ONTONAGON, MICH. -- Backcountry explorers at Michigan’s Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park have a beautiful new spot to consider when booking their next trip.
The new Cotten Cabin is a rustic three-room log cabin that sits on a slice of land on the park’s western edge, overlooking Lake Superior. The cabin is about a mile walk from the nearest parking lot, offering the kind of seclusion that many people are seeking when visiting the 60,000-acre park.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently acquired the cabin and about six acres of land that had comprised one of the state park’s last private property in-holdings. The cabin is named after its former owner, who worked closely with the DNR to ensure that the parcel could become part of the Porkies.
“This is really an amazing addition to the park,” said Park Supervisor Mike Knack. “It’s already booking up quickly.”
The cabin sleeps eight people and is considered rustic: There’s a wood stove for heat and cooking, two outdoor fire rings, an outdoor charcoal grill, a hand-pump well and an outhouse, but no running water or electricity in the cabin itself (though a solar-powered battery onsite allows for two USB charging ports).
The cabin opened up for reservations this week, with overnights starting May 15. The nightly fee is $125; no pets are allowed.
Reservations and more information can be found at midnrreservations.com by clicking on “Backcountry” under the Camping tab.
Learn more about Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park here.
An interior view of the Cotten Cabin at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. | Photo by Michigan Department of Natural Resources, used with permission
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