So, as I mentioned before, our group campsite at Potawatomi State Park was enormous. Rated for up to 36 people, it had picnic tables for that many and tons of horsing around space. Surrounded on three sides by woods, we could see one neighboring campsite (a bit) through the trees–but otherwise felt alone out there. It was lovely.
The site made me even happier as a planner, since Park rules allow any type of group to use it (in contrast to Michigan state parks, for example, where group sites are reserved for families or organized youth groups). Even better, there was no minimum number of people I had to worry about, and the site could hold up to 20 cars (others nearby could take twelve). Perfect for enabling the usual Nerky waffling and large numbers of small cars.
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Outside the campsite, Potawatomi is a good place to spend a couple of days, with hiking trails and access to Sturgeon Bay. The Park rents canoes, kayaks, and paddle boats. VV1 did some fishing off the pier. We took a couple of short hikes, and Knarf, cs10, and I paddled a canoe around the Bay on Saturday, through the flat water and down a “Lost” inlet full of water lilies, toward a boom box playing 80s stadium rock. Before leaving, the 3 of us climbed the 75-foot observation tower, where we got a beautiful overview of where we’d been.
