# Road trips from Petoskey

> 3 road trips that start in or near Petoskey, from 3 to 8 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/road-trips-from/petoskey-mi/

3 road trips that start in or near Petoskey, from 3 to 8 days, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary, distances and campsites along the way.

- [Mackinac Island and the Upper Peninsula’s Lake Michigan shore](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b19-mackinac-island-up/): 3 days, 194 mi – Forts at the Straits of Mackinac, a car-free island reached by ferry, then west on US-2 to the Big Spring and the Fayette ghost town.
- [Tunnel of Trees and Michigan’s eastern Upper Peninsula](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b10-tunnel-of-trees-eastern-up/): 4 days, 182 mi – A canopy road above Lake Michigan, the Mackinac Bridge, Tahquamenon Falls and freighters at the Soo Locks.
- [Five miles of steel over the straits, copper hills and the lake of the clouds – by camper from the Mackinac Bridge to the Porcupine Mountains](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/rf-291-michigan-upper-peninsula/): 8 days, 496 mi – Around 1000 kilometres through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula: a car-free island, amber waterfalls, lighthouses on the shipwreck coast, colourful sandstone cliffs, copper country and a wilderness park on the far western edge.

## FAQs

**What are the best road trips from Petoskey?**
Popular routes starting in or near Petoskey: Mackinac Island and the Upper Peninsula’s Lake Michigan shore, Tunnel of Trees and Michigan’s eastern Upper Peninsula and Five miles of steel over the straits, copper hills and the lake of the clouds – by camper from the Mackinac Bridge to the Porcupine Mountains.

**Is there a short road trip from Petoskey?**
The shortest is Mackinac Island and the Upper Peninsula’s Lake Michigan shore: 3 days, about 194 mi.

**What is the longest road trip from Petoskey?**
The longest is Five miles of steel over the straits, copper hills and the lake of the clouds – by camper from the Mackinac Bridge to the Porcupine Mountains: 8 days, about 496 mi with 13 stops.