The family and I will be in the UP at the end of June and I wanted to get some ideas on things to do. We were planning on camping in/around Ricture Rocks area and doing some day hikes and general sight seeing. We have a 3 little kids so nothing crazy but we are ok for a couple miles at a time regarding hikes. I would really like to do a bit of kayaking but it's probably not doable/safe with the kids (5,3 1) so we are planning on taking one of the tour boats. I would really like to bring my canoe and do some inshore paddling but I'm not sure it's worth it with so much other stuff to be doing.
Looks like lots of camping options and I haven't narrowed it down yet, any suggestions? I'm a bit worried about planning on staying in Pictured Rocks though since they dont take reservations and it will be the week before July 4th. We dont need to be in a campground though and might even prefer it. the NF has plenty of campgrounds that are reservable though.
Any eateries that are a required stop? We will be coming from St. Louis FYI.
We appreciate any thoughts!
Luke
Looks like lots of camping options and I haven't narrowed it down yet, any suggestions? I'm a bit worried about planning on staying in Pictured Rocks though since they dont take reservations and it will be the week before July 4th. We dont need to be in a campground though and might even prefer it. the NF has plenty of campgrounds that are reservable though.
Any eateries that are a required stop? We will be coming from St. Louis FYI.
We appreciate any thoughts!
Luke