Stafford County Park

The beach area right near the ramp and shoreline is notoriously mucky underfoot. Once you're past the first few feet it cleans up to sand and rock, but expect to deal with some soft, silty bottom when loading and unloading. Water shoes aren't a bad idea if you're wading around your trailer.

Lake Huron's shoreline here is rocky — and not smooth, friendly rocks. There are sharp rocks scattered throughout the swimming and launch area. Keep your prop tilted up until you've got enough depth, and be mindful when you're walking your trailer in.

The ramp shares the park with a busy campground, so on summer weekends the whole area gets congested with campers, kids on bikes, and foot traffic heading to the beach. Weekdays and shoulder season are a completely different experience — you can practically have the ramp to yourself Sunday through Thursday.

Thirty trailer spots sounds reasonable, but around the 4th of July and peak summer weekends the campground is full and the overflow spills everywhere. If you're just day-launching, get there early on holiday weekends or you'll be circling. Midweek you'll have zero issues.

Big freighters run this stretch of Lake Huron regularly — you can see them and hear their fog horns when the weather rolls in. Stay aware once you're out on open water, especially in fog. It's a cool experience but those ships don't stop for 18-foot walleye boats.