Here's a sample itinerary for a pet-friendly drive from Columbus to Macatawa with your dog or cat. If you're planning a road trip to Macatawa, you can research locations to stop along the way. Make sure you check road conditions to double check the weather. Find the best dog parks, pet-friendly accommodations and hotels, restaurants, and attractions based on the most talked about places recommended by Trippy members and GoPetFriendly. Scroll down to see all the pet-friendly stops along the way.
11:00 am start in Columbus
drive for about 48 minutes
11:48 am Mount Gilead
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 12:48 pm
drive for about 44 minutes
1:32 pm Upper Sandusky
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 2:32 pm
drive for about 60 minutes
3:32 pm Bowling Green (Ohio)
stay overnight at Days Inn Bowling Green (Ohio)
leave the next day around 10:00 am
day 1 driving ≈ 2.5 hours
find more stops
10:00 am leave from Days Inn Bowling Green (Ohio)
drive for about 1 hour
11:11 am Ann Arbor
eat at HopCat - Ann Arbor
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 12:11 pm
drive for about 1 hour
1:20 pm East Lansing
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 2:20 pm
drive for about 1 hour
3:33 pm Grand Rapids
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 4:33 pm
drive for about 48 minutes
5:21 pm arrive in Macatawa
stay at Oak Grove Campground Resort
day 2 driving ≈ 4.5 hours
find more stops
Mount Gilead
Upper Sandusky
Bowling Green (Ohio)
Town & Country Animal Health Care (1 mention)
Gold Star Pet Resort (1 mention)
pet-friendly hotels around Bowling Green (Ohio):
Days Inn Bowling Green (Ohio)
A Victory Inn & Suites - Bowling Green
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Bowling Green
Fire Lake Camper Park
Ann Arbor (12 answers)
Dogmacatmantoo (1 mention)
pet-friendly restaurants around Ann Arbor:
HopCat - Ann Arbor
Zingerman's Deli
People's Food Co-op & Cafe Verde
Amadeus Cafe
Aut Bar
Arbor Brewing Company
Full Moon Restaurant & Saloon
Cafe Felix
questions about Ann Arbor:
What's the best neighborhood in Ann Arbor for a first time visitor?
Ann Arbor: reccomended activities
East Lansing (2 answers)
Frandor Shopping Center (1 mention)
Michigan State University - Veterinary Teaching Hospital (1 mention)
Michigan State University Campus (1 mention)
Petco Pet Store - East Lansing (1 mention)
questions about East Lansing:
Are there Asian grocery stores in East Lansing?
Grand Rapids (11 answers)
BluePearl Veterinary Partners (1 mention)
Petco Pet Store - Walker (1 mention)
Animal Clinic Inc (1 mention)
pet-friendly restaurants around Grand Rapids:
HopCat
Mitten Brewing Company
questions about Grand Rapids:
What is your favorite restaurant in Grand Rapids?
What to do in Grand Rapids Michigan?
Best Activities in Grand Rapids?
Are you going straight to a hotel, or looking for a vacation rental or Airbnb?
The best resource on neighborhoods, areas, and hotels is the Trippy page on where to stay in Macatawa.
If you're looking for a quick answer, you can check out Oak Grove Campground Resort.
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This section could be endless, so rather than trying to suggest every local activity or attraction, we'll leave it open-ended.
These are some of the places people talk about on GoPetFriendly:
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Yes, even this step is optional, because if you're on vacation who wants the trip to end? It's okay, you can start planning your next trip!
Want to plan the trip back? Get the reverse directions for a Macatawa to Columbus drive with pets, or go to the main page to plan a new road trip.
Looking for ideas for more destinations within driving distance of Columbus? Try searching for places within 5.5 hours of Columbus.
You can also compare the travel time if you're flying or driving by calculating the distance from Columbus to Macatawa. Or get a full Columbus to Macatawa flight plan.
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