Michigan Upper Peninsula camping
Looking for recommendations for state parks in Michigan’s Upper peninsula. We’ve crossed the Mackinaw bridge and done the north side of Lake Superior before. We’re thinking of exploring the south sid...
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Confused about your geography, so I'm not sure what you've already seen.
North shore of Lake Superior is in Minnesota and Ontario, northern shore of the U.P. is on the south shore of Superior. Southern shore of the U.P. is on the north shore of Lakes Michigan and Huron. Both shores of the U.P. are north of the bridge.
Most of my U.P. experience is on or near the Lake Superior shore, Munising to L'Anse and up into the Keweenaw Peninsula, geological field work in the area. I've traveled the Lake Michigan shore, south shore of U.P., several times, Escanaba to St. Ignace, but haven't camped. It is a nice drive towards the eastern end, where the road follows the shore. I don't remember much in the way of state parks, one at Indian Lake and another at the straits having camping, maybe another between Menominee and Escanaba if you are coming up from Green Bay. The likeliest location for forest camping would be in the Hiawatha National Forest, eastern unit is around Brevoort (campground on Brevoort Lake), western unit is between Escanaba and Manistique.
Most of the land along the Lake Michigan shore is privately owned, some of it developed as resorts, much of it simply private. There are more resorts and commercial campgrounds toward the eastern end of US Highway 2, west of the forest.
North shore of Lake Superior is in Minnesota and Ontario, northern shore of the U.P. is on the south shore of Superior. Southern shore of the U.P. is on the north shore of Lakes Michigan and Huron. Both shores of the U.P. are north of the bridge.
Most of my U.P. experience is on or near the Lake Superior shore, Munising to L'Anse and up into the Keweenaw Peninsula, geological field work in the area. I've traveled the Lake Michigan shore, south shore of U.P., several times, Escanaba to St. Ignace, but haven't camped. It is a nice drive towards the eastern end, where the road follows the shore. I don't remember much in the way of state parks, one at Indian Lake and another at the straits having camping, maybe another between Menominee and Escanaba if you are coming up from Green Bay. The likeliest location for forest camping would be in the Hiawatha National Forest, eastern unit is around Brevoort (campground on Brevoort Lake), western unit is between Escanaba and Manistique.
Most of the land along the Lake Michigan shore is privately owned, some of it developed as resorts, much of it simply private. There are more resorts and commercial campgrounds toward the eastern end of US Highway 2, west of the forest.
