When I visit my family in Midland, MI I used to park the Mini at the Four Seasons RV Park and bite the bullet and pay their $38 per night camping fee because there really isn't a lot of RV parks in the Midland area. This year I wanted to visit my Dad for Father's Day so I did some research on non -$38 per night venues and found that the Midland County Fairgrounds charged only $20 per night so I tried the fairground camping out.
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87 degrees! So much for escaping the Southwest heat. |
The RV sites at the Fairgrounds are informally laid out on grass pull-thru's where the electric hookups are supplied by centrally located poles where about 6 to eight receptacles are hung.
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The Mini parked near a "power pole", water is available from spigots like in the foreground. |
Here's the Midland County Fairground data sheet:
Hookups: 20,
30 & 50 amp, water
Fire ring: No
Water Access: No
Fresh Water: Yes
Trash Service: Yes
Toilets: Yes
Showers: Yes
Dump station: Yes
WiFi: No
Level sites: Yes
Laundry: No
Store: No (Across the street
from a Mall)
Pool: No
Shade: Yes
Verizon reception: 4G, 4 Bars
Internet reception: 4
bars
Cost: $20
per night
There are several very well cleaned bathrooms around the Fairgrounds, one has showers for campers.
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The flower-lined shower house at Midland County Fairgrounds. |
As I mentioned in the Data Sheet you could not be any closer to shopping when you stay at the Fairgrounds, the Midland Mall is right across the street along with a Walmart, Home Depot and a bunch of other stores. The Fairgrounds is also only about a half mile from my Dad's house so that was also convenient.
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The campground office is thru the glass doors then immediately left.
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The county really does a nice job of keeping the Fairgrounds up and litter free, it really enhanced the camping experience.
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Even the Dump Station is lined with flowers!
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I enjoyed my 3 days camping at the Midland County Fairgrounds and I enjoyed saving $54 dollars over what I would have spent at Midland's "other" RV park even more. The Fairgrounds is now my default Midland campground!
Thanks for reading!