Welcome
…to Pigeon River Country. It’s big, it’s wild, and it’s quiet. There’s magic in it. Things happen here that happen nowhere else.
Join us – take a few minutes, an hour, a day – to slow down, be still, watch and listen.
PRC Association
THE FOREST
Discovery Center
The night suspended us in a galactic darkness, a silence between water and stars, when from a corner of eternity… the eerie cry of a loon proclaimed the divinity of the Milky Way.
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Trails
Canoeing
Sinkhole Lakes
Camping
Elk Viewing
Foraging
Horseback Riding
Fishing
Hunting
Upcoming Events
Birding and Forest Connection
May 31st (Saturday) 8am-11am Presenter: Joy Mittig, Forest Technician, Michigan DNR Come enjoy a morning of birdwatching at the Discovery Center’s first program of 2025! Learn about how forestry practices […]
Michigan’s Raptors
July 19th (Saturday) 1pm - 2pm: Kid Friendly 3pm - 4pm: Adult Focused Presenter: James Manley, Executive Director of Skegemog Raptor Center Come see and learn about Michigan's raptors and […]
President Carter in the Pigeon River Country
August 14th (Thursday) 7pm-9pm Presenter: Ned Caveney, Retired PRC Unit Manager Hear about President Jimmy Carter’s adventures in the Pigeon River Country State Forest! Retired PRC Unit Manager Ned Caveney […]
Discovery Center
Hours
Open the last weekend of April to the last weekend in October.
Sat: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun: 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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