"Old fashioned State Parks?
RVing last summer throughout Mich. and this winter throughout the Gulf Coast area then Tx,. NM, Az and MO. we had a chance to stay in a lot of state parks which we generally prefer. I'm really noticin...
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RAMBOY wrote:bonscott wrote:GordonThree wrote:
Are there any State/Federal parks in Michigan with full (sewer / water / elec) hookups, or even just water / elec, as in a water hydrant you can hook a hose to and leave it hooked?
There are a couple. I know that one of the campgrounds at Holland SP is for example. Just check the Michigan DNR website and you can search for such sites.
Michigan like many other states no longer funds the state parks and all money is generated by the entry fees and camping fees and they are on their own for upgrades and such. Honestly in Michigan most of the more popular parks have had their bathrooms/shower rooms replaced in the past 10-15 years. But obviously if you're camping in a more rustic campground you'll have vault toilets and such. But it is called a rustic campground for a reason. ;)
For me, if you want/need full hookups there are tons of private parks for that, leave the state parks and state forest campground more rustic.
I was at Lake Otsego SP last summer. Interestingly, they had 1 super modern bathhouse and 1 old fashioned bathhouse.
Van Buren SP is very popular but still has the old fashioned bath houses.
Interlochen SP is the same with one brand new bathhouse and one older one (last we were there a couple years ago anyway). Pretty much each SP has to pay for their own upgrades so it's up to the local management to figure out what should have the highest priority for the limited funds they have.
