camping in machigan
We are going to Michigan for the fourth. We like large campgrounds and a large pool is a must. Looking for recommendations. Thanks
Forum Discussion
Start here, Pure Michigan, for destination ideas. I keep it as an app on my phone.
For antique shopping, you might do well in the small cities strung out along southern Michigan along US-12 / I-94 (Detroit to Chicago) or I-96 (Detroit to Muskegon). Williamston, east of the Lansing area, is a nicely recovering small city catering well to visitors.
Growing up in southern Michigan, though, camping, RVing, and vacations were all about "going up North" which meant something north of Mount Pleasant, ideally Gaylord and beyond. The area around Traverse City is the real summer visitor hot spot, the place to be if you can afford it.
No specific campground recommendations (my preferences may not be yours) except that my favorite place for the past 50 years has been Interlochen State Park, just west of Traverse City. But Interlochen is so nice that it stays booked solid for the whole summer, more so than some of the Lake Michigan beach parks.
Most of the time when I go back to Michigan, I stay with relatives, have lots of them happy to have me visit.
Fourth of July weekend is the busiest in the Michigan Summer season, for accommodations and road congestion, particularly getting to the northern half of the Lower Peninsula. The Fourth is when the smarter Michiganders stay home to celebrate with family, or go to a local park. Then they take their lake or northern woods vacations later in the summer.
I wish you good luck finding a place, if you can figure out where to go.
For antique shopping, you might do well in the small cities strung out along southern Michigan along US-12 / I-94 (Detroit to Chicago) or I-96 (Detroit to Muskegon). Williamston, east of the Lansing area, is a nicely recovering small city catering well to visitors.
Growing up in southern Michigan, though, camping, RVing, and vacations were all about "going up North" which meant something north of Mount Pleasant, ideally Gaylord and beyond. The area around Traverse City is the real summer visitor hot spot, the place to be if you can afford it.
No specific campground recommendations (my preferences may not be yours) except that my favorite place for the past 50 years has been Interlochen State Park, just west of Traverse City. But Interlochen is so nice that it stays booked solid for the whole summer, more so than some of the Lake Michigan beach parks.
Most of the time when I go back to Michigan, I stay with relatives, have lots of them happy to have me visit.
Fourth of July weekend is the busiest in the Michigan Summer season, for accommodations and road congestion, particularly getting to the northern half of the Lower Peninsula. The Fourth is when the smarter Michiganders stay home to celebrate with family, or go to a local park. Then they take their lake or northern woods vacations later in the summer.
I wish you good luck finding a place, if you can figure out where to go.
