Great Lakes Wire

Most roadside parks managed by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will close for the season on Friday, October 31. Three parks are set to close earlier, on Monday, October 20, due to planned upgrades to their bathroom facilities. These parks include 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.

A few parks will remain open later into the fall. Brown Roadside Park on M-25 in Huron County will close on Friday, November 28. White River Roadside Park on M-20 and High Rollway Park Roadside Park on M-82, both in Newaygo County, will close Saturday, November 29. Manistee River Roadside Park near Manton on US-131 in Wexford County is scheduled to close Monday, December 1.

Some roadside parks are 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, the department maintains 82 roadside parks across Michigan. Most of these parks typically close annually at the end of October and reopen in late April. Additional information and a map of all MDOT roadside parks can be found at MDOT's website.