Bradley C. Wieferich, P.E., Director | Michigan Department Of Transportation
Bradley C. Wieferich, P.E., Director | Michigan Department Of Transportation
Most roadside parks managed by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will close for the season on Friday, October 31. The department announced that three parks—White Cloud Roadside Park on M-37 in Newaygo County, Chase Roadside Park on US-10 in Lake County, and Baldwin Roadside Park on US-10 in Lake County—will close earlier than usual on Monday, October 20. These early closures are to allow for upgrades to bathroom facilities.
Some parks have extended their seasons and will remain open later into the fall. Brown Roadside Park on M-25 in Huron County is scheduled to close on Friday, November 28. White River Roadside Park on M-20 and High Rollway Park Roadside Park on M-82, both located in Newaygo County, will close the following day, Saturday, November 29. Manistee River Roadside Park near Manton on US-131 in Wexford County will close for the season on Monday, December 1.
A few roadside parks will stay open throughout the year. These include White Rock Roadside Park on M-25 in Sanilac County, Cass River Roadside Park on M-46 in Tuscola County, and Artesian Flow Roadside Park on M-140 near Watervliet in Berrien County.
According to MDOT, there are a total of 82 roadside parks across Michigan. Nearly all of these facilities close annually at the end of October and reopen at the end of April. A map showing all MDOT roadside park locations can be found through MDOT's website.
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