeon River SloughsFlooding or WMAHoughton, Baraga8,964
Tomahawk Creek FloodingFlooding or WMAPresque Isle, Montmorency1,144
Townline Creek FloodingFlooding or WMARoscommon, Clare662
Wraco Lodge Lake FloodingFlooding or WMARoscommon2,018
Backus CreekGEMSRoscommon4,339
Bill Rollo MemorialGEMSMarquette6,874
Blue Bill CreekGEMSGogebic9,491
Cedar CreekGEMSMenominee3,093
Drummond IslandGEMSChippewa2,854
Garden GradeGEMSDelta, Schoolcraft6,403
Gold MineGEMSIron893
Greasy CreekGEMSMontmorency1,080
HalifaxGEMSLuce2,718
Hazel SwampGEMSHoughton2,377
Lame DuckGEMSGladwin, Arenac11,369
Lee Grand RanchGEMSCheboygan2,436
Little Betsie RiverGEMSBenzie4,183
Mark Knee MemorialGEMSOsceola4,091
MelstrandGEMSAlger1,221
MosineeGEMSGogebic1,212
NorwichGEMSOntonagon4,400
RalphGEMSDickinson5,290
StricklerGEMSMackinac2,166
Fennville Farm Unit
(Allegan State Game Area)
Managed waterfowl unitAllegan4,100
Harsens Island Unit
(St. Clair Flats
State Wildlife Area)
Managed waterfowl unitSt. Clair3,355
Muskegon County Resource
Recovery Center
Managed waterfowl areaMuskegon11,182
Albert E. SleeperState parkHuron438
AlgonacState parkSt. Clair1,376
Bay CityState parkBay1,043
CheboyganState parkCheboygan1,064
ColdwaterState parkBranch404
Craig LakeState parkBaraga, Marquette10,802
Duck LakeState parkMuskegon739
F.J. McLainState parkHoughton182
Fisherman's IslandState parkCharlevoix3,064
Grand MereState parkBerrien691
Hartwick PinesState parkCrawford8,425
Indian LakeState parkSchoolcraft359
J.W. WellsState parkMenominee386
Laughing Whitefish FallsState parkAlger970
LeelanauState parkLeelanau1,590
LudingtonState parkMason3,243
MitchellState parkWexford724
NegwegonState parkAlpena, Alcona4,079
North Higgins LakeState parkCrawford166
Old Mission PeninsulaState parkGrand Traverse667
P.H. HoeftState parkPresque Isle200
Palms BookState parkSchoolcraft286
Porcupine Mountains WildernessState parkOntonagon, Gogebic59,561
Port CrescentState parkHuron603
Seven LakesState parkOakland1,481
Silver LakeState parkOceana2,962
Sleepy HollowState parkClinton2,396
South Higgins LakeState parkRoscommon1,367
SterlingState parkMonroe914
Sturgeon PointState parkAlcona50
Tahquamenon FallsState parkChippewa, Luce47,140
Thompson's HarborState parkPresque Isle5,399
Van BurenState parkVan Buren259
Van RiperState parkMarquette1,018
Warren DunesState parkBerrien756
Watkins LakeState parkJackson373
WildernessState parkEmmet11,159
FayetteHistoric parkDelta631
Fort WilkinsHistoric parkKeweenaw785
Wagner FallsScenic siteAlger38
Bald MountainRecreation areaOakland4,519
Bass RiverRecreation areaOttawa1,662
BrightonRecreation areaLivingston4,568
Fort CusterRecreation areaKalamazoo2,862
HighlandRecreation areaOakland4,458
HollyRecreation areaOakland8,084
IoniaRecreation areaIonia4,230
Island LakeRecreation areaLivingston, Oakland4,112
Lake HudsonRecreation areaLenawee2,787
Lime IslandRecreation areaChippewa917
Menominee RiverRecreation areaMenominee, Dickinson2,785
Metamora-HadleyRecreation areaLapeer718
OrtonvilleRecreation areaLapeer, Oakland4,781
PinckneyRecreation areaWashtenaw, Livingston11,687
Pontiac LakeRecreation areaOakland3,757
Proud LakeRecreation areaOakland2,433
Rifle RiverRecreation areaOgemaw4,194
RockportRecreation areaAlpena, Presque Isle4,281
