South Higgins Lake Campground

The South Higgins Lake Campground is on the doorstep of a pizzeria and ice cream store where you can grab a bite to eat, and there’s a small grocery store selling essentials. Alternatively, you can make the 15-minute drive into Roscommon, where you’ll find a more extensive choice of shops, supermarkets, and services, as well as gas stations, if you need to fill up your Roscommon RV rental. While you’re in Roscommon, don’t miss a visit to the Roscommon Historic Model Train Club, which occupies a bright red building adjacent to the railroad tracks. Admire the intricately designed model railways, which were established by a group of locals over a decade ago, with HO-scale, G-scale, and O-scale layouts. The Roscommon Historic Model Trail Club also operates a 7.5-gauge Ride-on-Railroad located at the Ausable River Center that’s accessible to kids and adults alike. Directly east of the South Higgins Lake Campground is the Ogemaw Nature Park, which is renowned for its resident white-tailed deer. It was established in the 1920s as a sanctuary for wild deer and offers up-close encounters with these native species, including hand feeding. There are picnic facilities and grills where you can relax over lunch, as well as impressive peacocks strutting around the grounds. Roscommon campers are just over an hour’s drive from the heart of Traverse City, which lies on the shores of Lake Michigan’s Grand Traverse Bay. It’s a cultural hub, with several excellent museums that include the Dennos Museum Center, where works by Michigan-based artists are displayed. Enjoy a night out at the Victorian City Opera House where plays and musicals are regularly presented or coincide your visit with the National Cherry Festival to feast on these locally-grown fruits. Sports fans can take in a baseball home game of the Traverse City Pit Spitters while nature enthusiasts should hit the hiking trails of Traverse City State Park. Whether you want to explore the old-growth forests and lakes of central Michigan or discover the cultural museums of Traverse City, book an RV in Roscommon County and start planning your next vacation.