Straits State Park

The only thing consistent about this park is that the sites are close together. In the lower campground, few sites are level but most require a lot of leveling and the rest require a ridiculous amount of leveling.  Our site, like most, were mud pits after a light rain so be prepared. Park has a beautiful dog friendly beach with a view of the Big Mac bridge. It was foggy the first night and we heard the fog horns from the freighters all night. That was pretty cool. There was also some road noise from the nearby interstate but it was not bad. A grocery store is located 1/4 mile from the park entrance  (no camp store) and this is the closest park to the ferry's.

Our first experience at a Michigan State Park and it was very good. We were in a pull thru site with 50 amp. The grass came right up to the gravel of the drive so it was not hard to keep shoes clean coming in and out of the RV. We had purchased the Recreation Passport for the RV in advance. From reading the website, I had thought the “toad” would be $9. The very polite checkin person explained that the $9 was per day and each day of new come/go would be more. So given our expected 2 weeks in Michigan, we spent another $34 for a non-resident Recreation Passport for the toad. It’s working out to be the best as we continue our travels.

Seems like none of the sites have water or sewer at the sites but the park has a “fill and dump” station as you come in. We saw some filling as they came in. We were concerned it might back up as we were leaving with everyone topping off but it was not very crowded and worked fine. We biked down to the section by the water and the mosquitoes were terrible right by the water. There were several 5th wheels a couple of rows back and that seems like a good idea if you go to that section.

There was a grocery store very close where we were able to restock a couple of things. And we easily got in and out of the nearby truck stop for diesel. Didn’t use the bathhouse and forgot to note exact cell bars but it worked quickly. Firewood for sale within the campground. You could hear the bridge traffic during the day. It mostly died down at night and we did not hear it from inside the RV.

This is one of our favorite state parks for just hanging out. We prefer the Lower West campground due to proximity to the water and views of the Mackinac Bridge.

This place can get very busy and the sites are quite varied in terms of size, shape and how unlevel they are. Some sites offer a lot of privacy but others are more open. The sites right along the water are spectacular, but note they do not have electricity.

If you have a van or truck camper, note that even the tent sites have electricity available, so consider those if the RV sites are full.

The Lower West campground isn't the quietest campground but the views and atmosphere make up for it -- and a lot of other noises get overshadowed by the crashing waves anyway. Even when full, the closer you can get to the water, the less crowded you will feel due to the way the sites are laid out.

Bathrooms always seemed to be clean and well-maintained. They have unisex shower rooms that are separate from the bathrooms, which we always appreciate.

If you need provisions on the way in, there is a grocery store right at the end of the road that leads to the state park, so it's quite close. Also note there is good cell service for Verizon and Google Fi (2 to 3 bars LTE with decent data speeds) so if you're looking for a nice place to camp but still need to get work done, this could be it!

We stayed here for the first night of our first time staying in the UP. The sites are OK, kind of close ,we had a 30 Amp hookup. The site had water views through the trees and very easy access to a nice beach overlooking the Mackinac Bridge. The bridge felt like passing a driving test with the wind whipping the rain sideways. So we were more than glad to quit driving for the day. Give me beach access and i give you a god rating.

Not our first stay here. It was a nice overnight on our way home from northern Wisconsin. The site we had abutted trees on the back side, otherwise we were Closely surrounded. The 30 am didn’t work at our site, but we have an adapter so we were good to go and fortunately didn’t need to use the air. Surprisingly there were little to no mosquitoes, making sitting outside pleasant. The site was fairly level. There are showers, a couple dump stations, potable water and firewood available.

The location of this nice state park is hard to beat, located just over the bridge in the upper peninsula on the edge of St. Ignace.

The campground seems more used than other Michigan State Parks we've visited - the sites were adequate and the facilities were clean and functional.

Overall, this is a great location for exploring the local area.

Cellular service was very good on both AT&T and Verizon with good enough performance for basic streaming, even during peak hours.