Tippy DamRecreation areaManistee102
W.C. WetzelRecreation areaMacomb911
WaterlooRecreation areaJackson, Washtenaw20,447
Yankee SpringsRecreation areaBarry3,522
Bakale Wildlife Unit
of Bass River
Wildlife unitOttawa653
Holly Wildlife Unit
of Holly
Wildlife unitOakland3,224
Tobico Marsh Wildlife Unit
of Bay City
Wildlife unitBay2,088
Waterloo Wildlife Unit
of Waterloo
Wildlife unitJackson, Washtenaw5,776
Atlanta Forest Management UnitForest unitMontmorency, Presque Isle…291,430
Baraga Forest Management UnitForest unitBaraga, Houghton…142,356
Cadillac Forest Management UnitForest unitMissaukee, Lake…234,198
Crystal Falls Forest
Management Unit
Forest unitDickinson, Iron303,714
Escanaba Forest Management UnitForest unitMenominee, Delta…142,296
Gaylord Forest Management UnitForest unitCheboygan, Emmet…314,633
Gladwin Forest Management UnitForest unitGladwin, Clare…230,775
Grayling Forest Management UnitForest unitCrawford, Oscoda…246,649
Gwinn Forest Management UnitForest unitMarquette, Alger281,509
Newberry Forest Management UnitForest unitLuce, Chippewa359,596
Pigeon River Country
State Forest
Forest unitCheboygan, Otsego…123,358
Roscommon Forest Management UnitForest unitRoscommon, Ogemaw260,802
Sault Ste. Marie
Forest Management Unit
Forest unitMackinac, Chippewa334,295
Shingleton Forest Management UnitForest unitSchoolcraft, Alger…375,050
Traverse City Forest
Management Unit
Forest unitKalkaska, Grand Traverse…314,151
Michigan State Forest SystemState forest systemAlcona, Alger…3,954,811
Hiawatha National ForestNational forestAlger, Chippewa…899,499
Huron-Manistee National ForestNational forestAlcona, Crawford…979,067
Ottawa National ForestNational forestBaraga, Gogebic…1,000,750
BaldwinRanger districtLake, Newaygo…155,651
BerglandRanger districtOntonagon, Gogebic147,640
BessemerRanger districtGogebic158,909
CadillacRanger districtWexford, Lake…128,755
HarrisvilleRanger districtAlcona, Oscoda165,234
Iron RiverRanger districtIron143,212
KentonRanger districtHoughton, Iron…211,314
ManisteeRanger districtManistee, Mason…123,931
ManistiqueRanger districtDelta, Schoolcraft151,862
MioRanger districtOscoda, Crawford…148,711
MunisingRanger districtAlger, Schoolcraft…193,410
OntonagonRanger districtOntonagon, Houghton…144,587
Rapid RiverRanger districtDelta157,799
Sault Ste. MarieRanger districtChippewa243,502
St. IgnaceRanger districtMackinac152,925
TawasRanger districtIosco, Ogemaw126,214
WatersmeetRanger districtGogebic, Ontonagon195,088
White CloudRanger districtNewaygo, Oceana…130,570
Detroit River International
Wildlife Refuge
Wildlife refugeWayne, Monroe6,200
Harbor IslandWildlife refugeChippewa720
SeneyWildlife refugeSchoolcraft95,238
ShiawasseeWildlife refugeSaginaw10,000
Kirtland's WarblerFederal WMAOgemaw, Clare…6,684
Michigan Wetland Management DistrictWetland districtJackson, Barry…629
EdgarWPABarry158
KinneyWPAVan Buren78
MalanWPAJackson141
SchleeWPAJackson159
SchoonoverWPALenawee95
Pictured Rocks National LakeshoreNational lakeshoreAlger73,235
Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Lakeshore
National lakeshoreLeelanau, Benzie–
Hunting Access Program (HAP)Leased private landAlcona, Alpena…20,076
Commercial Forest Program LandsCommercial ForestAlger, Allegan…more than 2.2 million

