New Backcountry Camping Changes for Michigan’s Porcupine Mountains State Park

By Justin Stakes

Michigan DNR Announces Backcountry Camping Changes at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park

Lansing, MI -(AmmoLand.com)- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced some significant changes for backcountry campers at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the western Upper Peninsula.

The changes include new online reservations for backcountry camping, check-in required at the park during office hours for backcountry campers and cabin and yurt users and the cabin and yurt reservations window is being shortened from one year to six months.

This camping season, these new changes will only be in effect at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. Upon success, they will later be implemented for backcountry camping at state parks across Michigan.

“In an effort to balance increased backcountry use with resource protection, this new approach will help ensure we retain the pristine wilderness character of the park,” said Porcupine Mountains park manager Jeff …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand