Flint to Traverse City, Michigan

Question

We're headed to Traverse City in a couple of weeks - staying at Lake Leelanau RV Park. The directions on their website give a choice from Flint (actually Detroit) to Traverse City and I am wondering if one route is better than the other.

Option 1 is I-75 north to M72 and follow M72 into Traverse City.

Option 2 is I75 north to US10 west to M115 to M37 into Traverse City.

I prefer to drive the interstates to get to our destination. We still work and have limited vacation time so I usually pick the quickest route. In this case, the time is the same and so is the distance. It looks like option 2 cuts through Manistee National Forest which could be a tight drive. I haven't been on the west coast of the upper peninsula so I am not familiar with these roads.

Thanks for any advice!

agwill · Answer

No problem either way but 75 to 72 is the fastest less two lane roads.

mfan · Answer

Not a tight squeeze, but I'd take 75 to 72. By the way, the town of tc is lower peninsula.

sch911 · Answer

There are no "tight" drives either way.  Take whichever you feel like.

jjensen79 · Answer

75 to 72 is by far the quickest route.  Depending on what day you leave you might get re routed around the zilwaukee bridge.  There is also some construction around the Standish/Sterling area but it isn't to bad.

comoco · Answer

Thanks for the advice - I will take 75 to 72.  We are travelling there on Saturday July 26 so we will be in the southbound lanes heading northbound through the Zilwaukee Bridge.  My apologies for the upper vs. lower peninsula.

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