Watch out for cost of Michigan State Parks
I've complained before and am again though I don't expect it to change anything. But sometimes I wonder if anyone really complains about price any more so the seller never knows?? We are from Illinois...
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No fee is charged when just showing up at a Michigan SP CG without having a reservation as that's what we have done for 51 years now including even before any such reservations were even thought of thru today. The West Michigan Shoreline popular SP CG's of course are always booked full or close to full all summer long and there's 15 of them on the shoreline from the Indiana State Line just up to Mackinaw City in the Lower Peninsula alone. A few more in the Upper Peninsula on Lake Michigan. Then there's another 6+ just a few miles inland from Lake Michigan in the state.
That means there are approx 25+ SP's in Michigan that are on or near Lake Michigan alone with many thousands of campsites to choose from. Can't possibly post the exact occupancy for all of them and why there's the reservations system to begin with. Over 100 Michigan State Parks and the $10 reservation fee doesn't go to the state park and since the parks are so heavily used, must be post campers/users sure aren't avoiding them because of the $10 one time fee for their stays!
Michigan State Park CG's have limitations of lengths of stay so they are not ever plugged up by some "full timers" or "seasonals". RV's have holding tanks and they are there to be used so what's the excuse? RV's would be cheaper to buy if they elimited all those tanks etc but then would it still be an "RV" or just a "park model"? Most state's laws for state registrations have requirements and designations! Lots of freshwater outlets close to the sites for all to use and no one is allowed to hook their hose to them and hog it and we hope they keep it that way. Plenty of 30 or 50 amp electric at the site and good dump stations and blue lagoon transporting is allowed if that's needed or wanted or some will take their RV to the dumpstations if needed. No biggie!
Thousands of CG's in total in Michigan and having nearly 300,000 total designated campsites in campgrounds and doesn't include the dispersed free camping in the several million acres of state and national forests in Michigan. Manistee National Forest in West Michigan alone is over 531,000 acres in size.
Michigan State Parks are virtually all self-funded operated/maintained by state law. Some of the less popular parks are grouped together with nearby very popular parks to keep them viable and maintained. It's necessary for some.
Anyone in state or out of state using a Michigan State Park CG for only one week's time period or using of various parks during one year will find their daily rate to be very reasonable and right in line with most other states and a lot less than in many. Anyone can cherry pick in any state to assemble examples of maverick cost numbers possibilities for about anything. That has nothing to do with the "averages" the vast majority experience! One needs to do what's right for them and meets their wants, needs, amd budget stiuation!
That means there are approx 25+ SP's in Michigan that are on or near Lake Michigan alone with many thousands of campsites to choose from. Can't possibly post the exact occupancy for all of them and why there's the reservations system to begin with. Over 100 Michigan State Parks and the $10 reservation fee doesn't go to the state park and since the parks are so heavily used, must be post campers/users sure aren't avoiding them because of the $10 one time fee for their stays!
Michigan State Park CG's have limitations of lengths of stay so they are not ever plugged up by some "full timers" or "seasonals". RV's have holding tanks and they are there to be used so what's the excuse? RV's would be cheaper to buy if they elimited all those tanks etc but then would it still be an "RV" or just a "park model"? Most state's laws for state registrations have requirements and designations! Lots of freshwater outlets close to the sites for all to use and no one is allowed to hook their hose to them and hog it and we hope they keep it that way. Plenty of 30 or 50 amp electric at the site and good dump stations and blue lagoon transporting is allowed if that's needed or wanted or some will take their RV to the dumpstations if needed. No biggie!
Thousands of CG's in total in Michigan and having nearly 300,000 total designated campsites in campgrounds and doesn't include the dispersed free camping in the several million acres of state and national forests in Michigan. Manistee National Forest in West Michigan alone is over 531,000 acres in size.
Michigan State Parks are virtually all self-funded operated/maintained by state law. Some of the less popular parks are grouped together with nearby very popular parks to keep them viable and maintained. It's necessary for some.
Anyone in state or out of state using a Michigan State Park CG for only one week's time period or using of various parks during one year will find their daily rate to be very reasonable and right in line with most other states and a lot less than in many. Anyone can cherry pick in any state to assemble examples of maverick cost numbers possibilities for about anything. That has nothing to do with the "averages" the vast majority experience! One needs to do what's right for them and meets their wants, needs, amd budget stiuation!
