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michigansandzil
Feb 04, 2016Explorer
jim isham wrote:Cdash wrote:
As a FYI if you are considering Wilderness, I just got this in an email from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources:
DNR announces new camping options at Wilderness State Park
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources hopes campers are excited about the the summer opening of a new campground at Wilderness State Park in Emmet County. The campground will open to the public Thursday, June 23, and reservations (which can be make up to six months in advance) will be accepted starting Thursday, Feb. 4, at 8 a.m.
The new campground will boast spectacular views of Lake Michigan. It offers two options for camping, including a full hook-up campground and a tent-only rustic campground.
Full hook-up campground
The full hook-up campground, which includes 18 sites, is located on the wooded dunes looking out over Lake Michigan's Big Stone Bay. All camping units must be self-contained because there is no restroom or shower available. All the sites include water, sewer and electrical hookup. The cost for lakefront sites is $45 per night and other sites are $40 per night.
The majority of visitors will be able to watch the sun set over Lake Michigan right from their own campsite. One of the sites is completely barrier-free, so that all visitors can share in the sights, sounds and feel of a Lake Michigan lakefront site.
That looks like the part of the campground shown on their website as A-Z and AA-BB.
Anyone try these sites or have any luck this morning? I was online at 8 and I saw them become available, but too much competition. By the time I added them to my cart they were unavailable. They were gone in under a minute for the 3 weekends I had available this summer. Michigan state parks are fierce for summer weekends. I seriously had an easier time getting a site on the ocean at Assateague State Park than I did getting into Ludington.
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