U.P. Michigan Recommendations

bsinmich wrote:
The Antlers is a good place for a burger. Tell them you want to hear the boat whistle and look at all the things hanging from the walls and ceilings. It is Sault Ste. MI on the road to Aune Osborn CG.

diff'rent strokes, I guess. we found The Antlers to be over-priced, poor service and mediocre quality.

The Antlers is a good place for a burger. Tell them you want to hear the boat whistle and look at all the things hanging from the walls and ceilings. It is Sault Ste. MI on the road to Aune Osborn CG.

Indian Lake State park is nice. I stayed at Driftwood at Manistique on the west side out about five miles. Nothing fancy but right on water and quiet. You haven't said what you like to do but have indicated you are new to full-time which means you have time so cruising around the UP will be fun. As summer heats the cool air off Lake Superior is wonderful. The UP is still somewhat wild and feels to me like Alaska without the huge mountains although the Porcupine Mountains on the west are neat and Copper gives you a great view from the top at the tip of the Keenewa Pennisula. Sorry about the spelling. Overall the UP I is a great place to RV in the summer.

I forgot this may be black fly time so hang around Traverse City for a few days. Nice State Park there as well.

I like Copper Mountain State Park at farthes point north. MC Clain State Park west of Houghton is nice. Nice State Park at Baraca. The locks are great. Nice park at Cedarvile east of St Ignaus. Traveling west a nice park at Gladstone.. Should not be mush traffic yet.

We stay at the Soo Locks Campground just up river from Aune Osburns, been going there for the last 7 yrs. Nice place to stay

kknowlton wrote:
x2 on Aune Osborn! We camped there in a 34'TT so we know they have sites you'll fit in. Loved watching the freighters go by - RIGHT BY the campground, close enough you can almost touch them! (Correct spelling of the town: Sault Ste Marie. Still pronounced "Soo Saint Marie.")

I'd recommend the boat tour through the Soo Locks, and there's a retired Lakes freighter in town that's been turned into a museum. Worth the visit.

State parks are likely to be full on weekends, but you may find a stray open site or two during the week.

Don't miss Mackinac Island (correct spelling, pronunciation the same as for Mackinaw)! Camp on either the UP or the lower peninsula (why isn't it called the LP?) and take the ferry to the island for a day trip. Be aware that crossing the bridge over the Straits of Mackinac may be restricted for higher vehicles if it's windy.

and if the OP is in the Mackinaw area over Labor Day they may want to 'walk the bridge'. each Labor Day two of the four lanes on the bridge are closed to vehicular traffic and opened to pedestrians. I participated in that walk a few years back and had a ball!

Brian in Michigan wrote:
Stop by the Big spring. Here

We're going there later in June. My daughter loves that place. I have not been there yet.

Stop by the Big spring. Here

x2 on Aune Osborn! We camped there in a 34'TT so we know they have sites you'll fit in. Loved watching the freighters go by - RIGHT BY the campground, close enough you can almost touch them! (Correct spelling of the town: Sault Ste Marie. Still pronounced "Soo Saint Marie.")

I'd recommend the boat tour through the Soo Locks, and there's a retired Lakes freighter in town that's been turned into a museum. Worth the visit.

State parks are likely to be full on weekends, but you may find a stray open site or two during the week.

Don't miss Mackinac Island (correct spelling, pronunciation the same as for Mackinaw)! Camp on either the UP or the lower peninsula (why isn't it called the LP?) and take the ferry to the island for a day trip. Be aware that crossing the bridge over the Straits of Mackinac may be restricted for higher vehicles if it's windy.