LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The cost of a Michigan Recreation Passport is going up March 1, 2023. It’s the first increase since 2020.
Recreation passports give residents year-round vehicle access to the state’s array of parks and other outdoor areas, including more than 1,000 state-managed boating access sites, 140-plus state forest campgrounds, and parking at thousands of miles of trails.
The Recreation Passport for vehicles will go from $12 to $13 and from six to seven dollars for motorcycles. Two-year registrations will rise from $24 to $26. Most people buy the pass when they renew their vehicle registration every year.
Ron Olson, Michigan Department of Natural resources Parks and recreation chief says the Recreation Passport model, introduced in 2010, provides a unique funding opportunity for the state’s parks and recreation system.
All revenue generated by Recreation Passport sales goes into a restricted fund that supports state park infrastructure and operations, a local grant program for community recreation agencies, state forest campgrounds and nonmotorized pathways and trails, cultural and historic resource restoration, and marketing and promotion.
