Michigan Campgrounds

[bounder35]

Looking at going to somewhere in Michigan and was looking for some suggestions on a campground close to the lake ?

[mkc]

travelnutz wrote:
Wow!

OP's FMCA member number is 399505 and so much higher than ours when we had our first motorhome and our FMCA membership as it was just over the 110000 number. Nearly 4 times more FMCA memberships now.

Actually, they are up to nearly 45xxxx now, but only have 70,000 current active memberships. Lots of churn.

[drsteve]

bounder35 wrote:
Either lake is fine. Looking for full hook up on or close to lake and in the southern part of the state.

The only state park with FHU along that stretch of Lake Michigan is Holland SP.

[travelnutz]

drsteve, and for the thread OP,

Yes, and there's nearly always a cool breeze coming onshore from over the huge deep and wide lake water as the prevailing winds are from the SW, W, and NW. Therefore, no A/C is needed in summer as it gives us free natural air conditioning. Just open the RV windows or home windows and enjoy or hit the beaches or jump in the boat! Makes for wonderful and very comfortable fishing too.

We've lived here on the lakeshore for over 75 years now and both born here and sure do know. Will never move away as it's such a wondeful place to live! Ultra clean with NO slums or rundown areas and under 3% unemployment. So much to do!

Haven't turned on our A/C in our home or any of the RV's here in over 10 years now and that was just to see if it was still working. Have no idea if it still works now either and don't care. Something someone from Cincinatti would really enjoy being naturally cooled in sumer whether inside or outside. Average daily temps for approx 4 months in summer is 78-80 daytime high and 60-62 at night for the low. Hotter 30 miles inland daytime highs and cooler at night in summer and winter too but not nearly as cold as the Wisconside as niether gets much lake effect.

Cool springs because the lake is cold from winter, extremely pleasant summers, warm falls even to and beyond Thanksgiving and the huge deep lake is warm and heat rises and the wind blows it over us. The heat lasts until late January as the shipping season on the Great Lakes does't close until then and reopens again in very early April.

Torture here but someone has to endure it and we suffer so the people in other areas/regions don't have to. It's the least we can do for our fellow mankind!

BTW, there's a gorgeous new large campground resort (East Pointe RV Resort) on the east side of Grand Haven right on the approx. mile wide Grand River. Pricey compared to state parks etc but it sure has a lot of large RV's/motorhomes in it constantly. Has everything an RV'er could want included right at your site and very manicured grounds/landscape too. Large long paved flat pads and very secure. Plus a large pool and so much more. A few minutes max to the sprawling Lake Michigan Beaches or the very clean fancy pristine downtown and waterfront and the over a mile long extremely popular wide boardwalk. Short bike ride or drive or take the public Harbor Transit right from your CG. Lots of stuff and entertainment goes on every day and night. Just google it: visitgrandhaven.com

and/or the

East Pointe RV Resort

or both.

We don't have to get a CG site around here because we live here!

[bounder35]

Either lake is fine. Looking for full hook up on or close to lake and in the southern part of the state.

[drsteve]

bounder35 wrote:
Looking at going to somewhere in Michigan and was looking for some suggestions on a campground close to the lake ?

I assume you mean one of the Great Lakes. There are a number of state park campgrounds situated on the Lake Michigan shore that offer access to miles of sandy beach, hiking trails, and dunes, as well as plenty of private campgrounds. My own opinion is that the stretch from Warren Dunes SP north to Ludington SP has the best swimming beaches in the state.

[nickthehunter]

I would choose an inland lake, they are warmer, calmer and more pleasant if you ask me. Cadillac, Indian lake, houghton lake, there's about a thousand choices.

[Shot-N-Az]

It depends on what you want. We like the Petoskey area and have stayed at both the Petoskey RV Resort and Hearthside Grove Motorcoach Resort. The RV resort used to be motorcoach only but now accepts all RV types. Hearthside Grove is out of this world luxury.

[rexlion]

Mill Creek cg, Mackinaw City. Near water, lighthouses, boat ride to island, historic forts, little shops, and an amazing bridge. Local bakery has fabulous cinnamon bread and pecan rolls.

[travelnutz]

Wow!

OP's FMCA member number is 399505 and so much higher than ours when we had our first motorhome and our FMCA membership as it was just over the 110000 number. Nearly 4 times more FMCA memberships now.

OP's info shows he has a 40' Discovery MH and most likely would like or want some hookups or a full hookup CG site and must be large enough for his MH and most likely his toad also. Sure would be nice if he'd give us some more info as to where in Michigan and what they want or need for a site close or on a ? lake as there's so many to choose from at over 500 campgrounds with many thousands of campsites that could nicely fit his original question alone here in Michigan. 100+ state park CG's alone in the state. Campgrounds are everywhere and all over in our state as it's a real heaven for camping, RV'ing, boating, fishing, and watersports, and so much more.

[GordonThree]

I recommend Benton Lake NF Campground. Lots of sites on the lake for small boating and fishing.

[travelnutz]

We live at Grand Haven on Lake Michigan shoreline and there's 7 campgrounds on the water's edge (shorelines) here and another 5 within no more than 10 miles from the shorelines here alone. Yes, they are very busy all summer with campers and we could easily use/fill another 6 more campgrounds right here alone.

[travelnutz]

OP? Yes, which lake as 4 of the 5 Great Lakes are on Michigan's over 3200 miles of Great Lake's shoreline and yes, there's gobs of campgrounds on the Great Lakes shoreline in Michigan. Not enough to choose from? Then, there's over 11,000 inland lakes also and so many of them also have campgrounds on their shoreline. That's as close to a lake as you can get for a campground! Camping and campgrounds on the shoreline of lakes is a way of life in Michigan as nowhere in the entire State of Michigan can you be more than 6 miles from the water.

[Mfan]

What lake?

[welove2drive]

Somewhere? What area are you considering? Do you like State Parks or private campgrounds?