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Roadside Park Consistency

Michigan has 80+ MDOT-maintained roadside parks and scenic turnouts, spanning both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. They are found on state and US highways, and typically are seasonal, open Apr-Nov. Usually found at a scenic natural feature, they provide parking, and most provide toilet facilities and picnic areas. These are not Rest Areas(see the Rest Area wiki page). The State of Michigan maintains a list of MDOT roadside parks here.

Park Area Place

Park (under Outdoors) should be set as the primary category. The Scenic Overlook category can be added, if appropriate.

The proper name is the official MDOT name, found in the link in the opening paragraph.
- Example: "Michigamme Roadside Park"

Include any relevant info (such as "Closed for winter, only open Apr-Nov"), and a (concise) description using text from MDOT.

Use www.michigan.gov/mdot for the website, and MDOT main contact for the phone number.

Follow all other guidelines for Places.

Parking Lot Areas

PLAs can be mapped following guidelines on the Parking Lot page.

Road Segments

Use the Parking Lot road type, with the "none" box checked in the street name field.

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 == Roadside Park Consistency ==
-Michigan has 80+ MDOT-maintained roadside parks and scenic turnouts, spanning both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. They are found on state and US highways, and typically are seasonal, open Apr-Nov. Usually found at a scenic natural feature, they provide parking, and most provide toilet facilities and picnic areas. These are not Rest Areas(see the Rest Area wiki page). The State of Michigan maintains a list of MDOT roadside parks [http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,4616,7-151-11151_11033_52552---,00.html here], and on the [https://mdotnetpublic.state.mi.us/drive/ MiDrive] map.
+Michigan has 80+ MDOT-maintained roadside parks and scenic turnouts, spanning both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. They are found on state and US highways, and typically are seasonal, open Apr-Nov. Usually found at a scenic natural feature, they provide parking, and most provide toilet facilities and picnic areas. These are not Rest Areas(see the [[Rest Area]] wiki page). The State of Michigan maintains a list of MDOT roadside parks [http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,4616,7-151-11151_11033_52552---,00.html here].
-==== Place Categories ====
+==== Park Area Place ====
-* Park (under Outdoors) should be set as the primary category.
+* '''Park''' (under Outdoors) should be set as the primary category. The '''Scenic Overlook''' category can be added, if appropriate.
-==== Naming Standards ====
+* The proper name is the official MDOT name, found in the link in the opening paragraph.
-The standardized name format has been optimized for both instant and regular search results.
+** Example: "Michigamme Roadside Park"
-* The name begins with "Roadside Park" to facilitate the instant search results, which are based on the first words of the search term.
-* The name of the park comes next in the place's name, following a hyphen (-). The proper name is the official MDOT name, found in the links in the opening paragraph.
+* Include any relevant info (such as "Closed for winter, only open Apr-Nov"), and a (concise) description using text from MDOT.
-* Example: "Roadside Park - Michigamme"
+* Use [http://www.michigan.gov/mdot www.michigan.gov/mdot] for the website, and MDOT main contact for the phone number.
-==== Other Guidelines ====
+* Follow all other guidelines for Places.
-* Include a (concise) description using text from MDOT, along any other relevant info (such as "Closed for winter, only open Apr-Nov").
-* Use the MiDrive link for the website, and MDOT main contact for the phone number.
+==== Parking Lot Areas ====
+* PLAs can be mapped following guidelines on the [[Places/Parking lot|Parking Lot]] page.
-* Follow all other guidelines for Places.
+==== Road Segments ====
+* Use the Parking Lot road type, with the "none" box checked in the street name field.