Roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will reopen for the season on Tuesday, Apr. 28.

MDOT maintains 85 roadside parks around the state. Some parks operate seasonally, typically closing annually in late October and reopening in the spring.

Here's a list of local parks and there respective opening dates:

 

Clare County

• No MDOT roadside parks in county.

Isabella County

• No MDOT roadside parks in county.

Lake County

• William Tansil Park on US-10 west of Chase 
  • Scheduled to open May 11 following construction
• Wallace C. Blood Park on US-10 west of Baldwin
  • Scheduled to open May 11 following construction

Mecosta County

• No MDOT roadside parks in county.

Montcalm County

• Marl Lake Park on M-46 east of Edmore
  • Scheduled to open April 28
• Sheridan Park on M-66 south of Sheridan
  • Scheduled to open April 28

Newaygo County

• Charles Ziegler Park on M-37 south of White Cloud
  • Scheduled to open April 28
• Rober J. Hodgeboom (High Rollway) Park on M-82 east of Newaygo
  • Scheduled to open April 28
• Martin L. O'Toole Park on M-20 east of Hesperia and Aetna
  • Scheduled to open April 28

Osceola County

• Betty Walker Park on southbound US-131 north of Tustin
  • Scheduled to open April 28

 

While most parks are scheduled to reopen April 28, motorists should not expect drinking water at all parks to be turned on until sometime later in May, after annual testing and treatment of the park water systems is completed.

A map showing the status of MDOT roadside parks is available on the MDOT website here: MDOT ROADSIDE PARKS.

_{Release courtesy of MDOT.}