Introduction
Part of the series to visit and review all the Rivian Adventure Network sites in Michigan, post the upgrades to all sites to support all electric vehicles. Site visit conducted on September 28, 2025.
The Mackinaw Crossings Mall – Mackinaw City station was the 4th charging stop (Originally opened September 2023. This station opened to all electric vehicles in May 2025).
Accessibility
The Mackinaw Crossings Mall site is in the parking lot of this open-air mall. The site is 0.5 miles from I-75 at exit 338. North from the exit in the middle of the large parking lot. Six stalls in a row with no pull through stall; a strange choice given this is the northern most site before going into the charging dead-lands that is the upper peninsula.
Amenities
Dining options include: El Zarape, Taste of Di Island, Scalawags Whitefish & Chips, Wienerlicious
Shopping options include: Sharky’s Mackinaw Outfitters, House Of Glass
Car-related services (windshield cleaning, air): None
Concentration
This is the latest standard 6 station layout for Rivian. The stalls are all placed along the edge of the parking lot. The longer cables on the second-generation hardware remove most concerns about cables reaching charge ports. There is a benefit that there are 6 units, but with power being limited in the future this may want to be split to more dispensers.
Location
This site supports I-75 and is at the northern tip of the lower peninsula. With the current lack of fast charging infrastructure in the upper peninsula this site enables trips north. Coming south Grayling is 85 miles, Saginaw is 190 and Lansing is 230 miles. North you have 60 miles to Sault Ste Marie, and 125 miles to Munising.
50 Mile Loop:
150 Mile Range Estimate:
Speed
The Rivian sites follow a standard layout for speed/power. There are six dispensers that are configured in trios(A/B/C). Two power cabinets can then each split power between three linked dispensers. Each set shares a combined 300kW output. The dispensers have liquid cooled cables supporting 500A. Unless a site is full, most vehicles on the market today are going to arrive and be delivered with all the power they can request. Here the 750kVA transformer will allow the site to operate a full power output without any restrictions.
Summary
At this site, I somewhat figured out the zoom bug with the Rivian app. I was able to walk half way across the parking lot and then being that far away from the chargers, the location was able to be seen in the app. Here then I started the charge and then ran to plug in the car before the session timed out. Other than the issues charging from the app, this whole day 1 of the trip resulted in consistent starts to charging and speed of charging. There is a NEVI funded site being built just 0.3 miles away and closer to the highway. That may bring more EV drivers to this area away from the Tesla location, but will also provide additional price competition for your charging dollar. Sadly, it seems that the ChargePoint equipment at the Casino is no longer maintained as that site has now been offline for almost a full year.
What I paid for this stop:
Total Cost: $12.28
Total kWh: 21.5422 kWh
Time: 9.5 minutes
Average Charge Speed: 136 kW
Cost per kWh: $0.57
Alternatives:
Ferry Terminal Parking – 801 S Huron Ave, Mackinaw City, MI 49701 - $0.45/kWh – 250kW x 8
(Tesla)
Marathon – 309 S Nicolet St, Mackinaw City, MI 49701 - TBD – 150kW x 4
(Red E) – Coming Soon
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