RE: Highland Recreation Area Rustic Campground-MI

[Starcraft Dad]

 
Highland Recreation Area is a fairly nice state park.  But the rustic campground wasen t the best.  Of course it was early in the season (Memorial weekend) and not all the seasonal help wasen t there yet.  I m sure it will improve during the summer camping season.  
 
 Here is a link with pictures and a review  of the park and campground.
 
 http://popupdreams.tripod.com/Highlandrec.html

[ForestCreature]

 Starcraft Dad
Well, I can see where we Won t be camping!   It most likely will get worse there as the season goes on .  From the pictures it looks like there are only a hand full of trees.
 We prefer a more wooded experience.

[Starcraft Dad]

 Starcraft Dad
There are a few shady sites but very few.  We may go back later and stay a few days but that is just a maybe.  It is a a fairly popular park in the summer but the campground itself does not have a gatehouse of any kind.  Everyone can just drive through it at will.  With dirt roads and dry conditions, it can be a dust hazard.
 
 We are going to camp at Proud Lake Recreation Area in Wixom  from June 25th to June 29th.  It is a much nicer campground.  I will have pics and a review of that park as well on my site.  If anyone is in the area during this time we will be at site 63.  Stop by and say hello.[]

[ForestCreature]

 Starcraft Dad
What!! Is everyone camping at Proud Lake that weekend!  Enjoy!
 We have friends going there and had asked us to join them......unfortunately it s
 a bad weekend for us to camp.
 
 We have stayed at Pontiac, and other than the Skunks it wasn t to bad.
 And tried Holly before the crowds came, it s broke down into 4 smaller loops so it did not have the look of a monster park.