Best Tent Camping: Michigan

by Forster, Matt

• ISBN13: 9780897326421
• ISBN10: 0897326423
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-14
• Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press

Summary

From grassy dunes overlooking Lake Michigan to thick woods along the Pine River to a quite lake that serves as a portal to the Sylvania Wilderness, pitching a tent in Michigan opens the door to endless adventure. And campers are never far from a Great Lake or one of the myriad rivers, streams, and lakes that make the state a camper's paradise. But do you know how to find the right place?

Author Biography

BTC Michigan author Matt Forster is not new to bylines. His works include: Backroads & Byways of Michigan, Countryman Press, 2009; and Colorado: An Explorer's Guide, Countryman Press, 2008. He is the founder of Big Words, a business that provides writing and editing services to book and magazine publishers across the United States. Clients include In Trust magazine, devoted to topics about higher education; and Organic Producer magazine, for which he writes about eco-savvy architecture. As an editor, Forster has handled projects for Oxford University Press and Random House, among other publishing houses. He holds a B.A. in English from Oakland University, Rochester, MI, and a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, in South Hamilton, MA.

Table of Contents

Overview map
Acknowledgments	p. vii
Preface	p. viii
About the Author	p. x
The Best Michigan Campgrounds	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Southeast Michigan
Albert E. Sleeper State Park Campground	p. 10
Island Lake Recreation Area: Canoe Campground	p. 13
Pinckney Recreation Area: Crooked Lake and Blind Lake Campgrounds	p. 16
Wateloo Recreation Area: Green Lake Campground	p. 20
Lake Hudson Recreation Area	p. 23
Southwest Michigan
Warren Dunes State Park: Rustic Campground	p. 28
Yankee Springs State Recreation Area: Deep Lake Rustic Campground	p. 31
Pines Point National Forest Campground	p. 34
Highbank Lake National Forest Campground	p. 37
Tubbs Lake State Forest Campgrounds	p. 40
Northwest Michigan
Ludington State Park: Jack Pine Walk-in Campground	p. 44
Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area: Dispersed Campground	p. 47
Sand Lake National Forest Campground	p. 50
Lincoln Bridge State Forest Campground	p. 53
CCC Bridge State Forest Campground	p. 56
Arbutuslake No. 4 State Forest Campground	p. 59
Bassett Island Campground	p. 62
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: D. H. Day Campground	p. 65
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: South Manitou Island, Weather Station Campground	p. 68
Graves Crossing State Forest Campground	p. 71
Fisherman's Island State Park Campground	p. 74
St. James Township Campground, Beaver Island	p. 77
Wilderness State park: Lakeshore Campground	p. 80
Northeast Michigan
Au Sable River State Forest Canoe Camp	p. 84
Rifle River State Recreation Area: Spruce Campground	p. 87
Sawmill Point Primitive Campsites	p. 90
Ossineke State Forest Campground	p. 93
Tomahawk Lake State Forest Campground	p. 96
Pigeon River State Forest Campground	p. 99
Ocqueoc Falls state forest campground	p. 102
Upper Peninsula
Brevoort Lake National Forest Campground	p. 106
Big Knob State Forest Campground	p. 109
Monocle lake National Forest Campground	p. 112
Bay View National Forest Campground	p. 115
Tahquamenon falls state park: Rivermouth Pines Campground	p. 118
Pretty Lake State Forest Campground	p. 121
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: Twelvemile Beach Campground	p. 124
Petes Lake National Forest Campground	p. 127
Colwell Lake National Forest Campground	p. 130
Portage Bay State Forest Campground	p. 133
Carney Lake State Forest Campground	p. 136
Squaw Lake State Forest Campground	p. 139
Bewabic State Park Campground	p. 142
Lake Sainte Kathryn National Forest Campground	p. 145
Sylvania Wilderness and Recreation Area: Clark Lake Campground	p. 148
Bond Falls Flowage Campground	p. 151
Henry Lake National Forest Campground	p. 154
Black River Harbor National Forest Campground	p. 157
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park: Presque Isle Campground	p. 160
Courtney Lake National Forest Campground	p. 163
Appendixes and Index
Appendix A: Camping-Equipment Checklist	p. 168
Appendix B: Sources of Information	p. 169
Index	p. 171
Map Legend
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.