Wednesday, Aug. 20, Union Township made the decision to add one more campground and RV park to more than 1,000 already located in Michigan. Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe got the approval from the Union Township planning commission to rezone their property and have a total of 23.51 agricultural acres available for a new campground and RV park.
The request for rezoning made by Lisa Darnell, representative of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, was not following their original master plan, but the commission did find the expansion of agricultural land across Airport Road did conform to the master plan.
Upon the approval on Aug. 20, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe has plans to transform the 23.51 acres into a campground and upscale RV park. According to the Campground News, the first phase of building for the RV park will have 60 full hook up sites. Amenities offered to the campers will be sewer, picnic table, landscaping and a fire ring. Also being offered at the campground will be fishing, swimming, walking trail and a children’s play area.
A growing concern that may affect the new RV park is the rising gas prices. Are people still RVing with the major increases in costs to travel? The latest survey conducted by the Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds states that yes they still are traveling. More than a third of the RVers say that the fuel costs will not affect their travel plans. Even though the cost of gas keeps increasing, RVing is still one of the less costly vacations a family can take.
A future strategy that the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe can utilize to bring in campers is one like Timber Ridge Resort in Traverse City. The Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds that Timber ridge is using a fuel-saving incentive program to bring in campers during these harsh economical times. Campers who stay at the Timber Ridge Resort twice during the season are given a $20 gas card.
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