Porcupine Mountains Backpacking Trip
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Enjoy the fall colors in the Porcupine Mountains https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/parksandtrails/details.aspx?type=SPRK&id=426&fbclid=IwAR1vRi_AAbVY_mXg69YGNSsejIn3b7j-VbtcFW94zG0DXvbM2xIN6Y6g3eoon a 32 mile backpacking trip along the Mirror Lake, Little and Big Carp River, and the Escarpment trails.
We'll meet Thursday, October 5th by 8 pm at the Escarpment parking area and car pool to the Summit Peak road trailhead. (About a 30 min car pool.) We'll then backpack approx. 3 miles into a campsite on Mirror Lake. The next day, we'll backpack the entire Little Carp River trail, approx. 11.3 miles, (plus an extra half mile), and then camp by Lake Superior. On Saturday October 7th, we'll backpack the entire Big Carp River Trail, 9.6 miles, (plus an extra mile), and then camp by Lake of the Clouds. On Sunday, October 8th, we'll backpack the Escarpment Trail, 4.3 miles, (plus an extra .25 of a mile), and then head out. The limit for the permits is 12 people (2 different campsites per night). Please have all necessary backpacking gear and some backpacking experience as this is more of an intermediate type of trip. Please paypal or venmo $15 to cover all 3 nights of camping per person. (Message me for payment info).
This a great time of the year to visit the Porkies and hopefully the colors are popping!
Backcountry map:
https://www2.dnr.state.mi.us/Publications/PDFS/RecreationCamping/Porkies_Backcountry_Campsite_Map.pdffbclid=IwAR21OcGxv7YYBldXRx5bKTcBNMnl5piySm6NNIcM1XR1pLj2S3CXvsCI48c
