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Best Tent Camping: Michigan: Your Car-Camping Guide to Scenic Beauty, the Sounds of Nature, and an Escape from Civilization
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About Best Tent Camping: Michigan: Your Car-Camping Guide
Product Description Perfect Camping for You in Michigan!The Great Lakes State provides a spectacular backdrop for some of the most scenic campgrounds in the country. But do you know which campgrounds offer the most privacy? Which are the best for first-time campers? Matt Forster traversed the entire state―from the grassy dunes overlooking Lake Michigan to a quiet lake that serves as a portal to the Sylvania Wilderness―and compiled the most up-to-date research to steer you to the perfect spot! Best Tent Camping: Michigan presents 50 national park, state park, national forest, and state forest campgrounds, organized into five distinct regions. Selections are based on location, topography, size, and overall appeal, and every site is rated for beauty, privacy, spaciousness, safety and security, and cleanliness―so you’ll always know what to expect. The new full-color edition of this proven guidebook provides everything you need to know, with detailed maps of each campground and key information such as fees, restrictions, dates of operation, and facilities, as well as driving directions and GPS coordinates. Whether you seek a quiet campground near a fish-filled stream or a family campground with all the amenities, grab Best Tent Camping: Michigan. It’s an escape for all who wish to find those special locales that recharge the mind, body, and spirit. This guide is a keeper. About the Author As a native of Michigan, Matt Forster has camped all over the Great Lake State. He’s carried his gear in backpacks, Duluth packs, saddlebags, and car trunks and slept in tents, pop-ups, camper vans, and RVs. He and his wife live in Michigan with their two young children, who are both just experiencing camping for the first time. These days, camping trips often come down to tossing the tent in the back of the car, loading up way too much equipment, and praying for good weather (a necessity with two kids in tow). As a freelance writer, Matt is the author of Backroads & Byways of Michigan (The Countryman Press), Backroads & Byways of Ohio (The Countryman Press), Colorado: An Explorer’s Guide (The Countryman Press), Best Hikes Near Detroit and Ann Arbor (FalconGuides), and a travel app for Michigan’s Grand Traverse region called Up North! Grand Traverse (available on iOS and Android devices). Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Holly Recreation Area: McGinnis Lake Campground Beauty: 4; Privacy: 3; Spaciousness: 4; Quiet: 3; Security: 4; Cleanliness: 5Key Information Contact: Michigan DNR–Holly State Recreation Area, 248-634-8811, michigan.gov/holly; reservations: 800-447-2757, midnrreservations.comOpen: Aspen Loop, late April–November; late March–November for other loopsSites: 15 semimodern, 144 modernEach site has: Picnic table and fire pitAssignment: Online or by phoneRegistration: At park officeAmenities: Electricity, water, hot showers, modern restrooms, and pit toiletsParking: At sites Nightly Fee: $20 semimodern, $25 or $29 modern ($20 or $24 off-season)Elevation: 1,028'RestrictionsPets: On leash onlyFires: Fire pits onlyAlcohol: Permitted in campground onlyVehicles: Michigan Recreation Passport required (see page 8); 2 vehicles/siteOther: 6 people/site; 14-day stay limitJust beyond the reach of the suburbs, Holly Rec offers many Michiganders the feel of Up North without the drive.Located in northern Oakland County, Holly Recreation Area is nearly 8,000 acres of steep rolling hills and small woodland lakes, the indelible reminders of the glaciers that once covered our humble peninsula. To put that into perspective, the acreage at Holly Rec adds up to 12.5 square miles. The state has turned the area into a showcase park for outdoor recreation. There’s something here for everyone―miles of trails for hiking and cross-country skiing, beaches for swimming, and lakes for paddling and fishing. The park also maintains one of the area’s best disc golf courses. The course has 24 baskets, with routes that allow
