Holland area MSA/CSA (approx 93,000 pop) is squat compared to the size and features of the Grand Haven/Muskegon areas MSA/CSA (257,000 pop). The "North" begins about 20 miles north of North Muskegon or 30 miles north of downtown Grand Rapids. Yes, it's where "getting away from it all" begins. The Grand Rapids/Muskegon/Holland (MSA/CSA) triangle (approx 45 miles on a side) has over 1,400,000 population as of 1/1/2008 and growing like a weed (22%) with a vibrant economy. So unlike the declining population of the concentrated Detroit/S.E Michigan areas woes! Kalamazoo/Battle Creek area MSA/CSA has 471,000 population as of 1/1/2008, 6% growth. Demographics and Geography are hobbies of mine. The State of Michigan is still growing in population in spite of the population losses of the Detroit/Flint and S.E. Michigan losses. Where do you suppose many of those S.E. Michigan people are going? BTW, the Detroit area alone is still well over 5 million in population, not including places north of Pontiac or to the west (the Flint, Saginaw, Bay City, Midland, Lansing, Port Huron, Jackson, etc areas). That's why you find so many full hookup CG's in the S.E area of the state.
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Holland area MSA/CSA (approx 93,000 pop) is squat compared to the size and features of the Grand Haven/Muskegon areas MSA/CSA (257,000 pop). The "North" begins about 20 miles north of North Muskegon or 30 miles north of downtown Grand Rapids. Yes, it's where "getting away from it all" begins. The Grand Rapids/Muskegon/Holland (MSA/CSA) triangle (approx 45 miles on a side) has over 1,400,000 population as of 1/1/2008 and growing like a weed (22%) with a vibrant economy. So unlike the declining population of the concentrated Detroit/S.E Michigan areas woes! Kalamazoo/Battle Creek area MSA/CSA has 471,000 population as of 1/1/2008, 6% growth. Demographics and Geography are hobbies of mine. The State of Michigan is still growing in population in spite of the population losses of the Detroit/Flint and S.E. Michigan losses. Where do you suppose many of those S.E. Michigan people are going? BTW, the Detroit area alone is still well over 5 million in population, not including places north of Pontiac or to the west (the Flint, Saginaw, Bay City, Midland, Lansing, Port Huron, Jackson, etc areas). That's why you find so many full hookup CG's in the S.E area of the state.
Certainly understand all that. Not sure what it has to do with the question though. As I stated, there isn't a whole lot on the west of middle part of the state south of I-96 (Muskegeon/Grand Rapids/Lansing). So if you consider all that southern Michigan there isn't as much choice then if you get north of that line. SE michigan south of I96 have a lot more campground choice. And yes, it's due to population. The guy wants to know about full hookups in southern Michigan on this side of the state and simply telling him the choice is slim until you get north of GR. That's all I'm saying.
The OP only asks about Southern Michigan not Northern Michigan. He would have to decide if he wants a place in a very urban setting, mixed, or very rural setting. The CG publications show so many places with full hookups that you couldn't begin to list them just in the 140 miles from the Indiana border north which is the southern 1/3 of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. That's what it has to do with the question. Northern Michigan was never in play!
The OP only asks about Southern Michigan not Northern Michigan. He would have to decide if he wants a place in a very urban setting, mixed, or very rural setting. The CG publications show so many places with full hookups that you couldn't begin to list them just in the 140 miles from the Indiana border north which is the southern 1/3 of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. That's what it has to do with the question. Northern Michigan was never in play!
I give. My post, poorly taken obviously, is that there are more choices the farther north you go. Most people around here aren't all that impressed with most of the private parks in southern Michigan and tend to go north of GR. And I was simply trying to define what the poster meant by southern as nobody around here would consider GR part of southern Michigan. So it's just a matter of perspective, that's all.
As for the question, the places I know of are:
1) Waffle Farms in Coldwater - mostly seasonals but some camping spots
2) Hidden Ridge in Shelbyville - parking lot but nice amenities. Also one just north of there in Dorr which is mostly seasonals but has a nice pool and nice trees.
3) There are a couple around Decater
4) There is a new one over by South Haven, not many trees because it's new but I've heard it's nice
5) There is a small out of the way place in Augusta just north of Fort Custer, not a bad place
6) I have heard good things about Cedar Springs but that is about halfway between GR and Big Rapids I believe. Now you're starting to get up north.
Can't think of many more places that I would be willing to stay at but as mentioned there may be a lot of them. http://www.rvparkreviews.com/ should help the search.
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