Straits State Park
- Status
- Status not posted
- Entrance fee
- Statewide rule — see below
- Day-use reservations
- None mentioned
- Dogs
- Not stated — check with park
- Camping
- Yes
- Official site
- www2.dnr.state.mi.us
Official page last checked Oct 29, 2026. How we keep this current
Overview
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Covering about 186 acres, Straits State Park lies in Mackinac County, about 2 miles south of St. Ignace.
For overnight stays there are 2 camping areas (tent sites).
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.
Camping
| Campground or site type | Sites | Hookups / features | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straits-Semi Modern Waterfront DNR asset CMP119 | — | — | |
| Straits-Modern DNR asset CMP118 | — | — |
From the official park page, checked Oct 29, 2026. Site counts and prices can change; confirm when booking.
Things to do
Camping
Amenities
Camping
- Tent camping
✓ listed by the park · ✕ the park says it is not available. Anything not shown here isn’t mentioned by the official source — that means unknown, not unavailable.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- St. Ignace — about 2 mi south (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 45.8529, -84.7220
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
- Photo: Straits State Park bridge view (November 2019).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