RV Rental Portland, MI

There are a number of parks and outdoor spaces within the town itself, all which to help make Portland remarkably green. Joe Tichvon Park is just a small 1.27 acres, and provides a lot of family fun thanks to its open play area, basketball hoop and pad, and a number of picnic tables for your family to enjoy lunch.

Two Rivers Park is a beautiful half-mile linear trail along both the Grand and Looking Glass Rivers. The park offers some beautiful views, therefore is a great spot for a picnic. The pedestrian bridge over the river and canoe launch helps to give a different perspective of the town while you are out exploring for the day.

Powers Park is also located on the banks of the Grand River and is home to an outdoor ice rink during the winter months. Other parks in town include Rivertrail Linear Park, Brush Street School Park, Riverfront Park, William Toan Park, Bogue Flats Recreation Area, and Roadside Park.

Just a short drive out of town in your RV trailer rental from Portland is the Portland State Game Area, which is dedicated to wildlife conservation. The Grand River runs through the park, offering boating and wildlife viewing opportunities, with the landscape crossing a range of trials.

A little further drive out of town is the huge and beautiful Huron-Manistee National Forest. The area covers nearly a million acres and is filled with coastal marshlands, oak savannahs, bogs, fens, and a huge range of other terrains, all just waiting to be explored. You could spend a whole day walking the many trials in the forest, admiring some of the thousands of lakes and canoeing and fishing in the rivers. In the winter months, the area transforms into a cross-country skier’s paradise, and in summer off-roading, boating, biking, fishing, and hunting are also popular activities.

You will need a place to park your RV rental from Portland while you are out adventuring. A short drive west of town is where you’ll find Alice Springs RV Park and Resort, a family-friendly RV park with a number of amenities. The site is nestled in the heart of the countryside, offering a real rural stay away from the hustle and bustle of busy city life. The park features over 120 full hookup RV sites which offer cable TV, WiFi, a large convenience store, and a number of fun, scheduled activities. In addition to being a comfortable place to stay in your Portland luxury motorhome rental, there are also a number of attractions nearby such as the Ionia Free Fair, Ionia Recreational Area, Grand River Trail, and two major zoos.

Alice Springs Lakeside Resort Campground is a quiet RV park nestled on the shores of a private lake. Boasting a modern restroom building, picnic tables with fire rings, a laundry room, and recreation building, it is a good place to set up a base camp for your adventure. For a bit of fun, the park also rents paddle boats, kayaks, canoes, and tubes so you can spend a day out on the lake. You’ll find a number of trails and nature hikes in the immediate vicinity, some of which are family friendly and others for more experienced hikers.

Heading north, the Maple River Campground is located on the banks of the mighty Maple River, right on the edge of the Maple River State Game Area. Maple River Campground provides a number of facilities, many of which have a focus on the great outdoors. With a boat launch, canoe and kayak rental, fire rings, picnic tables, and live bait for fishing, you could spend days just enjoying the surrounding area. Many of the large riverfront sites offer some great views of the river.

One of the best ways to spend a day in Portland is simply to enjoy its vibrant downtown district, home to the famous old-fashioned town clock, which overlooks Main Street. The Main Street is a hive of activity, with locals and tourists alike popping into the many shops and eateries, a place boasting rich history coupled with vibrant growth.

There are a number of family-friendly activities in and around town, which include a music venue, escape room, and arts council. Outdoor amenities are also in abundance, with miles of trails to explore and seven bridges that span across the river.

The historic Kent Street area helps to reflect the community spirit that Portland offers and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The area is known for the variety of buildings, which includes brick Late Victorian blocks, early 20th-century commercial brick buildings, a Neoclassical bank, Moderne movie theater, modernized false front buildings, and many others.

If you wish to visit the shores of the Great Lakes in Michigan, rent a travel trailer in Portland. Walk along the lake shores, enjoy the local cuisine, watch a sunrise, and take in the outstanding landscape. Rent an RV in Portland, MI and go explore The Great Lake State!