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Differences
between the Upper Campground
and the Lower Campground:
Lower: Closer
to and more accessible to the lake and to the toilet/shower building.
Upper: Shadier; more heavily treed. No toilet/shower building
on this level. There's an easy paved path through the campground,
but you need to go up/down stairs to get to facilities.
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This is the first row, with Sites 1 & 3 on the left and
4 on the right. |
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sites on the right are back-ins to wooded area. The ones on
the left are the "island" row, where sites back up
to each other (but staggered so they're not exactly back to
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Here
I am in Site #41. I loved this large site and how it had great
trees, but still with an airy open feel and soothing views of
greenery all around. |
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This
is one of the sites that are non-reservable from the reservations
system. I appreciate how some MI parks keep a limited amount
of sites withheld from the reservations system for "walk-in"
guests or for emergency purposes. So it won't hurt to stop
by and take your chances if you're passing by and would like
a nice MI state park experience.
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Sites
24 & 26 on the curve backing up to greenery with some views
of the lake through the trees. |
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This
is the walkway that goes to the lower loop. The first site
you see here is Site 7 on the left and the water station on
the right. Lots of sites will have combos like this - some
RVs and some tents filled with families having fun.
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One
of the things I started noticing, especially once school let
out, was the drastic difference in the way the campgrounds
look and feel on the weekend vs. weekdays.
When
I was talking with Mike Donnelly, the Park Supervisor, about
this, I told him how I loved the contrast - having the quiet
spaciousness during the week and then the sounds of the happy
clambor of camping families on the weekend. And I shared how
jealous I am of kids who have these "back to nature"
experiences with their parents, something that was certainly
not a part of my being raised in New Orleans. Mike really
could relate since he grew up in New York City, and he says
one of the things he loves most about his job is the ability
it gives him to work outdoors - he says he's definitely not
interested in working in cramped little grey cubicles.
We
both remarked on how friendly and open RVers are and he said
he loves to meet and visit with the campers. "This job
does wonders for my blood pressure...most days..."
I could sure relate to that!
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General
Campground and Reservations Information:
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There
is an additional $8.00 charge to make a reservation, and I found
the DNR
Reservations page to be pretty user friendly.
Reviews
from other RVers: RVParkReviews.com
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50 amp service: None of the sites in either loop have 50 amp
service available at this time. It's one of those things on the
list whenever financial resources become available.
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Directions
issues: Since
I had previously learned my lesson about administration office
vs. campground location, I used the directions from the website.
That worked, but I still like to have a correct physical address
to plug into my Garmin GPS or Microsoft Streets & Trips.
Here's a link
to a page with map that shows the Streets &
Trips location of the campground, the address on Chilson, the
actual GPS coordinates of the campground, the address to use
to plug in to the GPS, and how both Streets & Trips and
Garmin could improve getting us here. |
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