RV parks North across bridge from Mackinaw City

[Dottie5]

We will be attending a family reunion in June so want to see if I can get some spots reserved soon.

The reunion is going to be in the far northern part of Wisconsin. We want to visit Mackinac Island while up there and would just take Hwy 2 over to the area of St Ignace, MI and/or Evergreen Shores, MI. There are several places in and around Mackinaw City but for travel time, if we could get something in those areas would be helpful. Then we can just drive over to Mackinaw City if we want.

I'm not finding a lot in that area of Michigan. Do any of you know or visited the area have some suggestions?
Thanks!!

[ct1964ups]

Airdaile wrote:
There's a KOA on the south side.

If you're into resort type parks, there's this.

2nd the Antlers Restaurant...has a history back to Prohibition

[travelnutz]

Just with a quick look up. There are 13 CG's around St Ignace on the north side of the bridge and 11 CG's around Mackinaw City on the south side of the bridge. That's 24 CG's to choose from in just those 24 close CG's. Mackinaw Mill Creek Campground alone for instance has over 700 sites on more than 200 acres with over 1 mile of beach. Have fun choosing!

Only the thread OP knows what type sites they want and with having what hoohups. So many to thousands to choose from.

[dedmiston]

larchambeau wrote:
If you get a chance, venture up to Sault Ste. Marie and stay at Aune Osborne campground.

Nice place right on the St. Mary's River where you can watch ore boats entering/exiting the Soo Locks. The boats are amazingly close so you get a real feel for their size. Nice restaurant just down the street called the Antlers with lots of atmosphere.

Only about 30 plus miles from St. Ignace.

We just spent most of a week up in the Soo this past September and loved it. We stayed in the KOA on the Ontario side. There's so much to see and do up there, like the locks tour, the train tour, etc.

We had a comical series of ongoing Google/Yelp fails where every bar, restaurant, or POI we searched for was on the wrong side of the border, no matter which side we were on. We got to know the border agents pretty well.

[larchambeau]

If you get a chance, venture up to Sault Ste. Marie and stay at Aune Osborne campground.

Nice place right on the St. Mary's River where you can watch ore boats entering/exiting the Soo Locks. The boats are amazingly close so you get a real feel for their size. Nice restaurant just down the street called the Antlers with lots of atmosphere.

Only about 30 plus miles from St. Ignace.

[johnsonbert]

The Tiki campground is north of St Ignace about 1 1/2 miles. They have some nice sites and are PA. We have stayed there several times. Some are in the trees and some are in the open. There is also a Casino with a park in Evergreen Shores. If you buy your tickets for the ferry, ask and they have discount packages for other sites on the island also. Straits State Park is limited in site size. there is a KOA in St Ignace and another park called Lakeshore. Hope this may help. Happy Trails Bert

[Airdaile]

There's a KOA on the south side.

If you're into resort type parks, there's this.

[Bob806]

We love camping in the UP and northern Michigan.

In the UP, check out Indian Lake SP, Jack Pine Campground, Union Bay CG in the Porcupine Mountains. Those three are my personal favorites in that area.

Near Mackinaw City, I'd opt for Wilderness SP. A real gem we discovered was Hoeft SP, on the Huron side and not real close to Mackinaw City but check it out someday.

[drsteve]

Dick_B wrote:
Just slightly off topic but when in Mackinaw City be sure to have one or two of their Pasties; a local staple for the workers when the bridge was being built. Our favorite source is Mackinaw Pastie and Cookie Company on Huron Street. They also have frozen Pasties to take home.
And see the video on how the bridge was built upstairs at Moma Mia's on the main drag in town close to the docks.

Pasties date back to the Cornish miners who immigrated to the UP in the 19th century. A hot pastie wrapped in a cloth stayed warm until lunch time.

Lehto's west of St Ignace is superior, IMHO. But the best pasties are found in the Copper Country area of the northwest UP. The real thing contains rutabagas, btw. And if you put gravy on it, you are revealed as not a Yooper. Real Yoopers put ketchup on their pasties.

[steveh27]

There is also a Casino in town that has electric hookups for low cost.

[doxiemom11]

www.campgroundreviews.com may have some listed for you in various cities you may want to stop at. There will be information regarding the campground and if they have a website a connection to the site.

[Addy15]

We also stayed at Straits State Park when we visited the St. Ignace/Mackinac Island area. Very nice campground. Would definitely camp there again. But do be careful when selecting a site. We travel with a 30 ft 5th wheel and our site was very adequate for our size and needs, but other sites were much smaller (but others were bigger; there were definitely bigger rigs than ours in the campground). A few are oddly placed. Just need to do due diligence when selecting a site.

[Hammerboy]

The Kroc wrote:
we stayed at the Straits a couple of years ago with a great view of the Bridge but we found the campsites very small and stacked very close to one another. Also, we had to pay a non resident daily fee just to enter the park which is now $8.00. Rt 2 is a very scenic drive but keep in mind that the UP takes a long time to traverse.

Very true on site size being somewhat tight with a few exceptions when we are talking about the lower 2 loops. The Upper loop is a lot more roomy if you have a big rig.

Dan

[The_Kroc]

we stayed at the Straits a couple of years ago with a great view of the Bridge but we found the campsites very small and stacked very close to one another. Also, we had to pay a non resident daily fee just to enter the park which is now $8.00. Rt 2 is a very scenic drive but keep in mind that the UP takes a long time to traverse.

[bid_time]

I'm not sure I understand your intent. Do you realize it's about 6 - 7 hours from St. Ignace to "the far northern part of Wisconsin"?
As far as parks go, what type of facilities are you looking for? If you are looking Full Hookup sites, that will make a big difference in your available choices.