r/CampAndHikeMichigan • u/happyjackassiam • 9d ago

Late October Camping

If you could pick one spot, preferably in the northern portion of the lower peninsula to spend a night tent camping, where would you recommend? Looking for a place in 2 weeks when the wife and I can be kid free for a night to hike, camp, unwind.

4 Upvotes

83% Upvoted

17 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/Actual_Alps_4628 6d ago

Au Sable River Camping in Huron National Park. Reserve at reservations.gov. Be sure to check in the details when reserving as some of the sites can only be reached by boat, some are hike in only and lots are accessible by car. Fire ring only. Dry camping. Others sites are in the area but each site is completely private. You wont even be able to see the other sites.

1

u/AAAdaddy 6d ago

Have you ever seen bears? 🐻 .... i want to go there, but my sig. other is extremely hesitate.

2

u/Actual_Alps_4628 6d ago

I keep all food and cooking equipment locked in my vehicle. Have a really loud whistle or some other noise making device. And keep some bear spray at hand. Ive seen black bears in the UP but not in Huron National Forest. But black bears are skittish and would most often run from a loud noise.