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michigansandzil
Oct 01, 2013Explorer
Looks like this is an old thread, but I am responding for those that read this in the future.
We went to Ludington SP for 5 days in August of 2013. The beaches were amazing. We thoroughly enjoyed the bike trail, dam, tubing down the river, and walking/fishing the wooden bridges. The park was amazing.
Our site backed up to the dunes on the beach. It was spectacular to walk out of our camper, up a dune, and to the lake. A bit of a hike, but wonderful.
Now the bad.........the campsites were absolutely horrible. Small and all dirt. We have 3 kids and 2 dogs and I was beside myself with the mess. We had planned on leaving the SP and going to Silver Lake to an RV park and it was a huge relief to have a cement pad and grass.
Also, in the summer it is nearly impossible to get in to. I tried for 2 weeks then had to bribe a friend to get me in. IF you get into the park in the summer, you don't have a choice of locations of sites in the park, you take what's available and it might not be anything at all. If you want to go in the summer, I would have a plan "B" in place just in case you don't get in.
We went to Ludington SP for 5 days in August of 2013. The beaches were amazing. We thoroughly enjoyed the bike trail, dam, tubing down the river, and walking/fishing the wooden bridges. The park was amazing.
Our site backed up to the dunes on the beach. It was spectacular to walk out of our camper, up a dune, and to the lake. A bit of a hike, but wonderful.
Now the bad.........the campsites were absolutely horrible. Small and all dirt. We have 3 kids and 2 dogs and I was beside myself with the mess. We had planned on leaving the SP and going to Silver Lake to an RV park and it was a huge relief to have a cement pad and grass.
Also, in the summer it is nearly impossible to get in to. I tried for 2 weeks then had to bribe a friend to get me in. IF you get into the park in the summer, you don't have a choice of locations of sites in the park, you take what's available and it might not be anything at all. If you want to go in the summer, I would have a plan "B" in place just in case you don't get in.
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