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Originally Posted by Crustedfilth
not too mention the place is wall to wall citidiots wtih big ass RV's which they cannot back up to save their life.
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You trade problems.
I agree, state parks are busier and full of poorly-driven RVs.
The problem I've had with State Forest/National Forest campgrounds is actually the drunks. You get groups of people partying (hard) until 3 or 4am and keeping everyone else in the campground up all night. Compare that to a state park with published "quiet hours" and I'll take the state park thank-you-very-much.
I've had that problem with the pay-the-pipe rustic state forest campgrounds multiple times too, so it's not just sour-grapes over a single experience.
Your best bet is national forest walk-in camping. You can hike into the "Jack Pine" campground at Ludington State Park, or the "White Pine" campground at Sleeping Bear Dunes. That's really roughing it though... you have a 1ish mile hike from your car, so you have to bring everything with you in a single trip. Great for backpackers, not so great for toting a cooler.
Overall, Michigan's state parks are fantastic. I don't begrudge them the crowds... they're full because they're so great. The state forest campgrounds are typically beautiful, really rustic, lots of fun, but you really do run the risk of a bunch of drunks ruining your night.
Good luck! Michigan is beautiful and a great place to camp.
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. Personally I wouldn't hand over the keys to a high dollar RV to a pimply faced 16 year old kid whose ink on their DL is barely dry yet, but am grateful for those who did. And for the guy (Russ Anderson in the SOO) who hired me to play video games and run the local kids out of the arcade in between parking vehicles for people who shouldn't have been driving them in the first place. Even backing big 5th wheels, you would be amazed how often somebody will pull into a campground with a 40'+ 5th wheel and not have the slightest clue how to back it up.
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