Michigan state park harvest festivals: 2022 Tenting dates

The hot, humid summer weather in Michigan may have you longing for crisper fall days of cider and donuts. It will be here soon folks. It’s soon time for Michigan campers to make reservations for some of the most popular events of the camping season, the annual fall harvest festivals at state park campgrounds.

The festivals, held over the weekends in September and October, are popular and usually only open to registered campers. Visitors come in costume, decorate campsites, and enjoy tick-or-treats, hay rides, pumpkin carving, and competitions.

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Campers reserve early for these weekends. So if you want to make sure you don’t miss out, book a spot soon. Reservations can be made at MiDNRReservations.com or by calling 1-800-44PARKS.

Here is a list of fall harvest festivals at Michigan State Park in 2022.

Harvest Festival at Bewabic State Park: September 9th and 10th

Harvest Festival at Baraga State Park: 10-12 September

Harvest Festival at Van Riper State Park: September 10th and 17th

Tracer trail in Mears State Park: 16-17 September

Pumpkin Festival at Van Buren State Park: September 23-25

Fall Festival at Bay City State Park: September 23rd to 25th and October 7th to 9th

Fall Festival at Holland State Park: September 23-25

Harvest Festival at Onaway State Park: 23-25 September

Spectacular Wells State Park: September 23rd and 24th

Pinckney Recreation Area Halloween Mayhem: September 23rd and 24th

Proud Lake Recreation Area Harvest Festival: 23-25 Sept and 30 Sept-Oct 2

Harvest Festival at Tahquamenon Falls State Park: September 24th

Harvest Festival at Brimley State Park: September 24th

Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park Harvest Festival: 30 Sept-Oct 2

Harvest Festival at South Higgins Lake State Park: 30 Sept-Oct 2, 7th-9th Oct and 19 Oct

Harvest Festival at Aloha State Park: 30 Sept-Oct 2

Fall Harvest Festival at Bay City State Park: 30 Sept-Oct 2

Brighton Recreation Area Harvest Festival Weekend: 1 Oct and 8 Oct

Need State Park Harvest Festival: 1 Oct

Fall Harvest Festival at Hartwick Pines State Park: 1 Oct

Fayette Historic State Park Harvest Festival: 1 Oct

Fall Harvest Festival at Port Crescent State Park: 1st-2nd October

Harvest Festival at Sleepy Hollow State Park: 1 Oct

Harvest Festival at Wilson State Park: 1 Oct

Young State Park Harvest Festival Weekend: 7th-8th October

Harvest Festival for Kids at Hoffmaster State Park: 7th-9th October

Fort Custer Recreation Area Fall Harvest Festival: 7th-9th October

Holly Recreation Area Harvest Festival: 7th-9th Oct and 14-16 Oct

Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area Fall Harvest Festival Weekend: 7th-9th Oct and 14-16 Oct

Haunted Halloween Weekend at Harrisville State Park: 7th-9th Oct and 11 Oct

Waterloo Recreation Area Sugarloaf Harvest Festival: 7th-9th Oct and 14-16 Oct

Haunted Hayes State Park: 7th-9th October

Harvest Festival at Sleeper State Park: 7th-9th October

Algonac State Park Harvest Festival: 7th-9th Oct and 14-16 Oct

Tawas Point State Park Haunted Lighthouse Weekend: 7th-8th October

Harvest Festival at Lakeport State Park: 7th-9th October

Sleepy Hollow State Park Ichabod Crane Days: 8 Oct

Yankee Springs Recreation Area Fall Harvest Festival: 14-16 October

Trick or Treating at Lakeport State Park: 15 Oct

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