Public lands in Michigan
27 units whose boundary reaches Michigan, 5.3 million acres counted whole even where a boundary crosses into another state. 8 national wildlife refuges, 16 wilderness areas, 3 national forests and grasslands. Largest first within each type.
Data refreshed September 17, 2026.
National wildlife refuges
Refuge · USFWS
Seney National Wildlife Refuge
95,462 acres5 campgrounds near
Refuge · USFWS
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge
10,308 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area
6,621 acres7 campgrounds near
Refuge · USFWS
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
5,667 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge
1,798 acresAlso WI
Refuge · USFWS
Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge
837 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge
723 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Refuge · USFWS
Huron National Wildlife Refuge
134 acresNational Wildlife Refuge
Wilderness areas
Wilderness · NPS
Isle Royale Wilderness
132,018 acres36 campgrounds near
Wilderness · NPS
Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness
32,557 acres7 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFWS
Seney Wilderness
25,150 acres5 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
McCormick Wilderness
16,861 acresWilderness
Wilderness · USFS
Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness
16,704 acres2 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Sylvania Wilderness
15,237 acres6 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Delirium Wilderness
11,951 acres3 campgrounds near
Wilderness · NPS
Beaver Basin Wilderness
11,740 acres4 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Mackinac Wilderness
11,358 acres3 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Big Island Lake Wilderness
5,268 acres29 campgrounds near
Wilderness · USFS
Rock River Canyon Wilderness
4,724 acres1 campground near
Wilderness · USFS
Horseshoe Bay Wilderness
3,879 acres1 campground near