Best Tent Camping: Michigan: Your Car-Camping Guide to Scenic Beauty, the Sounds of Nature, and an Escape from Civilization

by Matt Forster

Best in Tent Camping: Michigan is for those who want to experience the beauty of Michigan amongst quiet and solitude. Author Matt Forster carefully selected all 50 campgrounds to offer readers the most promise for a unique outdoor experience. With a five-star rating system for qualities like privacy, security, noise, beauty, and cleanliness and detailed maps leading directly to the campsites, Best in Tent Camping: Michigan is the perfect tool for a weekend getaway.

Genres: Travel, Outdoors, Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 2011

About the author

A native of Michigan, Matt Forster has lived in the Midwest, New England, and the Rocky Mountain regions of the country. He now resides in Houston with his kids. With a number of books under his belt, including guides to Colorado, Michigan, and Ohio, Matt is currently working on a guide for parents looking for great hikes in Texas. He dreams of someday writing a book on the national parks of Israel, a biography of John Woolman, and thrilling fiction for young readers.

Reviews

[Melanie]

Nice personal additions to the standard information usually provided in this type of book. I'll be revisiting this one again in the future to plan wine camping trips.

[Ellen]

This was a pretty good comprehensive guide of the author's favorite places to tent-camp in Michigan. I will point out that in his mention of Fayette State Park (which was not featured), the author states that there are vault toilets... This is true, but there have also been flush toilets and showers for a number of years now, prior to the book's publication.

I look forward to (hopefully) exploring some new-to-me campgrounds soon!

[Christine]

An absolute "must have" for anyone wanting to tent camp in Michigan!! Rates sites along a variety of dimensions (e.g., Privacy, Beauty, Spaciousness) and for some campgrounds names (by number) the best site available. Also provides a map of each campground so you can get a sense of how crowded each is.

[Kristina]

Packed full of little gems (many of which I've visited myself in the past). Great rating system to help you find exactly what you are looking for; family friendly, quite, secure, secluded, etc. Borrowed from the library, but asking for my own copy for Christmas.

[Janelle]

A very helpful guide. In the past I've tended to camp at State Parks or drive until we feel like stopping and settle for the first available site. This gave me some direction for our UP trip and I've added some other sites to my "future trips" list.