Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park
- Status
- Status not posted
- Entrance fee
- Statewide rule — see below
- Day-use reservations
- None mentioned
- Dogs
- Not stated — check with park
- Camping
- None listed
- Official site
- www2.dnr.state.mi.us
Official page last checked Oct 29, 2026. How we keep this current
Overview
In Alger County, about 19 miles southeast of Marquette, Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park covers about 971 acres.
Fees and passes
Per vehicle with resident/nonresident difference: Recreation Passport (residents add it at Secretary of State vehicle registration; nonresidents buy daily/annual passes).
Statewide fee rule from Michigan's park system; this park’s page doesn’t list its own fees.
Michigan park passes
- Recreation Passport. Vehicle entry to Michigan state parks and recreation areas (resident passport bought with vehicle registration; nonresident passes sold separately) Details
From the Michigan state guide. Confirm which passes this park accepts.
Reservations
- Day use
- No day-use reservation requirement mentioned
- Booking system
- Michigan DNR reservations (midnrreservations.com)
We link to the official booking system rather than showing live availability, which changes minute to minute.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- Marquette — about 19 mi southeast (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 46.3901, -87.0669
Nearby state parks
Sources and freshness
- Michigan State Parks (DNR Parks and Recreation Division) — park page — last checked Oct 29, 2026; page says updated Aug 19, 2026
- Michigan DNR Parks Unit Boundary (ArcGIS Online open data, owner MichiganDNR; DNRManagementBoundariesOPENDATA layer 8)
- Wikidata
- USGS PAD-US 4.1 (boundary and acreage)
- Photo: Laughing Whitefish Falls, 25 miles from Marquette, L.S (NYPL NYPG90-F415-G90F415 006F).tiff — Public domain (copyright expired), Scan by NYPL
“Last checked” is when our system last read the official source. No change has been detected since this page was first published. Hours, fees and rules can change without notice — confirm with the park before you go. Methodology