Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
SILVER CITY - Back country camping in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park will be a little more restrictive starting this camping season, as the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is limiting where people can camp.
While back country campsites used to be available on a first-come, first-serve basis and campers could also camp off-trail, the park has become too popular, as the DNR estimates more than 300,000 people a year visit the approximately 60,000-acre park.
"In recent years, we have had several nights that exceeded our capacity. We are now requiring campers to stay at d...