West Coast Michigan vacation! We're pumped!
After much debate we have decided to go to Michigan for our 2017 camping vacation. Here is our itinerary and were pumped! We are travelling from Indianapolis and our first stop is Holland Michig...
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GordonThree wrote:TxGearhead wrote:
To the OP: where are you staying at Holland?
I'm thinking Ludington State Park as a 1st stop from northwest Ohio. Anyone have any other suggestions, or a comparison of Ludington to other parks?
I've never been in Michigan.
What do you like to do?
Ludington is the gem of our state park system. Miles of trails and beaches, a cute tiny inland lake and a lazy river to raft on... plus the campground doesn't resemble a parking lot. The city of Ludington is a tourist destination itself, lots to do but it's small town, not big city if shopping or nightlife is an activity. The park is isolated from the city, about a 20 minute drive.
Holland SP is set right inside a neat tourist town. The campground itself is a parking lot, but it is right on lake michigan, and has easy access to the water and the town. Not so much nature though, no shade from the sun or the wind.
Just a few miles north of is Hoffmaster SP. Trees, beaches, sand dunes, a lazy river and only a few minutes drive to downtown Holland for tourist-trap activities or Stenberg road for a big shopping mall and other national brand stores.
I agree with with Ludington as its one of our favorite campgrounds.
Holland state park though does have two campgrounds, one the beach (think parking lot) and another within walking distance of the beach that is dirt/grass lots. There are a few trails you can hike but it's the beach that is the draw.
Downtown Holland is about 5 miles away from the state park and is first class. No real gimmicky t shirt/souviner shops there.
