Mitchell State Park

Right on the canal between Lake Cadillac and Lake Mitchell in Cadillac, Michigan.  Entrance is right next to Burger King and there is a well worn trail sneaking into the back parking lot.  We joked about that the entire time we were there.  (It was tempting, but I did not eat there!)

😊 = Good
😐 = Okay
😞 = Lousy

Bathrooms   😊

Very clean!  There is one new building and one that is still old school.  

Playground  😊

There were several playgrounds and lots more if you venture around the lake.  Fortunately nobody was at this one when I went to check it out.  Sometimes I get strange looks from people.  

Beach/Swimming  😐

There are swimming beaches on both lakes, both are pretty small.  This one is Lake Mitchell.  It is across the street from the park, but you walk under the street along the canal, so no worries about traffic.  

Dog Beach  😞

There were no dog beaches in the park, but both lakes had a lot of open access areas that were unclaimed for any purpose.  Taffy and I mostly sat on the campsite and watched the boats go down the canal.  

Worst thing about this park:

Noise at night!  Semi's go over the bridge of the canal all night and it echoes in the underpass.  Might not be as much of an issue if you camp further in, we were right on the canal. 

Best thing about this park: 

Fishing.  If you have a boat you can fish in either lake, using the canal to get back and forth.  If you don't have a boat you can fish from several fishing docks, piers and even the canal.  

What else is there to do:

There is a fantastic 7.5 mile bike ride around Lake Cadillac.  You even go through part of downtown and pass some additional day parks.  
Across the canal is the State Park Hunting & Fishing Center.  They have super cool programs like archery, fishing instructions (how to tie knots, cast, and different bait), even pellet gun shooting.  



Want more information?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_State_Park

Want to camp there?
https://www.midnrreservations.com/Home.aspx