Influencer II
West of Baldwin on the river. That's if we can't get back to it. It was open last time we were there. I'm hoping it still is. I'll have a map done here in the next few days for everyone to look at.
Any Fellow Michigander?
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Off-Road Ranger I
I may be able to meet up with you on Friday night kind of late. I have to work that week covering a coworker so I can't just take the day off but I can leave Ann Arbor around 6pm. Will there be a way to get GPS coordinates or contact someone once you get to camp?
Influencer II
I uploaded the KML file to the Rally Point posting. The Friday night camp site is west of Baldwin on the river.
Off-Road Ranger I
Coooooool... this looks like an interesting route! Thought we'd just be looping thru lil Manistee, Lincoln Hills, Tin Cup, the ORV routes etc. I've really only been on the ATV trails around there back when I used to ride, but I haven't been on much for truck-sized trails in the area, looking forward to exploring it
Influencer II
I've been on some of these but I tired to go with anything that looked promising. I didn't hit anything that was unpassable (except one spot) last time I was there. Most of the trails will accommodate smaller SUVs pretty easily. I run a Suburban and had no issues getting anywhere.Coooooool... this looks like an interesting route! Thought we'd just be looping thru lil Manistee, Lincoln Hills, Tin Cup, the ORV routes etc. I've really only been on the ATV trails around there back when I used to ride, but I haven't been on much for truck-sized trails in the area, looking forward to exploring it
I'm in Warren, going up to the U.P. this weekend. Leaving tonight to head to Gaylord or Grayling to find someplace to stay just for the night, then, we are staying at Indian Lake one night, then who knows? Any recommendations for 'overland' spots in the U.P. that we wont get bothered or murdered? :D
Off-Road Ranger I
This map may be of use, it highlights all the state & national forests for setting up overland-style camps:
http://midnr.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Viewer/index.html?appid=1c46dfdb716042f7ad99866aa5d099bf
Also maybe these 2 overview maps of ORV routes (solid red lines) could be useful too, lots of little off-shoots of these trails into the state/national forests:
http://www.midnr.com/publications/pdfs/forestslandwater/ORV/Maps-Trail/orv_up_for_web.pdf
http://www.midnr.com/publications/pdfs/forestslandwater/ORV/Maps-Trail/orv_lp_for_web.pdf
Off-Road Ranger I
Glad to help :) There are some useful tools in that first link too, the measuring tool is nice to draw between points to estimate distance.
Almost forgot about this one too, has even more layers for attractions & recreation (hiking, waterfalls, lighthouses, parks, etc)
http://www.uptravel.com/interactive-map-of-the-u.p.-200/
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Off-Road Ranger I
Do you get to the first campsite from Kinney Rd?
Also do I need a camping permit? The time I will be showing up the local DNR office will probably be closed.
Edit: Never mind, GPS newbie over here figured it out.
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Influencer II
Yes. If I remember correctly right at Kinney Rd there's the start of a trail. If you follow it straight back it curves south closer to the river. The camp site is a larger clearing overlooking the river.
Off-Road Ranger I
Off-Road Ranger I
I think all you need for "dispersed camping" is one of these here:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/PR4134_CampRegCard_383467_7.pdf
Hoosier here, we have friends in Grand Rapids who are interested in joining us on a camping trip. Can anyone recommend some good camping areas in the Grand Rapids/Cadillac vicinity?
Hi there everybody
The wife and I are setting our sights to our neighbor up north (live in Ohio), and doing a trip to the LP. Our rough itinerary is running the west coast up through the various dune parks for a week.
We roll in an outback and set up basecamp and do dayhikes or overnight excursions from there. And of course we do overland camping when possible. Just not big into park life...
Any suggestions up the coast? I got a tip from a co-worker to check out Ludington, he said I may be able to get the outback on the beach?
Any tips or pointers appreciated
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The wife and I are setting our sights to our neighbor up north (live in Ohio), and doing a trip to the LP. Our rough itinerary is running the west coast up through the various dune parks for a week.
We roll in an outback and set up basecamp and do dayhikes or overnight excursions from there. And of course we do overland camping when possible. Just not big into park life...
Any suggestions up the coast? I got a tip from a co-worker to check out Ludington, he said I may be able to get the outback on the beach?
Any tips or pointers appreciated
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Off-Road Ranger I
Edit: Never mind, we decided to head home. Didn't get the FB message until about 7:20 pm on Saturday for some reason.
Hey @michiganoverland
We couldn't get to the camp site in the kml file because the path was blocked by a barrier that said no motor vehicles. We ended up in Sulak campground nearby, site number 4. Contact us or come get us in the morning if you can.
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Hey @michiganoverland
We couldn't get to the camp site in the kml file because the path was blocked by a barrier that said no motor vehicles. We ended up in Sulak campground nearby, site number 4. Contact us or come get us in the morning if you can.
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I was just here this week.
DH campground in Sleeping Bear. First come first serve.
Dispersed camping on Green rd (close to Nordhouse Trail head) lots of choices here and the sites are really great. Close to Ludington beach.
I camped at warren dunes as well but it's just because i had no other option for dispersed camping in the area.
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Off-Road Ranger I
That area is fantastic for camping away from official/designated areas! Check out some of those links I posted farther up & you'll see that between those 2 cities is a gigantic national forest area that allows setting up pretty much anywhere in the woods. The MIDNR link helps to show the boundaries between public & private land, even better is the public land layer on GaiaGPS.
The generic "dispersed camping" info for Michigan forests is here: http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10365_10883_58648---,00.html
Off-Road Ranger I
In my opinion the best area beside the Lake Michigan coastline is in the northwest. Taking M22 & US31 north chases the coastline of the Grand Traverse Bay peninsulas from Frankfort which leads right to the M119 "Tunnel of Trees", parts of the Indian Gardens ORV route borders it to the east, then you have the Wilderness State park between there & the bridge. Highly recommended, plenty of on & off road miles, no shortage of forest to pull into & setup camp as well. All the towns along that route are very traveler friendly.
