Meridian-Baseline 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
Covering about 108 acres, Meridian-Baseline State Park lies in Jackson County, about 12 miles south of Mason.
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
- Mason — about 12 mi south (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 42.4228, -84.3635
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: Meridian Baseline State Park.jpg — CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication), Notorious4life ( talk ) ( Uploads )
“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