The Huron-Manistee National Forests cover nearly a million acres and represent the only national forests in Lower Michigan.

They offer visitors a plethora of recreational spaces and opportunities and are home to abundant wildlife and fish. Anglers will relish the world-class trout fishing on the Au Sable National Scenic River.

Bird watchers will appreciate the self-guided Jack Pine Wildlife Viewing tour.

Avid hikers will find a portion of the North Country National Scenic Trail passing through the forest with 15 side trails.

Off-road and snowmobile enthusiasts will be thrilled by the River Road National Scenic Byway, and naturalists will adore the Loda Lake National Wildflower Sanctuary and the Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area.

1755 S. Mitchell Street, Cadillac, MI, 49601, Phone: 231-775-2421

Milwaukee (1 hour 35 minutes) Holland, Michigan (2 hours 30 minutes) Kettle Moraine State Forest (2 hours 40 minutes) Lake Geneva (1 hour 40 minutes) Naperville (40 minutes) Village of Oak Park (15 minutes) Six Flags Great America (1 hour) North Utica (1 hour 45 minutes) Chicago Botanic Garden (35 minutes) Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (1 hour) Old State Capitol State Historic Site (3 hours) Apple River Canyon State Park (2 hours 30 minutes) Starved Rock State Park (1 hour 35 min) Brookfield Zoo (25 minutes) Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (3 hours) Anderson Japanese Gardens (1 hour 40 minutes) The Morton Arboretum (35 minutes) Cantigny Park (40 minutes) Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio (20 minutes) Huron-Manistee National Forests (4 hours) Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens (2 hours) Oglesby (1 hour 40 minutes) White River State Park (3 hours) Peoria (2 hours 40 minutes)

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