Traveling to Michigan/Wisconsin from Georgia
I am taking my family on rv trip to Michigan, Wisconsin from Georgia this summer. I will be in a 32 foot motor home pulling a jeep. We are looking at Traverse City, Mackinac Island, the locks, dunes a...
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I'm from Michigan and camp the U.P. all the time. Traverse City State park is in a busy area as said above, depends on what you want to do. There are a number of private campgrounds around there as well. Otsego Lake State Park by Gaylord is a favorite of mine too. Nice wide sites, mile of sandy beach and central to going in any direction. I could give you information on just about any state park in the norther lower and upper. Brimley is nice, Aune Osborn at Sault Ste. Marie is good also. Going across the U.P. Depending on whether or not you take U.S. 2 or M`28, there are not as many campgrounds But that's okay as you can drive that in a day. But I would really recommend that you take M-28 across as there is some spectacular scenery along the way especially between Munising and Marquette. A nice campground is to be had on Lake Superor in Grand Marais, which is at the eastern end of the Pictures Rocks National Lakeshore. Be sure to take the Pictured Rocks Boat Tour, it is an awesome trip.
My favorite U.P. campground are all state parks. Favorites are Fayette Historical State Park, near Garden (19 miles off U.S. 2), Indian Lake State ParkBig Springs from that one. Van Riper State Park 30 miles west of Marquette, there is also a private campground there called Michigamme Shores, Both are on Lake MIchigamme, a very large lake. Up in the Keewenaw Peninsula, Copper Harbor and Ft. Wilkins State Park are great as is the Porcupine Mts. State Park in the western end of the U.P. Lots of waterfalls and sightseeing there. Michigan State Parks do book up early, especially those in the lower part of the state. Go to MIDNR Reservations and you can get into the parks reservation system. There are pictures of each site in an individual park. You can also park information by just putting the name of the park into your search engine. Out of state park passes are $30 but you will more than repay that back by the time you are done. And yes, no hookups, but electricity and dump stations, bathhouses with showers etc. Us Michiganders camp that way all the time. Unless you are staying put for an entire week, you have enough water on board and room in your holding tanks for a few days stay. Just use the public restrooms during the day and yours at night.
My favorite U.P. campground are all state parks. Favorites are Fayette Historical State Park, near Garden (19 miles off U.S. 2), Indian Lake State ParkBig Springs from that one. Van Riper State Park 30 miles west of Marquette, there is also a private campground there called Michigamme Shores, Both are on Lake MIchigamme, a very large lake. Up in the Keewenaw Peninsula, Copper Harbor and Ft. Wilkins State Park are great as is the Porcupine Mts. State Park in the western end of the U.P. Lots of waterfalls and sightseeing there. Michigan State Parks do book up early, especially those in the lower part of the state. Go to MIDNR Reservations and you can get into the parks reservation system. There are pictures of each site in an individual park. You can also park information by just putting the name of the park into your search engine. Out of state park passes are $30 but you will more than repay that back by the time you are done. And yes, no hookups, but electricity and dump stations, bathhouses with showers etc. Us Michiganders camp that way all the time. Unless you are staying put for an entire week, you have enough water on board and room in your holding tanks for a few days stay. Just use the public restrooms during the day and yours at night.
