Camping in Michigan

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Here is a camping trip that I took to Michigan near Torch Lake.
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The campground is right next to Elk Lake and you can witness amazing sunrises here.

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The summer sunsets here are amazing as well.

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The campground is private and has nicer showers and power for each campsite compared to state run campsites.

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Unfortunately it did end up raining really hard one night and we ended up getting a couple inches of water in the test since our rain fly is so small.

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What is nice about this campground is you can easily go swimming whenever you want in the lake nearby.

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There are many places to go hiking up there as well.

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On the hikes you can find some interesting things randomly. I think this is a mock up outdoor classroom area of sorts.

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This campground is only a few miles away from lake Michigan as well and there are dune beaches here.

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There are quite a few rivers to go kayaking on as well that branch out to the larger lakes.

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We also took time to visit some farms. This is a cherry farm with a fancy herb garden.

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You can also pick cherries yourself and they just charge you by the bucket. Nothing like getting them fresh off the tree.



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Amazing trip, thanks for sharing!

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We've been there a couple times since it's so nice, maybe this fall I can go there to see the leaves change.

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Great post. Very nice area with a cherry farm. Sunrise and sunset are breathtaking. About the rain, you can't have everything perfect. 🙂

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Yeah it rained really badly just one day but there was a town Traverse City nearby to wait it out at. We even found a random insect house full of butterflies to look at in the meantime.20190716_102605.jpg

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Looks like another winner spot in Michigan - someday I'll get there

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nice...and Traverse City still has quite a few microbreweries yet, right? I want to say I remember Jolly Pumpkin being near there a few years back

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I have no idea about the microbreweries since I'm completely nonalcoholic lol. But the city has some decent food joints there compared to the boonies of the upper peninsula.

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Nice...yeah I remember Traverse being somewhat touristy; at least it was a few years back. That would be good selling point for my wife, lol

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There is an amazing restaurant called the pearl that serves cajun food, its a nice treat after eating camping food for a while.

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It's just great!
And amazing nature!

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I'll have to find the clear blue water pictures from torch lake, you can see to the bottom of the lake its so clear.

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Really beautiful sunrise!

I want such a cherry!

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Amazing sunset ☀️🥰

Nice place to camp ... you can see you enjoyed it🤗

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Yeah and they even have power posts there to charge your electronics to take pictures of the sunsets lol.

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Hahaha ..... Wonders of the modern age ....😉

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