First Time Tent Camping

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Gillespie
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Re: First Time Tent Camping

Post by Gillespie »

There are 10's of thousands of acres of State land here! If you can't find a place to flop you can camp on some of my property!
JamesBoyle
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Re: First Time Tent Camping

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https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/publicatio ... RA_map.pdf

Great resource in the link. Just bear in mind there are rules and regulations to follow, like everywhere in the world. Sometimes the rules seem to not matter to some who visit. Have fun, enjoy and be safe.
MInative
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Re: First Time Tent Camping

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@Gillespie, I appreciate the offer very much and will definitely take you up on that if needed!
@JamesBoyle, this link is very great! Thank you
MInative
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Re: First Time Tent Camping

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Coming back to say.. the trip was beautiful and not long enough. Camping at St James Township was perfect! Love the town and the people we met and I'm looking forward to future visits. Thanks for all of the information and helpful insights.
BIyearning
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Re: First Time Tent Camping

Post by BIyearning »

My experience has been that it's never long enough! I'm always
counting the days until my next trip over.
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