Ludington State Park, Ludington

My family has been visiting Ludington state park for over 60 years and through three generations. Through the years we have found endless joy here, from camping, to boating, swimming and of course, campfires. Ludington is a great place to kick back and relax, listen to the sounds of peaceful woods and the gentle waves of Lake Michigan. Alternatively it's also a great place to take adventurous hikes through the forest, climb mountainous sand dunes and water ski. There's fun here for anyone with appreciation for the outdoors. There are few places on earth I'd rather spend a sunny day.

Such a beautiful, expansive park, with all the camping or day tripping desires - a small sandy lake with swimming area, beach house with concessions, changing rooms, and bathrooms, kayak rentals, hiking trails, interpretive trails, fishing, ranger talks and activities, dunes, a lighthouse you can climb (for a small fee), and Lake Michigan with another beach house and all the goods, including a mini-museum. The 4 campgrounds (one being hike-in) are fantastic. RVs abound of course and there's only one small area with tents only camping (unfortunately without electric, which is hard these days when our cell phones contain our entire lives.) Backup batteries were a must. Solar chargers were helpful, but slow to charge of course. We got great data and reception with T-mobile, but our friends with Verizon got no data and occasional reception. Plumbed bathrooms in the three main campgrounds are nice, and cleaned twice daily. Plenty of showers as well (and additional bathrooms being built in Beechwood campground to open in June 2022.)