Michigan Upper Peninsula camping
Looking for recommendations for state parks in Michigan’s Upper peninsula. We’ve crossed the Mackinaw bridge and done the north side of Lake Superior before. We’re thinking of exploring the south sid...
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Brimley SP is a nice grassy park west of Sault Ste Marie and on the big lake with a nice beach.
A bit further west in Grand Marais is a nice municipal park called Woodland Park. It's a first come park with electric & water on a bluff overseeing Lake Superior. You can walk or ride bikes to the small downtown area. Try Lake Superior Brewing Co. and their pizza.
You can then take a county road (H-58) out of Grand Marais westerly to Munising. Nice ride!
Munising has plenty to do and Tourist Park is right on the lake with views of Grand Island. Besides Pictured Rocks Nat'l Lakeshore there are plenty of waterfalls in and around Munising.
Marquette doesn't have a great campground there, although there is another Tourist Park on the north side of town near the Upper Harbor area with the ore boats come & go.
The Porcupine Mountains SP is the largest state park in MI. Lots of hiking trails and plenty of beauty. Union Bay SP in on the north end of the park and it's ok. If you get a chance go to the south end of the park and take the hiking trails along the Presque Isle River. Plenty of virgin forest, waterfalls, rocks, and it flows into Lake Superior. There is a campground on the south end, but it's rustic, although much prettier than Union Bay.
The Keweenaw Peninsula north of Houghton/Hancock is pretty. Fort Wilkins SP at northern tip in Copper Harbor is nice, but there's not much swimming there.
Personally, I'd shoot for the Porcupine Mts. I've been there many times and it's got a lot of wilderness.
BTW, there's a state park west of Marquette about 40 miles called Van Riper SP. It's at the east end of a very large lake. Might be a good stopover area, but get your groceries in the Marquette area first.
A bit further west in Grand Marais is a nice municipal park called Woodland Park. It's a first come park with electric & water on a bluff overseeing Lake Superior. You can walk or ride bikes to the small downtown area. Try Lake Superior Brewing Co. and their pizza.
You can then take a county road (H-58) out of Grand Marais westerly to Munising. Nice ride!
Munising has plenty to do and Tourist Park is right on the lake with views of Grand Island. Besides Pictured Rocks Nat'l Lakeshore there are plenty of waterfalls in and around Munising.
Marquette doesn't have a great campground there, although there is another Tourist Park on the north side of town near the Upper Harbor area with the ore boats come & go.
The Porcupine Mountains SP is the largest state park in MI. Lots of hiking trails and plenty of beauty. Union Bay SP in on the north end of the park and it's ok. If you get a chance go to the south end of the park and take the hiking trails along the Presque Isle River. Plenty of virgin forest, waterfalls, rocks, and it flows into Lake Superior. There is a campground on the south end, but it's rustic, although much prettier than Union Bay.
The Keweenaw Peninsula north of Houghton/Hancock is pretty. Fort Wilkins SP at northern tip in Copper Harbor is nice, but there's not much swimming there.
Personally, I'd shoot for the Porcupine Mts. I've been there many times and it's got a lot of wilderness.
BTW, there's a state park west of Marquette about 40 miles called Van Riper SP. It's at the east end of a very large lake. Might be a good stopover area, but get your groceries in the Marquette area first.
