STW1 Hop 6: New Hudson MI to Michigan City IN

216 miles via I-96, I-69, I-94 and US 421. Cumulative tow miles: 1219. Truck miles: 438. Cumulative truck miles: 2014.

This was a relatively easy hop in terms of navigation – just a few turns. However, there was heavy traffic for almost the entire route and the roads were very rough, as evidenced by one of the shades shaking loose. That is a first for us in 5 years of travel.

Our home in New Hudson was the Haas Lake Campground, a beautiful campground encompassing 4 lakes. It is huge. Our campsite was over a quarter mile from the office. But it was a very spacious pull-through that was a breeze to get into and out of. Our living room view was of pine trees and grass. Very nice.

This campground probably had the highest ratio of open space to campsites of any campground we have seen. There was a huge open field in front of our site and another huge wooded field behind, ending at a pond that wasn’t included in the count of four lakes. All sites were spacious and the back-in sites on the lakes were absolutely wonderful, each with an unobstructed lake view. There were a lot of seasonal campers here. I can imagine that this would be a great way to escape Detroit on a weekend.

Each lake had a beach and a swimming area, but I don’t think the campground had a pool. There were numerous playgrounds, but I didn’t see much else in the way of recreational facilities. They didn’t seem to offer a lot of other activities either, for children or adults. Seems like a park where you can hang out and enjoy the quiet. Yes, it was very quiet at night.

We would return.

This campground also gave us a new state, Michigan, on our map. Number 34.