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Located 20 miles from Marquette. From Escanaba: Follow M-35 toward Gwinn. As you enter Gwinn, you will pass a small park (Peter Nordeen Park). At Flint St. (1st street past park) turn right and follow the road to the end. That will be Iron St. At this point you will see the park. Turn left onto Iron St. and you will pass a gate on your right. Turn right at the gate and you are in the park. From Marquette: Follow M-553 to the intersection of M-553 and Southgate Drive. Turn right onto Southgate Drive. Follow Southgate Drive over the river, this is now Iron Street. Just past the bridge, on your right you will see the gate for the park.
This has really become a year-round place to visit. During the warmer parts of the year, it offers plenty of campsites for all types of campers. In the winter, you can stop by to go sledding or go on a winter hike along the Escanaba river!
Easy back in slots that are spaced out. Plenty of room between camp sites for sitting outside without feeling like you are intruding on the neighbors. Great walking trails along the river with plenty of scenery.
What a great place to stay in a great little town. We loved it here in Gwinn and stayed here for 3 weeks. It's just a hop and a skip to get to Marquette. The town is very bike friendly and everyone we met was very nice. The camp was clean with a great hiking trail on site. We swam and put our Kayaks in at the park and went down about 2 1/2 hours. Blueberries were fresh on the hill, then we had some blackberries the next week. Great internet and Susie was very sweet and gracious. The store was closed I am assuming for COVID but they always had firewood ready for purchase for $5. We will stay here anytime we come back through!
