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Michigan-Ontario in Fall

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Topic: Michigan-Ontario in Fall

Posted By: Bucky Dutchman
Subject: Michigan-Ontario in Fall
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2017 at 6:05pm

We will be traveling across the southern part of New York to Chicago then up through Michigan to Ontario and back down to New York in the latter half of October, after the state and provincial campgrounds are closed.

Any recommendations? Thanks!

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Posted By: jimandclare
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2017 at 6:25am

Bucky Dutchman - Where are you planning on entering Ontario? Sault Ste Marie, Port Huron or Detroit? A quick check shows most Michigan State Parks are open in October.

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Jim & Clare
2016 R-pod 178
2014 Ford Edge

Posted By: Bucky Dutchman
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2017 at 7:40am

Thanks for the reply jimandclare! We'll be entering at SSM.

I checked the provincial parks, and they seem to close when our Northeast/New England state parks do: mid-October.

Posted By: jimandclare
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2017 at 11:13am

Great! That gives you an opportunity to sample anywhere in the whole state. Here is a link to the Michigan State Park Reservation System:

https://www.midnrreservations.com/ - https://www.midnrreservations.com/

I'm sure others may join in but here's a starter list of recommended State Parks:

Ludington State Park - on Lake Michigan

Wilderness State Park (Pines Campground) - Mackinaw City

St. Ignace State Park - across the bridge in the upper peninsula

Tahquamenon Falls State Park - also in the upper peninsula

Just returned from our new, favorite campground near Traverse City - Platte River Campground in the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore

https://www.recreation.gov/camping/platte-river-campground/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=70937 - https://www.recreation.gov/camping/platte-river-campground/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=70937

Hope this gives you a good start and enjoy the fall colors.

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Jim & Clare
2016 R-pod 178
2014 Ford Edge

Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2017 at 12:01pm

Michigan does an outstanding job with their parks!

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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers)
2011 R-Pod 177
2010 Ford F-150

Posted By: ParPod
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2017 at 4:09pm

Look for quite a few of the Canadian Provincial Campgrounds to start shutting down services after the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. This year that is the weekend of October 7-9th with the 9th being the acutal holiday. First thing shut down is typically water. They'll start blowing the lines after the 9th. A week or so later they're done and probably closed.

Can't speak to the Michigian ones - other than they are great places to go!

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Bob&Margaret
2017 179
2016 Toyota 4Runner
2 sets of Golf Clubs

Posted By: PilotPodder
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2017 at 6:26pm

I'm from S.W. Michigan and besides Ludington (which is regularly voted #1) I love Petoskey State Park on Little Traverse Bay up North. Also, Yankee Springs closer to home (near Hastings MI) is my home away from home camping spot. Very nice on Gun Lake. Generally, the bathroom/shower units at the parks close by mid-October. Most MI State Parks only have an Electric hook up, although a few have more. Never met one I don't like yet.

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Portage, MI — 2017 RPod 179 - sold / 2017 Toyota Tundra — https://johnmarucci.com/r-pod-video-list/ - My RPod YouTube Videos

Posted By: BandL
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2017 at 8:46pm

Agreed on Ludington state park! I am from Ludington and it's a beautiful place to camp. Another idea is Hartwick pines SP in Grayling.

Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2017 at 7:23pm

The state park in Traverse City is open year round (Keith Charters S.P.) Color as of today in this area is about 40%, a couple weeks later than usual due to the cool and wet summer we experienced. Coupled with that we still have not had a frost event as of yet.

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God's pod
'11 model 177
'17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost
Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake
"...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

Posted By: Richard Sites
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 8:31pm

Hi John-

My wife and I enjoy your YT videos. This week we met a man at the beach here from upper MI who confirmed what you have said about Petrotsky State Park. Talk soon.

Richard & Claire

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Richard & Claire
Fun & sun in Jupiter, FL
2017 R Pod 179
2010 Nissan Murano