200 acres hosted by Dan K.
1 tent site
Hike-in
Hike-in to this Hipcamp.
Welcome to Love Farm Wilds in beautiful Benzie County. Share our native Michigan forest and enjoy low impact camping for enlivening rapport with nature and your own sweet self.
I'm going to tell you a secret. Being a year round local in Benzie County is the best. We've got both sweet water, quartz sand summer beaches and dire, dark winters of the soul. The gentle beauty of the visitor season can turn fierce and menacing when the snow flies. The dancing waters sparkle with the delicious warmth of our local star and then... BAM! That same sun is cloud shrouded for literally 3 months.
The contrast is a feature, not a bug. Coming through the dreary, dragging chill physically and mentally intact means we get to tune into the paradisaical seasons all the more. Benzie County is literally exploding with outdoor excellence, and thankfully not many people outside of the shire are aware of this. We aren't overrun with mavens of mediocrity quite yet, we aren't being priced out of our homes as often happens in other gorgeous places. We remain blissfully forgotten and undiscovered.
You've gotta live here full time to really get it, but visiting is pretty sweet too! The delight will creep up on you, the weight of your cares will be lifted. You might get hints about the hidden places, hear rumors about spots that aren't conveniently situated by a parking lot. But for heaven's sake, don't stay, don't move here. Not unless poplar leaves spinning in the wind feels like an invitation, nor before cricket music starts shading towards language.Fairy Ring is on the western tip of a static dune ridge, with steep slopes on 3 sides. Lake Michigan can be glimpsed through the canopy to the north. There's plenty of spots to tent and luxuriate surrounded by the deep green.
As you hike to Fairy Ring, you'll pass the composting outhouse shared by the other camp site, Citadel. Potable water is available there.
