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You'll come across a pretty lake called Ice Lake near Bates Lake, and get your pulse rate up on the pleasant whitewater of Brule River. Dry warm beds await you at Americinn - Iron River, Mi, and do take a look at Sunset Lake, it's a lovely lake. This lake is so wonderful. All through the summer at Bates Lake temperatures are typically in the 70's, and the overnight is quite chillier of course, frequently in the 50's. For the period of the winter highs are in
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Costigan Creek is a scenic stream that is worth checking out, and if you need a site to stay Best Western Baraga Lakeside Inn is a great choice. And if that's not enough, there's heaps more to do close to Bates Lake. Good hiking is available along the Lauterman Trail; you'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Ski Brule while you're here. There's so much to do here at Bates Lake that you need | |
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to camp here for a while, Iron River Rv Park is a magnificent place for that, and you can never get enough of the glorious skiing at Brule Mountain.
Bates Lake gets a normal amount of precipitation; the wettest month of the year
is generally August, that's the one that rains the most, and February on the other hand is the driest. This lake is so wonderful. If you came to camp Iron River Koa Kampground is a fine place to do that; you can run the rapids of Paint River.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 46.11806
Longitude: -88.61111
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Ski Brule, Michigan, 3 miles away
500 vertical feet |
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Brule River, Forest/Florence CountyCounty, 7 miles away
Class I-II - 15.8 miles long (Highway 189 to FS2150) |
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Paint River, Iron CountyCounty, 9 miles away
Class I-III - 5.6 miles long (Hemlock River to Bates Amasa Road) |
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Pine River, Forest/Florence CountyCounty, 12 miles away
Class I-II - 22.2 miles long (Highway 55 to Chipmunk Rapids) |
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Ice Lake, Iron CountyCounty, 1 miles away |
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Iron River Rv Park
 | Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Nearby Grocery, Pool...TENT:Tent sites have access to water and electric, RV:There are 31 sites available. There are 16 full hook-ups (water, electric, sewer & cable). 1 site has water, electric & cable (no sewer). 14 sites have water and electric. All sites have access to building with showers and restrooms. , - 31 RV hookups, PETS:Pets are required to be controlled., FIRES:Each site has a firepit, STORE:Not on site. RV park is conveniently located near downtown for access to retail stores, GROCERY:Grocery stores within walking distance, POOL:Not on site. By arrangement with America Inn (which is adjacent), campers can use their pool for a fee.... |
Ski Brule
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Ski Brule was voted Visitor's Choice Favorite Resort 2008 in the Midwest by visitors to OnTheSnow.com! At Ski Brule, it's all about the snow. Our promise to our guests: ''Ski Brule will provide the best possible conditions at all times.'' Ski Brule is committed to providing the best snow, the best conditions, and the longest snow season in the Midwest. Ski Brule is also dedicated to providing a family-friendly atmosphere and the best value on the snow....
Whoohoo! My local ski hill on the internet, WOW! What can I say, Brule's got straight runs and wiggly runs, hard ones and easy ones, but they're all lots of fun. I've been here more times than I can remember and I keep coming back for more and more, year after year.... |
Paint River Hills Campground
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Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Nearby Grocery...
PETS:leashed...
Site 15 with turkeys...
River trail picture one...
PRH trail map...
Paint River from PRH DeLorge...
GI Cabin...
... attraction to the Crystal Falls area is its scenic beauty and heritage. The original emigrant settlers of the area during the middle 1800’s were attracted to its virgin forests and the rich mineral content of the ground. That untouched beauty remains only in a few unique areas left over from bygone days. Paint River Hills is truly one of those areas.
The highlight of Paint River Hills Campground is its hiking trail along the Paint River. The loop trail, about half-mile long, winds through and around the rock bluffs and hills that form the banks of the Paint River and for years has been the playground of local youngsters. The name “Paint River Hills” is the term used by locals to describe the location of the campground. Youngsters have named other areas such as Peeper Hollow, Big Rock Candy Mountain, White Pine Lookout, Fairy Tale Swamp, Rock Fort, Thistle Swamp and Camel Back Lookout.
As the trail leads you to several lookouts down the river identification signs greet you naming trees in native Ojibwa as well as Latin and English. You will wind through an old white ced... |
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2 miles away
