Forest camping · Michigan

Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park

Old-growth and the Lake of the Clouds

SettingForest
StateMichigan
Best seasonSummer & fall color
ReserveMichigan State Parks

Michigan’s largest state park, a wild swath of old-growth hardwood and hemlock on Lake Superior, crowned by the iconic Lake of the Clouds overlook. The U.P. at its most rugged.

Why camp here

Don’t miss: Lake of the Clouds overlook

RVs & rigs: RV sites with electric (Union Bay)

What’s here

  • Lake of the Clouds
  • Lake Superior shore
  • Escarpment Trail
  • Waterfalls

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