The 4th Annual Michigan POTA Meetup
Saturday, June 5, 2027 · 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. A brand-new park, revealed here Friday, December 4 at 8:00 AM Eastern.
The 2027 park will be revealed on this page Friday, December 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM Eastern.
Three parks down. One to go.
Each June the meetup pitches its antennas somewhere new. Three pins are on the map. The fourth is still looking for a place to land.
Sleepy Hollow State Park
Central Lower · near LansingFort Custer Rec Area
Southwest Lower · AugustaHartwick Pines State Park
Northern Lower · GraylingPark name: classified
Revealed Fri, Dec 4 · 8:00 AMThe reveal and the campsites open at the same minute.
Most of us roll in Friday, June 4 and camp the weekend. Michigan state parks open reservations six months ahead at 8:00 AM, so Friday-night sites at the new park open Friday, December 4 at 8:00 AM Eastern, the exact moment we announce. Good sites go fast.
Get your DNR reservation account ready
Sign in at midnrreservations.com before reveal day. Check your password, payment card and vehicle info so nothing slows you down at 8:00.
Be on both sites
This page in one tab, midnrreservations.com signed in on the other.
Park revealed, booking opens
The countdown flips and the park name goes up. Search it on the DNR site, pick a Friday, June 4 arrival, and check out.
Arrive and set up camp
Get on the air Friday night, meet the neighbors.
The meetup
Operate, swap stories, learn something new. Free, as always.
Reveal-day checklist
Set a reminder so 8:00 AM doesn't sneak past you.
(7:00 AM Central in the western U.P.)
Our best year yet, in the heart of the pines
Around seventy operators gathered at the Day Use Shelter near the Chapel in the Woods. Stations lined the tables, park-to-park contacts stacked up, POTA Bingo ran all afternoon, and newcomers logged their first activations beside seasoned hands.
Michigan and the surrounding areas are a hub for POTA, and this community proves it every year.
Read the Full StoryWhat is the Michigan POTA Meetup?
A free, come-as-you-are gathering of amateur radio operators celebrating Parks on the Air in one of Michigan's most scenic state parks. Every June. Every skill level. Everyone welcome.
Operate
Set up your portable station under the pines, chase park-to-park contacts, and log an activation with a crowd cheering you on.
Learn
See antennas, rigs, and go-kits up close. New and curious hams get their first real look at POTA from operators glad to show the ropes.
Connect
Shared dishes, raffle prizes, POTA Bingo, and faces to match the callsigns you've worked all year. The radios are the excuse; the people are the point.
This event runs on generosity
The 2026 meetup stayed free because these folks pitched in.
Everyday Ham Podcast
A financial donation toward logistics helped make this community-driven event possible.
everydayham.com →
Ham Stuff Online
Donated POTA-themed prizes for the free raffle, making the afternoon that much more rewarding.
hamstuffonline.com →POTA Bingo with Mike KD8IAK
Ran the board all afternoon and gave everyone one more reason to work the bands together.
Get the park name in your inbox.
We'll email the moment the 2027 location goes live. Questions? michiganpotameetup@gmail.com