51 Michigan public places with no hunting allowed

They show up in searches for public hunting, but hunting is not allowed, so they have no property page. By type: 37 state parks, 5 trail state parks, 3 state scenic sites, 3 national wildlife refuges, 1 historic state park, 1 national fish hatchery and 1 national park.

PlaceTypeCountiesAcresWhy it is closedSource
Cambridge State Historic Park (no hunting)Historic State ParkLenawee64DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Sullivan Creek National
Fish Hatchery
(no hunting)		National Fish HatcheryChippewa7FWS hunt units layer marks the station "No" (not huntable).source
Isle Royale National Park (no hunting)National ParkKeweenaw582,922Hunting is not authorized: 36 CFR 2.2(b) allows hunting in park areas only where federal statute mandates or authorizes it, and the park's laws-and-policies page says the "use" of firearms in parks is still prohibited and traps and nets aresource
Green Bay National
Wildlife Refuge
(St. Martin Island and
Rocky Island, Michigan)
(no hunting)		National Wildlife RefugeDelta1,334FWS hunt units layer marks the St.source
Huron National Wildlife Refuge (no hunting)National Wildlife RefugeMarquette149FWS hunt units layer marks the refuge "No"; not listed in 50 CFR 32.41.source
Michigan Islands National
Wildlife Refuge
(no hunting)		National Wildlife RefugeAlpena, Charlevoix, Arenac834FWS hunt units layer marks the refuge "No" (not huntable); not listed in 50 CFR 32.41.source
Aloha State Park (no hunting)State ParkCheboygan175DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Baraga State Park (no hunting)State ParkBaraga52DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Belle Isle Park (no hunting)State ParkWayne930DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Bewabic State Park (no hunting)State ParkIron322DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Brimley State Park (no hunting)State ParkChippewa95DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Burt Lake State Park (no hunting)State ParkCheboygan134DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Charles Mears State Park (no hunting)State ParkOceana50DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Clear Lake State Park (no hunting)State ParkMontmorency304DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Dodge 4 State Park (no hunting)State ParkOakland193DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Gete Mino Mshkiigan
State Park
(no hunting)		State ParkCheboygan148DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Grand Haven State Park (no hunting)State ParkOttawa41DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Harrisville State Park (no hunting)State ParkAlcona111DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Hayes State Park (no hunting)State ParkLenawee, Jackson, Washtenaw674DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Holland State Park (no hunting)State ParkOttawa136DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping (Local Controls: No Firearms, pellet guns, air rifles, spring propelled BB guns, or bows and arrows).source
Interlochen State Park (no hunting)State ParkGrand Traverse179DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Keith J. Charters Traverse
City State Park
(no hunting)		State ParkGrand Traverse79DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Lake Gogebic State Park (no hunting)State ParkGogebic368DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Lakeport State Park (no hunting)State ParkSt. Clair544DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Maybury State Park (no hunting)State ParkWayne944DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping (Local Controls: No Firearms except shotguns with shot not larger than No.source
Meridian-Baseline State Park (no hunting)State ParkJackson, Ingham106DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Milliken State Park
& Harbor
(no hunting)		State ParkWayne31DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Muskallonge Lake State Park (no hunting)State ParkLuce235DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Muskegon State Park (no hunting)State ParkMuskegon1,378DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Newaygo State Park (no hunting)State ParkNewaygo411DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Onaway State Park (no hunting)State ParkPresque Isle133DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Orchard Beach State Park (no hunting)State ParkManistee203DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Otsego Lake State Park (no hunting)State ParkOtsego56DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
P.J. Hoffmaster State Park (no hunting)State ParkMuskegon, Ottawa1,181DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping (Special Hunt Only as designated by DNR-PRD Chief).source
Petoskey State Park (no hunting)State ParkEmmet312DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping (Local Controls: No Rifles).source
Sanilac Petroglyphs State Park (no hunting)State ParkSanilac240DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Saugatuck Dunes State Park (no hunting)State ParkAllegan1,006DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Straits State Park (no hunting)State ParkMackinac191DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Tawas Point State Park (no hunting)State ParkIosco134DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Twin Lakes State Park (no hunting)State ParkHoughton173DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Warren Woods State Park (no hunting)State ParkBerrien311DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Wilson State Park (no hunting)State ParkClare34DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Young State Park (no hunting)State ParkCharlevoix567DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Agate Falls Scenic Site (no hunting)State Scenic SiteOntonagon213DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Bond Falls Scenic Site (no hunting)State Scenic SiteOntonagon94DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Houghton-Douglass Falls Veterans
Scenic Site
(no hunting)		State Scenic SiteHoughton70DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Fred Meijer White Pine
Trail State Park
(no hunting)		Trail State ParkOsceola, Kent, Mecosta, Montcalm, Wexford897DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Kal-Haven Trail State Park (no hunting)Trail State ParkVan Buren, Kalamazoo493DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Mike Levine Lakelands
Trail State Park
(no hunting)		Trail State ParkLivingston, Jackson, Ingham384DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
Van Buren Trail
State Park
(no hunting)		Trail State ParkVan Buren110DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source
William Field Memorial
Hart-Montague Trail SP
(no hunting)		Trail State ParkMuskegon23DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary layer marks the whole facility closed to hunting and trapping.source

Reasons quoted or summarized from each source, retrieved 2026-10-22.

Michigan public land questions

How many acres of Michigan are open to public hunting?

The DNR deer summary says over 4.5 million acres of DNR-managed public land open to hunting. State forest alone is 3,954,811 acres in the DNR managed lands layer, the national forests hold 2,879,324 acres, and Commercial Forest adds more than 2.2 million acres of private land open on foot.

Which Michigan game areas, forest units and refuges are largest?

Shingleton Forest Management Unit (State Forest) (375,050 acres), Newberry Forest Management Unit (State Forest) (359,596 acres), Sault Ste. Marie Forest Management Unit (State Forest) (334,295 acres) and Gaylord Forest Management Unit (State Forest) (314,633 acres).

Can I hunt Michigan state parks?

Only on land the DNR designates open. Recreation areas are open unless designated closed; parks are closed unless designated open. A Recreation Passport is needed for vehicles, and the park hunting map shows the open zones.

What are GEMS?

Grouse Enhanced Management Sites: 19 walk-in bird hunting areas with parking, kiosks and trails, managed for ruffed grouse and woodcock. All hunting is open under state seasons.

How does the Michigan Hunting Access Program work?

The DNR leases private farms and woodlots for public hunting. The current list has 133 properties and 20,076 acres; hunters register at the property every visit.

Can I hunt Commercial Forest land?

Yes, on foot, for hunting, trapping and fishing. No vehicles, camping, permanent stands or cutting; a gate or fence does not bar foot access.

Why do some areas list no species?

The DNR area list gives no species for most game and wildlife areas. Those pages say every open season applies under the area rules rather than guessing.

Which places are closed?

51 public places, mostly state parks the park hunting layer marks closed, plus Isle Royale, closed refuges and a fish hatchery. They are listed above.

Choose your Michigan ground

Pick a property, read its page, then check the manager before you go: refuges, closures and drawing schedules change during the year.

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