The Brightest Road Trip In America: Michigan’s Sunflower Fields

The summer is one of the most beautiful times of the year as spring has finished its cycle and the world is alive. The trees are full of leaves, the sun shines, and flowers are everywhere. Michigan is one of many states with a beautiful summer because of all the different types of nature in the Mitten state. The lakes, woodlands, state parks, nature preserves, and more bring an abundance of experiences to visitors and residents of Michigan.

As mentioned before the world is back alive after everything blooms in the spring, one of the brightest flowers happens to be the sunflower. The bright yellow petals which contain the seeds surround the central disk which holds the reproductive organs. Many people believe that sunflowers are the most beautiful in the world and thoroughly enjoy looking and walking through them. Michigan is an amazing place to partake in sunflower strolling as there are several large sunflower fields within the state.

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Michigan is one of the best states to take a road trip through in all of America as there are several different themed road trips you could take. There is the lake trip, state parks trip, of course, food is always an option and more. One of the underrated road trips available to both residents and visitors of Michigan is the Sunflower road trip, which canvasses the entire lower peninsula.

Traveling Michigan with Sherry and Chris Trautman helps people find the best parts of the state as they travel and post blogs about their adventures. Recently they took a trip around the state looking for the best places for Sunflowers and activities surrounding them. They came up with a list of 26 places in Michigan's lower peninsula where you can see the best sunflowers in Michigan.

Here are the best sunflower fields in Michigan:

• Leabo Farm (Suttons Bay) Sunflower Farm

• Uncle Johns Cider Mill

• Blake's Orchard & Cider Mill

• Grandpa Tiny's (Frankenmuth)

• Gull Meadow Farms

• Rasch Sunflower Maze

• Zilke Vegetable Farm

• Fairview Berry & Flower Farm

• VanHoutte

• Westview Orchards and Winery

• Gust Flower and Produce Farm

• Hubbard's Corey Lake Orchards

• Dow Gardens

• Liefde Farm

• Ankley Family Farm

• Hall Farms

• Sunshine Acres at Meckley’s Flavor Fruit Farm

• Bremer Farms U-Pick Sunflowers

• The Wild Pumpkin

• Debucks Sunflower Farm

• Schell Family Farms

• Munsell Farms

• Leaman's Green Apple Barn

• Dunneback and Girls Farm Market

• Spicer's Orchard

• Gorby Sunflowers

• Lavender Hill Farms

As you can see, a handful of them are in Southwest Michigan but there are also sunflower fields in the Southeast, Central, and Northern parts of the lower peninsula.