Inland lakes near Traverse City
The camping area from above. USDA NAIP, public domain.The loop's real site layout. These sites are under tree cover, so this beats a photo of the canopy. Tap a site.
Site, spotty shade, no privacy here. Level pad. Could be worse.
Site, a little shade, middling privacy. Sits level. Could be worse.
Dirt pad, shade part of the day, out in the open. Flat enough. It'll do.
Dirt pad, spotty shade, out in the open. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.
Site, open to the sky, no privacy here. Flat enough. You can do better in this park.
Gravel pad, spotty shade, some elbow room. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.
Site, spotty shade, wide open to the loop. Sits level. It'll do.
Dirt pad, spotty shade, some elbow room. Level pad. It'll do.
Site, spotty shade, packed in tight. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.
Site, patchy shade, middling privacy. Level pad. It'll do.
Dirt pad, full sun and no shade, no privacy here. Flat enough. Bottom of the barrel.
Site, patchy shade, packed in tight. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.
Site, shade part of the day, wide open to the loop. Level pad. Middle of the road.
Dirt pad, open to the sky, wide open to the loop. Flat enough. Bottom of the barrel.
Dirt pad, shade part of the day, packed in tight. Level pad. Middle of the road.
Gravel pad, a little shade, wide open to the loop. Sits level. Could be worse.
Site, spotty shade, no privacy here. Level pad. Could be worse.
Site, open to the sky, no privacy here. Flat enough. Not one I'd chase.
Dirt pad, spotty shade, packed in tight. Flat enough. It'll do.
Paved pad, no shade to speak of, no privacy here. Sits level. Bottom of the barrel. Accessible.
Gravel pad, spotty shade, packed in tight. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.
Dirt pad, bare and sunny, wide open to the loop. Sits level. A dud, honestly.
Dirt pad, spotty shade, neighbors aren't far. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.
Site, open to the sky, no privacy here. Level pad. Bottom of the barrel.
Site, patchy shade, neighbors aren't far. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.
Site, shade part of the day, no privacy here. Level pad. Could be worse.
Dirt pad, spotty shade, wide open to the loop. Sits level. Middle of the road.
Dirt pad, plenty of shade, close-ish quarters. Level pad. Grab it if it opens.
Site, a little shade, some elbow room. Flat enough. Could be worse.
Site, a little shade, no privacy here. Sits level. Middle of the road.
Paved pad, spotty shade, some elbow room. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special. Accessible.
Grassy site, shade part of the day, packed in tight. Flat enough. Middle of the road.
Paved pad, shade part of the day, close-ish quarters. Flat enough. Could be worse. Accessible.
Site, a little shade, packed in tight. Sits level. Could be worse.
Site, shade part of the day, middling privacy. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.
Grassy site, a little shade, no privacy here. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.
Grassy site, a little shade, neighbors aren't far. Flat enough. Could be worse.
Site, a little shade, wide open to the loop. Level pad. Middle of the road.
No reservation photo for this one yet, so it's not scored. The facts and live openings still hold.
Site, patchy shade, neighbors aren't far. Flat enough. Middle of the road.
Paved pad, shade part of the day, close-ish quarters. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special. Accessible.
Site, patchy shade, no privacy here. Sits level. Middle of the road.
Gravel pad, a little shade, close-ish quarters. Flat enough. Could be worse.
Gravel pad, a little shade, middling privacy. Flat enough. Could be worse.
Dirt pad, a little shade, packed in tight. Flat enough. It'll do.
Site, a little shade, wide open to the loop. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.
Site, spotty shade, some elbow room. Sits level. Middle of the road.
Dirt pad, bare and sunny, out in the open. Sits level. A dud, honestly.
Dirt pad, spotty shade, neighbors aren't far. Sits level. It'll do.
Dirt pad, shade part of the day, middling privacy. Flat enough. It'll do.
Dirt pad, patchy shade, close-ish quarters. Flat enough. Could be worse.
Dirt pad, shade part of the day, some elbow room. Level pad. Middle of the road.
Dirt pad, spotty shade, packed in tight. Level pad. Middle of the road.
Dirt pad, a little shade, out in the open. Level pad. Middle of the road.
Dirt pad, spotty shade, middling privacy. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.
Dirt pad, patchy shade, packed in tight. Level pad. Middle of the road.
Gravel pad, a little shade, close-ish quarters. Sits level. Could be worse.
Dirt pad, spotty shade, middling privacy. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.
Dirt pad, spotty shade, out in the open. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.
Gravel pad, no shade to speak of, no privacy here. Level pad. You can do better in this park.
Gravel pad, patchy shade, wide open to the loop. Level pad. Middle of the road.
Gravel pad, patchy shade, close-ish quarters. Sits level. Could be worse.
Site, bare and sunny, packed in tight. Level pad. You can do better in this park.
Gravel pad, spotty shade, middling privacy. Sits level. Could be worse.
Gravel pad, open to the sky, no privacy here. Sits level. You can do better in this park.
Dirt pad, shade part of the day, some elbow room. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.
Dirt pad, spotty shade, close-ish quarters. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.
Site, a little shade, some elbow room. Sits level. It'll do.
Dirt pad, patchy shade, neighbors aren't far. Flat enough. It'll do.
Gravel pad, shade part of the day, middling privacy. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.
Dirt pad, shade part of the day, neighbors aren't far. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.
Gravel pad, shade part of the day, packed in tight. Flat enough. Middle of the road.
Gravel pad, patchy shade, neighbors aren't far. Sits level. Middle of the road.
Dirt pad, patchy shade, packed in tight. Flat enough. Could be worse.
Gravel pad, a little shade, wide open to the loop. Level pad. Middle of the road.
Gravel pad, patchy shade, no privacy here. Sits level. It'll do.
Gravel pad, a little shade, close-ish quarters. Level pad. Middle of the road.
Dirt pad, shade part of the day, middling privacy. Sits level. Middle of the road.
Gravel pad, shade part of the day, no privacy here. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.
Paved pad, good tree cover, some elbow room. Flat enough. One of the better ones here. Accessible.
Dirt pad, deep shade all day, some elbow room. Sits level. Grab it if it opens.
Dirt pad, shady all day, middling privacy. Sits level. Worth chasing.
Gravel pad, spotty shade, middling privacy. Flat enough. It'll do.
Dirt pad, a little shade, some elbow room. Sits level. Could be worse.
Dirt pad, spotty shade, some elbow room. Level pad. Middle of the road.
Dirt pad, plenty of shade, neighbors aren't far. Sits level. Worth chasing.
Dirt pad, patchy shade, out in the open. Sits level. Could be worse.
Paved pad, plenty of shade, close-ish quarters. Sits level. One of the better ones here. Accessible.
Gravel pad, a little shade, out in the open. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.
Dirt pad, patchy shade, some elbow room. Flat enough. Could be worse.
Gravel pad, shade part of the day, some elbow room. Level pad. Middle of the road.
Gravel pad, a little shade, neighbors aren't far. Level pad. It'll do.
Gravel pad, spotty shade, no privacy here. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.
Site, a little shade, middling privacy. Level pad. Middle of the road.
Site, patchy shade, packed in tight. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.
Site, shade part of the day, close-ish quarters. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.
Gravel pad, spotty shade, neighbors aren't far. Flat enough. It'll do.
Site, patchy shade, wide open to the loop. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.
Site, a little shade, middling privacy. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.
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