May 2021, 3-days
Following is information about some of the places we visited during our stay at Manistique Lakeshore Campground.
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| Looking toward Manistique Lakeshore Campground from boardwalk |
Recreation and landmarks
Manistique Boardwalk starts/ends on the opposite side of the channel (Manistique River) from the campground, near the municipal marina. There is room to walk alongside the road over the river, so we were able to walk to the boardwalk from the campground. The boardwalk was an easy walk of about 4 miles roundtrip from our campsite. Bikes are prohibited on the boardwalk.
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| Damage on the trail along Manistique Boardwalk |
Part of the boardwalk trail was damaged from the high water in 2019 - 2020; however, the trail was still navigable. There are several parking lots along the boardwalk, and there is a porta-potty in the east end parking lot on Manistique Avenue.
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| View from picnic table at Indian Lake State Park |
We visited Indian Lake State Park one day, as it was extremely windy at our campsite. This park has a nice picnic area with several benches, picnic tables, and pavilions for rent. There is a small beach for swimming behind one of the pavilions, and there is a boat ramp at the west end of the picnic area. We observed people fishing from small motorboats, and we saw a few kayaks out on the lake. The campground is quite large, and most of the campers seemed pretty close together except for a few along the lakefront.
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| Hiking trail at Indian Lake State Park |
We hiked the trail, which was less than 2 miles. The portion along the lake, from the campground to the boat ramp, is tar. The rest of the trail is dirt through the woods, which was quite wet in spots. There were several areas where logs had been placed to walk on. The trail was mostly flat and easy to navigate, other than the areas with water.
