Favorite Michigan Campgrounds

GordonThree wrote:
Don't forget Lake Huron

Harrisville State Park, Cheboygan State Park

Private park; Point Au Gres Campground and Marina

Yes, the Sunrise Side has great parks and campgrounds too. But Lake Michigan has better sand at the beaches. And they have dunes. Big dunes.

Don't forget Lake Huron

Harrisville State Park, Cheboygan State Park

Private park; Point Au Gres Campground and Marina

Anything on the Lake Michigan shore. Also Tahquamenon, Muskallonge Lake, and Porcupine Mts.

Sleeping Bear Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore west of Traverse City is tops!

My daughter's family (4 kids under 9) really like Dunes Harbor near Mears. Nice pool, great playground, fairly new and very clean. FAMILY ORIENTED !

out_for_a_rip wrote:
Taquamenon SP is one we are considering for July or August, does anyone have any opinions on it? The rivermouth modern camp looks pretty nice from the pictures.

BUGS. Masses of then. So many bugs the swarms actually look like smoke in the air.

Maybe they're wrapped up by July. I took a grand tour of the UP last June and the bugs were overwhelming towards the end of the month.

You'd get out of the truck and in five minutes have trouble breathing because they're flying into your mouth, trouble seeing with them in your eyes.

They didn't bite that I recall, just really want some salt water I guess?

EDIT: In addendum, I guess bugs was the first thing that popped into my mind, and my train of thought wandered off on my had experience.

Taquamenon Falls State Park is fantastic, and worth the visit, even to get swarmed with bugs.

I feel like we have been missing out. Even though we have camped for many many years we have always only stayed in privately owned places primarily because we like having FHU. I guess we need to broaden our horizons a bit. My favorite privately owned campground in Michigan is Timber Ridge due to its proximity to fantastic mountain bike trails and Traverse City. It is a nice semi rustic park thats close to everything Traverse City has to offer.

Because I like biking, hiking, and waterfalls; some of my favorites are - Platte River NP, Hartwick Pines SP, Tahquamenon Falls SP, Burt Lake SP, Pictured Rocks NP, Porcupine Mtns, McClain SP, Indian Lake Sp, Bishop Lake SP, Sleepy Hollow SP, Bruin Lake; list is pretty much endless.

Taquamenon SP is one we are considering for July or August, does anyone have any opinions on it? The rivermouth modern camp looks pretty nice from the pictures.

They all stink. Stay out of Michigan, you won't like it.