Exploring Michigan in a camper van rental will allow you to discover the true charm of the state. Here you’ll find everything from apple farms and cherry orchards to beach towns and sand dunes. The capital city of Detroit is known as Motor City because of its inseparable history with the American motor vehicle industry. There are also a handful of interesting museums, galleries, and of course a whole bunch of restaurants worth trying.

Michigan’s thousands of lakes provide boating and watersport opportunities all summer and smooth ice for skating and hockey in the winter. You can go boating on any one of the thousands of lakes in the summer and ice skate in the winter. Be sure to explore and hike through seemingly ancient forests in the fall and head to Traverse City wine country in the spring, when flowers are blooming in full swing across the state. 

Michigan has everything for the outdoor enthusiast in you. With everything from fly-fishing to flyboarding and sledding to swimming, the Great Lake State has year-round adventures for every bucket list and touches four of the nation's Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Lake Erie.

Natural wonders like Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore draw thousands of visitors every year. The miles of lovely shoreline feature beachside cliffs, waterfalls, and famous multicolored rocks. Don’t forget to visit Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore too, an outdoor paradise shaped by glaciers thousands of years ago featuring even more gorgeous beaches.

Quaint Michigan towns styled like Dutch villages make for picturesque settings and photo opportunities when you and your camper van are ready to emerge from the wilderness. Spend some time in quintessential college towns such as Ann Arbor and East Lansing to resupply and find some sweet treats or a quick bite at a local restaurant. Your first camper van adventure across Michigan surely won’t be your last.



Four flags have flown over Michigan–French, English, Spanish and the US.

Michigan has the most miles freshwater shoreline in the world.