6/3/2010 Porcupine Mountains SP, Silver City, MI, Union Bay Campground Site 25

Porcupine Mountains State Park is a beautiful state park located on Lake Superior. We had a back in site right on Lake Superior - you can see the lake behind our 5'er in the picture at left. We had electric only at the site. There was a water spigot close by to fill our water jugs. Be sure to fill your fresh water tank before setting up. There is a dump station on the way out of the park. There are hiking trails in the park. We loved it here.

Amenities: Lake front sites, electric at the site

Would we stay here again?  YES

6/1/2010 Clementz Northcountry Campground, Newberry, MI Site 9

Clementz Northcountry Campground is a Passport America Park in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We stayed in a full-hookup site for 2 nights. The Passport America rate doesn't apply to full-hookup sites but we were ok with that. The owners were very nice and helpful. We had a long pull through site on the end of the row so we had plenty of room. There was a fire pit and picnic table at the site. There was a nice laundry room and WI-FI available at the office. We used the campground a a home base to visit Tahquamenon Falls State Park and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

Amenities:  Full-Hookups, laundry, WI-FI

Would we stay here again?  YES

5/29/2010 Mackinaw Mill Creek Campground, Mackinaw City, MI Site 127

We arrived on Saturday of Memorial Day weekend with reservations for a full hookup site with a view of the Mackinaw Bridge. The check in process was quick and easy. All sites are back-in. We had the end site next to the road across from Lake Huron. Mackinaw Mill Creek is a huge campground with over 600 sites of all types and sizes. It is well maintained and very popular with families. We enjoyed sitting at our site watching the lake and watching all the groups bicycling by. There is a pool, playground, game room, and camp store. It is conveniently located close to Mackinaw City and the ferry docks to Mackinac Island. This is a great place for families and for couples like us who just want to kick back for a couple of days.

Amenities: Full Hookups, pool, game room, camp store.

Would we stay here again? YES

5/27/2010 W. Houghton Lake Campground, Houghton Lake, MI Site 32

This is a Passport America campground. We had a water and electric site. The dump station is in the back of the campground. We arrived Thursday before Memorial day for 2 nights. Since there was no one in the site behind us we could pull straight through to get set up. In front of the site is a narrow road with campers across the road. It would have been very difficult to back into the site with our size rig. The sites are very close together.
This is a popular campground for people coming to Houghton Lake. We seemed to be the only travelers passing through. Everyone else was there to enjoy Memorial Day weekend. There were quite a few campers set up permanently. There is a WalMart and Camping World close by.

Amenities: water and electric

Would we stay here again? Yes, for a one night stop. Probably not for a longer stay.

5/26/2010 Holiday RV Campground, Grass Lake, Michigan Site 93

We had a big pull through site with water and electric. The dump station was on the way out of the campground. There are also full hookup sites in the campground. The campground is wooded and has a nice pool. It is a Passport America park so our rate for one night was $15. It is located off of I-94 near Jackson, Michigan.

Amenities: Water, electric, pool

Would we stay here again? YES

Lakeport State Park, Lakeport, MI 6/11/08

We had a back in site close to Lake Heron. The pad was paved. The site was wide and shady. It was a short walk on a nice path to Lake Huron. The sites are electric only.

Would we stay here again? YES

Muskegon State Park, North Muskegon, MI 6/9/08 - 6/10/08

This popular Michigan State park has two campgrounds - the Lake Michigan campground and the Channel campground. We stayed in the Channel campground on the channel connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Muskegon. The sites are electric only level paved pads. Water spigots are located throughout the campground but cannot be used to fill your fresh water tank. Be sure to fill your fresh water tank at the sanitary station before setting up camp. We had a long pull through site close to the channel. Sites 8 and 9 are long pull throughs and very wide. The campground is wooded with lots of shade. The bath houses were very clean.

We made the reservations by phone with the Michigan State Parks. Reservations are site specific. You can go to their website for campground maps and site descriptions.

The State Park is located about 6 or 7 miles from the town of North Muskegon where there are grocery stores, a pharmacy, and a gas station with diesel.

Would we stay here again? YES, YES, YES