Grayling Visitors Bureau

Hartwick Pines State Park will again be offering special evening ski events where skiers will have a chance to enjoy one of the park’s groomed ski trails by lantern light. If you have visited Hartwick Pines during daylight hours throughout the year, these evenings will definitely give you a different perspective of the park. The ski nights will be from 6pm to 9pm on the Saturday evenings of January 16 and 30, and February 13 and 27, 2010.
Over 75 lanterns will be lit along the 1.25 mile, groomed cross-country ski trail. The Michigan Forest Visitor Center will be open and visitors are welcomed to “thaw out” (or cool down) in our warming room where hot beverages (cider, tea, coffee and hot cocoa) and snacks will be offered. There is no charge to participate in these evening ski events however a daily motor vehicle permit is required to enter the park.
If you cannot make it to these evening events, please come visit us during the day and enjoy skiing on over 15 miles of groomed cross country ski trails. Other events at Hartwick Pines this winter include guided snowshoe hikes on January 23, February 6 and February 20. For further information and for current ski and snow conditions, please contact the Michigan Forest Visitor Center at (989) 348-2537.

December 4, 2010 – March 12, 2011 – Headlight Night Skiing for $5 @ Cross Country Ski Headquarters
Every night (snow permitting) From December 4, 2010 – March 12, 2011 we will have available for rent LED headlamps for your Night Skiing Enjoyment! Be sure to pick up Headlamps before 5:30 PM because the Store and Day Lodge will usually not be open in the evening. That means you will be on your own!

Then bring the headlamps back between 10:00 a.m. and noon the following day. The cost to rent is $5 per Headlamp per night.