I would like to plan a trip with my wife and son to see the UP over 4th of July. Planning on seeing pictured rock, and tahquamenon falls. i'm looking for low budget places to stay and places to see that aren't all touristy. I dont mind busy places just dont want to go from busy place to busy place the whole time we are up there.
we will be doing some camping along the way but it would be nice to have a bed to sleeping on and a warm shower through out the trip.
We stayed at Muskallonge State Park one summer for a week. Nice place. You are practically right on Lake Superior. Just cross the road, walk down a huge flight of stairs, and you're on the beach. Muskallonge is about in the middle of pictured rocks and the Tahquamenon Falls.
If you're the hiking type go hike hogsback just north of marquette on county road 550, if you are a little less of the hiking type hike sugarloaf just south of hogsback and on the east side of the road.
Cliff jumping off the black rocks in presque isle park in marquette.
Big Bay puts on a good fireworks show, or at least they did when I was a drunk college kid.
If you can only afford one boat tour from Munising, I'd recommend the Glass Bottom Ship Wrecks tour instead of the Pictured Rocks. In addition to seeing all of old sunken ships, you can see some of the Pictured Rocks too.
Make sure you check out some of the many waterfalls around Munising. A lot are within hiking distance from parking.
Lots more to the west if you are going that far. As for camping, make sure you get the Mi DNR camping app. It shows all of them. First come first served on them though so it could get tight on the 4th, but I bet you can find something.
Lots more to the west if you are going that far. As for camping, make sure you get the Mi DNR camping app. It shows all of them. First come first served on them though so it could get tight on the 4th, but I bet you can find something.
Check out Grand Marais the have a really good brewery called dunes saloon and theres a camp ground there and lots of little cheap hotels, and down the road are some old sand log runs down to the lake very nice place to visit
Do a search on here for similar threads, there are a few a year with tons of good info. I know I've responded to a few with tons of info and I don't feel like typing it out again.
Also check on Lauren's facebook page, she asked about it a few weeks ago and I started listing tons of good ideas. If you go up toward the Keweenaw(an absolute must in my opinion) I've got about a million suggestions for you.
Did the pictured rocks a few years ago and can't wait to go back to the U.P. We stayed at a campground in Munising called wandering wheel. http://www.wanderingwheelscampground.net/
We got one of their little cabin deals. Great time. Have fun.
Munising itself is pretty freakin boring, but there's a decent amount of stuff in either direction from there.....pretty much the whole northern coast of the UP has great scenery, but if you ask me the northwestern part(Keweenaw area) takes the cake hands down
Check out the Keweenaw region. The C&H Mine tour is there, and just walking around the grounds is cool if you do not wan tto do the tour.
Copper Harbor and Eagle river is cool, I like the beach @ Eagle river. When heading back south, take the 26 South out of Copper Harbor and watch for the Monk's bakery on the left. It is easy to miss. It has some of THE BEST baked good I have ever eaten. Cheap too.
Hit Fayette and Kitch-iti-kipi aka Big Spring (in Palms-Book state Park) on the way back, as they are on the southern shore of the UP.
If you head way west look these guys up. http://www.kosirs.com/
They are based in WI but only a mile or two from Iron mountain MI. The river you run is actually in MI. Lots of fun.
edit. sorry. Forgot you were taking your son. ^ Maybe not a good suggestion.
http://www.garlynzoo.com/
This zoo is small but it's all in the shade and you can feed almost all of the animals. So fun for kids.
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