U.P. Michigan Recommendations

Many State Parks that can handle a 35 footer. check Mich.org and you can reserve a spot online. You can also visually see the site online. Marquette has a Tourist Rv park that has full hook ups if you need that

Munising Tourist park can accommodate any size rig. It's on the water .

Take a look at the casino's. A few have RV parks and make good base camps. Lot's to see and do in the UP, but you have to slow down to enjoy the area.

There is a county park right on the river in Houghton / Hancock with full hookup. See the copper mine while their and the old fort in Copper Harbor ( state parks in this area). Also lake in the clouds.

Mackinaw area is nice. There are a few is a campgrounds in the UP near it - one is Lakeshore Park Camground. There are also parks ( some state) near Pictured Rocks - do see this. Tahquamenon Falls state park ( do see the upper and lower falls) and other private ones.

Good luck trying to get into state parks this time of year ( booked). Best bet is to google for private ones.

Coming down into the LP very nice areas on the western shore. Petosky, charlevoix, Traverse city, all great places to stay.

There is so much in the Upper Michigan that I can not list it all.

Grand Marais has a very nice little city park, Right on the shore of Lake Superior.. but my favorite is Tahquamenon Falls State Park

However they may have a problem with large rigs.. There are also some private parks in the same neighborhood that may be better able to handle big rigs.

JoeH wrote:
Munising Tourist park can accommodate any size rig. It's on the water .

well, some sites are neared to the water than others but it's clean and quiet. be sure to take the Picture Rocks boat tour.

rk911 wrote:
be sure to take the Picture Rocks boat tour.

X2 on that! Also there a lot of waterfalls that you can hike to at Pictured Rocks.

We stay at OB Fuller county park just south of Escanaba. Very big rig friendly. Beautiful park, no full hook ups but water and elec. Right on Lake Michigan. We always get a site that has a lake view. Not much in that area that's touristy except for Fayette State Park which is a ghost town. We stay at Fuller because we have family in Escanaba. It's a little more than an hour from Munising.

Munising is in Alger county and there are more waterfalls in that county than any other place in Michigan. Mackinaw Island is a great visit. No motor vehicles allowed there, except their fire truck, but horse drawn taxis and coaches are always available. It is an 8.5 mile bike ride around the island.

Just be sure to have fun. There are a plethora of places to stay in Michigan. Staying off Superior is always fun but again you have PLENTY of choices.

bsinmich wrote:
Munising is in Alger county and there are more waterfalls in that county than any other place in Michigan. Mackinaw Island is a great visit. No motor vehicles allowed there, except their fire truck, but horse drawn taxis and coaches are always available. It is an 8.5 mile bike ride around the island.

I'd also recommend a visit to Sioux Ste. Marie, MI. there are two parks there both on the St. Mary's River (the river connects Lake Huron and Lake Superior). the one we use and recommend is the Aune Osborn RV Park. this is a city park run by Sioux Ste. Marie. generous paved sites with water/electric. reservations are strongly recommended. many sites will have a nice view of the river and the lake freighters making the transit to/from Lake Huron to/from Lake Superior. the Soo Locks are nearby and offers a close-up look at how they function.

if you go be sure to configure your cellphone for no roaming on calls and data. you'll avoid international charges from the Canadian sites across the river.