Protected areas of Michigan

All sixteen National Wild and Scenic Rivers in Michigan are managed by the Forest Service.

[3] (See List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers#Michigan) Fifteen federal wildernesses[4] in Michigan cover 249,218 acres (1,009 km2): There are eight National Wildlife Refuges covering 113,639 acres (460 km2) in the state.

[6] The Michigan Department of Natural Resources manages state protected areas.

[8] A number of different local government bodies operate parks and protected areas.

Michigan State University has the 4,600 acres (1,900 ha) Kellogg Biological Station.

A number of areas in Michigan are owned by private, non-profit land conservancies.

Many of these are open to public use, generally for nature study and some include hiking trails.