Houghton Campgrounds

CITY of HOUGHTON RV PARK
(906) 482-8745; cityofhoughton.com/rec-rv.php; rvpark@chartermi.net. No reservations.
24 super-modern RV sites, 30' by 60', have covered patios and some sites have boxwood privacy screening. Trees are big enough to provide shade in this 22-year-old park shade. Sites are right on the Portage Waterway half a mile west of downtown, next to the city swimming beach, fishing pier, and a fabulous chutes-and-ladders playground. A 5-mile paved, wheelchair accessible bike/jogging/walking path goes downtown and beyond. Each site ($35/night for 30 amps hookups, $28 for 50 amps) has TV, wi-fi, a picnic table, park bench, BBQ pit, and fire ring. No showers; for self-contained RVs only. There's also Complimentary dockage and a boat launch.
The park fills throughout all of July and August and often through September. Reservations recommended. They start taking reservations May 1 each year. Grass holding areas with no hook-ups for $10. Aug/2010

1100 W. Lakeshore Dr. just west of town off M-26 and U.S. 41. Look for the turn to the waterway at the hill's base. Open: May 1o early Oct. 7. Very child-friendly. Dogs allowed.

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POINTS OF INTEREST

Downtown Houghton. Shops, eateries, historic saloons, and a brewpub line Shelden Ave., with its handsome sandstone buildings and a dramatic location a block uphill from the Portage Waterway path and Bridgeview Park. ... more

Keweenaw Brewing Company. A wonderfully comfortable place to taste good fresh-brewed beers ... more

Portage Lake Lift Bridge. A local landmark iss the world's heaviest lift bridge, permitting giant freighters to cross the peninsula ... more

Windeye: Architecturals & Antiques. Fabulous stained glass windows, lamps, unusual furniture, much of it from the Copper Country's boom times when mining managers built big fancy homes ... more

Houghton Waterfront Path and Park. Along a 4 1/2 mile paved path are fishing platforms, kayak access, the new library with beautiful views, and Dee Stadium, home of a huge summer history display and a mini-museum about Houghton's pioneering hockey history. ... more

Nara Nature Park and Houghton-Chassell bike trail. A mile-long boardwalk with fishing benches is a highlight of this 10-mile-long path past shops and through wetlands ... more

Seaman Mineral Museum. One of the country's finest collections of U.P., Michigan, and world-wide minerals, artfully displayed and interpreted by professional geologists. ... more

USDA Forest Service Rhizotron. Through large underground windows see the root systems and insects of northern forest ... more

Michigan Technological University. One of the country's better technological universities provides a dramatic entryway to Hougton and lots of exceptional winter activities. Ice sculptures for the MTU Winter Carnival are worth a trip! ... more

MTU Archives/Copper Country Historical Collection. Lots of interesting old photos and loads of historical documents from a fascinating region ... more

Keweenaw Gem & Gift. Gemologist and geologist owners provide expert perspective on Copper Country rockhounding, agates, copper, greenstones, datolite, and more. ... more

Houghton Wi-fi Hotspots. • Portage Lake District Library downtown by the waterfront (on map) has free wi-fi & public computers for $1/hour.
• Cyberia Café has wi-fi. 524 Shelden at Isle Royale, ... more

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