More on Mich state parks

The OP's wife needs to go back to school and learn math. Even if they stayed all 8 nights (which they didn't) in the Premium Modern Campsites ($29) at Holland State Park their total for the non-resident Recreation Passport and camping fees would be $262.50 or $32.81 per day. Since they also stayed at Porcupine Mountains State Park with a $25 daily camping fee, and Tahquamenon Falls State Park with a $23 daily camping fee during those 8 days it is impossible to come up with $32 a day, even if they only stayed at the Porkies and the Falls one night each ($31.56). I'd say $262.50 for entry and eight nights of camping in three of the best state parks in Michigan is a pretty good deal. If they didn't take in what those parks have to offer while they were there, then its not our fault they didn't get their money's worth for what was essentially a $10.17 entry fee into each park. Beyond that, the cost of camping in each of those parks is more than fair.