10 Michigan state park campgrounds have full-hookup sites — with more planned
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has been gradually adding more full-hookup campsites sites, which offer access to fresh water, electricity and sewer, to state park campgrounds.
Currently 10 Michigan state park campgrounds offer some full-hookup sites:
Aloha State Park in Cheboygan
Baraga State Park in Baraga
Hartwick Pines State Park in Grayling
Holland State Park in Holland
North Higgins Lake State Park in Roscommon
Orchard Beach State Park in Manistee
South Higgins Lake State Park in Roscommon
Sterling State Park in Monroe
Wilderness State Park in Carp Lake
Wilson State Park in Harrison
The DNR also announced three more parks will be getting some full-hookup sites:
Algonac State Park in Algonac
Bay City State Park in Bay City
More: Bay City State Park campground to close for renovations
More: Algonac State Park campground to get full-hookup sites
At Algonac State Park, the plan is to convert approximately 50% of the sites in the northern section of the Riverfront campground to full-hookup gravel sites and eliminate the north bathroom. The project is estimated to start in fall 2023 or spring 2024. A completion date has not yet been set.
Bay City State Park will close its campground Sept. 5 and add several full-hookup sites as part of a renovation project. It is expected to reopen in spring or summer 2024.
Otsego Lake State Park will convert the northern end of the campground to full-hookup sites. Campsites 1-99 will close Aug. 23 to June 15, 2025. Sites 1-155, the the mini cabin and shelters will close Sept. 3 to June 15, 2025. The closures are part of the full-hookup project and work to upgrade electrical and septic lines.
The money for the Algonac State Park, Bay City State Park and Otsego Lake State Park projects will come from proposed federal relief funding from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Building Michigan Together Plan.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Which Michigan state park campground have full-hookup sites?