At some libraries. Michigan Activity Pass (MAP) runs in parts of Michigan — call your branch before you drive. Verified against miactivitypass.org, checked 2026-09-04.
| Program | Michigan Activity Pass (MAP) |
|---|---|
| What it covers | A pass (typically valid ~7 days for a one-day visit) to a chosen destination among 400+ statewide options, which includes state parks/recreation areas and campgrounds alongside cultural attractions. Each participating library selects and contracts with its own subset of destinations (commonly a handful), so not every library offers a state-park option. |
| How to borrow | Search and reserve online at miactivitypass.org using a participating library's card; over 400 Michigan libraries participate in the broader MAP network. |
| Day-use cost otherwise | Michigan Recreation Passport: $14/year added at vehicle registration ($9 for non-motorized/walk-in); daily entry without the passport roughly $11/vehicle. |
| Source | miactivitypass.org · checked 2026-09-04 |
Distinct from the Recreation Passport (the actual sticker required for MI state-park vehicle entry), which is purchased at license-plate renewal or on-site, not through libraries. MAP is a component of the MI Big Green Gym partnership (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, DNR, and the Michigan Recreation and Park Association).
Because Michigan Activity Pass (MAP) runs through participating libraries rather than every Michigan branch, the first move is a call to your own library — if they hold passes, they check out like books, usually one per household with holds allowed. The borrowed pass covers a pass (typically valid ~7 days for a one-day visit) to a chosen destination among 400+ statewide options, which includes state parks/recreation areas and campgrounds alongside cultural attractions. Each participating library selects and contracts with its own subset of destinations (commonly a handful), so not every library offers a state-park option.. Camping, cabins and boat launches are a separate booking and fee — the pass never covers them.
Day-use entry in Michigan runs about $14 per visit, so a family that day-trips five times over a season keeps roughly $70 by borrowing the pass instead of paying at the gate — and a twice-a-month hiking habit is $336 a year back in the budget. The pass costs exactly what the library card does: nothing.
Michigan is one of 8 states in this situation. Traveling? Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Maine work the same way.
At participating libraries — Michigan Activity Pass (MAP) doesn't cover every system. Search and reserve online at miactivitypass.org using a participating library's card; over 400 Michigan libraries participate in the broader MAP network.
Michigan Recreation Passport: $14/year added at vehicle registration ($9 for non-motorized/walk-in); daily entry without the passport roughly $11/vehicle.. That's what each borrowed-pass visit saves.
No — these programs lend day-use entry passes. Campsites, cabins and boat launches are booked and paid separately everywhere.