Michigan's Lake Michigan Coast parks
What are the better state parks along Michigan's Lake Michigan's coast to stay at, visit and/or see. Leaving from St Louis in early Sept, toward Sault Ste Marie and planning on spending several days i...
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Yes, Platte River CG at Sleeping Bear NP is superb+ and simply beautiful and so are the bathrooms and the CG. It's one of our favorites and we go there every year. Only approx 140 miles from our home. Loops 1, 2, and 3 have electric and loop 4 doesn't and is mainly for tents and dry camping units but still has the same excellent bathhouse with private showers in the back but they use tokens you buy at the office. 1 token is 50 cents and gives you 5 minutes timer time whether you are running the water or not, so be advised. My nephew was a ranger there for years.
The only drawbacks is there's no waterfalls near and only one in the Lower peninsula but about 200 in the Upper Peninsula. Also no town nearby (about 15 miles away in any direction) to find unique shops/stores/restaurants. The whole Sleeping Bear area is a true destination not just an overnight or a 2 day camping spot because it's so big, very spread our over roughly 45 miles, and so much to see and do. Once there, you don't want to ever leave! The OP asked about State Parks so I didn't include Platte River CG because it's a National Park. There's several thousand CG's in Michigan as Camping, RV'ing, boating, and fishing is a way of life here. 3288 miles of Great Lakes shoreline and over 11,000 inland lakes in Michigan and 53% of the state is still forested. Extremely scenic and beautiful!
The only drawbacks is there's no waterfalls near and only one in the Lower peninsula but about 200 in the Upper Peninsula. Also no town nearby (about 15 miles away in any direction) to find unique shops/stores/restaurants. The whole Sleeping Bear area is a true destination not just an overnight or a 2 day camping spot because it's so big, very spread our over roughly 45 miles, and so much to see and do. Once there, you don't want to ever leave! The OP asked about State Parks so I didn't include Platte River CG because it's a National Park. There's several thousand CG's in Michigan as Camping, RV'ing, boating, and fishing is a way of life here. 3288 miles of Great Lakes shoreline and over 11,000 inland lakes in Michigan and 53% of the state is still forested. Extremely scenic and beautiful!
