2024 Non Resident Daily Permits.xlsx

This is a 2024 Non-Resident Daily Permits planning document prepared by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for state parks and recreation areas across Michigan. The spreadsheet contains allocation data for non-resident annual permits and daily permit requests across 51 park locations, ranging from Algonac to Young. Each park entry includes the facility address, city, state, and zip code, along with historical permit data from the prior year (2023), current year allocations (2024), actual permit sales figures from August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2023, and projected non-resident daily permit requests. The document indicates an aggregate total of 50,300 non-resident annual permits allocated for 2023, increasing to 54,650 for 2024, with actual sales of 41,110 permits during the measurement period and a total daily permit request projection of 153,300 across all facilities.

Notable adjustments reflected in the 2024 allocation include an increase in Belle Isle's annual resident permits from 600 to 800, and a significant reduction at Warren Dunes from 80,000 to 45,000 daily permits, with supporting documentation indicating email communications regarding permit adjustments. Several parks show substantial daily permit demand, with Indian Lake requesting 13,000 daily permits, Porcupine Mountains requesting 16,000, and Tahquamenon Falls requesting 25,000. The document includes internal DNR notes and references to staff communications, suggesting this is an internal planning and allocation tool used to manage permit distribution across Michigan's state parks system in response to anticipated visitor demand and historical usage patterns.