This is a great state park northern lower peninsula ( roughly 8 miles from Mackinaw city) with…read moremany camping areas, swimming areas, beaches, and trails. They also rent cabins at the park. The park has great fishing off of Wakashanks point and the home to a bird preserve for nesting Piping Plovers and many other wildlife.

I enjoyed my stay in the Lakeshore section. It was a short walk from my campsite to the beach…read more During a nice bike ride, I saw the boat launch and picnic area. I was solo, but most were family campers. It felt safe and secure with staff doing regular roundabouts. Bathrooms were fine. The only downside were millions of dead fish flies in the water and shore line, but obviously that was out of our control. It was also a short drive to Mackinac City. Highly recommended!

The positives: Nice, smaller park. Quiet, Large sites. Great location. Can see millions of stars…read more Clean restrooms. Lots of provided recreational toys- horseshoes, ladder golf, cornhole, sport balls. Kayaks for rent. Super friendly staff! You can see the lake from sites 22, 24 and 26 for sure, as I am sure others. The downsides for us- dirt road for 1 mile leading in the state park leading into campground. Dirt road in the campground. The flies were BAD during setup of our popup. We had to get fly paper amid swatters to take care of the 30+ in our camper. We've never camped with so many flies. FYI- electrical boxes are pretty far on some sites, bring extension. Standard 120 outlets, bring a converter if you have a 30 amp cord. 50 amps? No idea, at least on site 24 and 26. There are 2 showers men and 2 showers for women. With 70+ sites, that might be a problem during busy weekends. Hasn't been an issue for us during the week. We will see hot the weekend goes. The beach is far from the campground (2 miles ish)- you'll need to drive or bike.

Dirt road around the campground. Watch out for some female ranger. She got in front of my vehicle…read moreto force me to stop. I was looking at sites to determine if I wanted to camp there. She then asked about my recreation passport which of course I have. When I told her to check my license plate for it, she then told me I had to buy a day pass. This devolved into I didn't have to have a day pass, but she didn't like me driving through the campground. No worries as I will not ever be back. I'm not really a fan of control freak rangers. As a side note we also scouted nearby Onaway park and found some nice sites. I've also had no issues at other campgrounds with such a ranger so be aware if you are in the area to avoid this one.

I love this place. And hesitate making it more known. But this place, even with the summer crowds…read moreis extremely peaceful and soul feeding place. It's beautiful and relaxing. I've had my kids get their senior photos taken here. It's out of the way, but it's so beautiful, it's a place you have to go to. Historical information, the falls are one of the key locations that the lamprey were discovered to be in the Great Lakes and a great deal of research still takes place within a few miles of this location.

Fun place to explore and very beautiful. You don't have to walk that far to get to the falls.read more

I came here for the first time a couple of weeks ago, and will be returning in September. This is…read morean absolutely beautiful dark sky park with spectacular views. The park offers various educational programs and experiences throughout the months, has a unique gift shop (the staff was great as well), and has several walking trails to enjoy. I love that you can learn on your walk by reading the various signs posted. It would be fun if they did an educational scavenger hunt on their educational trail, as that would be a fun way to learn. I look forward to visiting again in another month!

It's just a short drive from Mackinaw City and this place has been on our bucket list for a few…read moreyears. The place is nice but it is not exactly what we were expecting. The path is well marked with red lights (no white lights allowed). They do have bathrooms there too. It just felt a little underwhelming and over populated (and we went on a cold fall night). Some people were packing in wagons and had flashlights which was annoying since the white light ruins your eyes when they are adjusted to the dark.

This is a great Park that takes up a whole block close to the main street and many motels. There is…read morea wonderful play area for children with lots of equipment and a large grassy area for running, playing games, tossing a ball Etc. If you have children who need to get the Wiggles out head for this park! Be sure to look at the Statue and read the information board that tells how the park came to be.

We found the sawmill while driving along the coast from Cheboygan. We decided to stop as it said it…read morewas historic site and place to visit. This place was great! The tour guide was just very enthusiastic and really into milling. She was able to explain everything and it was quite fascinating to see. Well worth the price of the admission tickets. Definitely a must do when in this area.

This is a historic park on route 23 - about 5-10 minutes drive SE of Mackinaw City. There are a…read morehandful of structures restored from the 1800s. The main focal point is a water powered sawmill that existed there - where one can see the engineering skills of the day. This was the first industrial-like setup of the time. There are scheduled demonstrations run by people who help out at the park to first explain the wood cutting, first the manual effort, then the new way. For our tour, the demonstrator asked for a small child to help - making it interactive in a way. Beyond the tour there are hiking trails - complete through the woods, around, up and down hills and around ponds. For $9 per person additional, there is an adventure tour - great for older kids. Includes ziplining, treetop walking, rock climbing, and a view from the tower. Be prepared though, we showed up at 3:30 (the adventure tours are on the hour) and the last tour (5:00) was already sold out. Very shaded throughout, well maintained... allow 90 minutes without the adventure tour unless you get ambitious and do hiking trails... Allow 2.5 hours otherwise (either hiking or adventure tour).

This is a beautiful and well maintained park. There's a nice playground for the kiddos and plenty…read moreof scenery to take in. There's free parking right up front. You can walk right up to the water. A great park to stop at if you're in the area. Or even if you aren't in the area.

Nice park area near the marina. Has a breakwater that you can walk out on to to a small lighthouse…read more It was getting ready to rain when we were there so the walk out to the lighthouse was very chilly. Nice place to search for stones and watch boats come in.

Great spot - stayed one night on our way thru. Pull thru site, didn't even have to unhook camper…read more Hiking trails in park taking you to beach with beautiful view of the bridge.

This is a great state park to visit. I haven't camped here yet, but I've visited multiple times to…read morewalk on the (admittedly short) trails. The trails are well maintained with gravel, although some parts can be muddy if it had rained recently. At this time of year, be sure to bring plenty of bug spray! You can see views of the bridge from several view points, or soak in the woods and wildflowers. If you're not sure what to do, the park ranger in the fee booth has great recommendations, as well as lawn games if you're bored when camping. Note you need to pay an entrance fee if you don't have the Michigan recreation passport (you pay when you register your car in Michigan).

We went camping here last year for a family reunion (and where my fiance proposed to me). It was a…read moreblast!!!!! Came here for a couple hours last night to visit a couple relatives who were camping here. I really love this place!!!!!!

A wonderful state park that I was fortunate enough to camp at earlier this summer! Great campground…read morewith great bathrooms/showers, which is always appreciated! The campground was extensive and we were fortunate enough to have a campground with a view of Burt Lake itself in the distance! One of the days we were here, we basically spent the entire day on the lake and it was so nice! This state park has a really nice (and MASSIVE) beach area, which extends into an even more massive boat-free area in the water for people to swim and play in without worrying about the boats getting in the way! It was incredible! Burt Lake State Park is truly a 5-star kind of park for all it has to offer to day visitors and campers alike! Additionally, and probably most wonderfully, you can't beat the location of this state park! It's centrally located at the tip of the lower peninsula of Michigan and only 30 minutes away from both Mackinaw city/Mackinac Island to the north and Petoskey to the west! We visited both during our trip here and absolutely loved it! Couldn't recommend this state park more!