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 on September 29, 2025.
The Family Fare Supermarket – Grayling station was the 5th charging stop (Originally opened February 2023. This station opened to all electric vehicles in April 2025).
Accessibility
Due to the complicated exit setup in this area from I-75, when coming from the south, take exit 254 and this site will be 0.8 miles north on the business loop. When coming from the north, take exit 256 and drive through town 2.4 miles south to the site. The site is located in the middle of the parking lot towards the road making it easy to spot as you are driving. Five stalls along the middle of the row with angled parking makes for easy pull in parking, but backing in is more complicated. One dedicated pull through parking stall designed for the Rivian driver front charging port positioned closest to the road.
Amenities
Dining options include: McDonalds, Wendy’s, Pizza Hut, Dunkin’, Taco Bell
Shopping options include: Family Fare, Advance Auto Parts, Save A Lot, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Tractor Supply Co.
Car-related services (windshield cleaning, air): None
Concentration
This is the latest standard 6 station layout for Rivian. There are several pull-in stalls and a pull through stall for those pulling a trailer. 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 close to the split with US-127. This site is 90 miles from my start of the day in Mackinaw City. South to Lansing is 150 miles, southeast to Saginaw is 110 miles and southwest to Grand Rapids is 160 miles, making trips to/from other Rivian Adventure Network locations quite easy to do.
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 1000kVA transformer provides all the power needed for a potential 600kW max output location, with room to grow if needed.
Summary
At this exit location, if you are coming from the south it is fairly easy off, but if you are coming from the north there is some driving through town required including going by the existing Red E Charge site. On the second day of the trip, I had figured out charging with the app and just needed to zoom in on the map more once arriving at the station. While still with a slightly cold battery and somewhat higher charge level the overall speeds were as good as can be expected. A new NEVI funded site going in just down the street will add some additional price competition.
What I paid for this stop:
Total Cost: $13.08
Total kWh: 21.793 kWh
Time: 8.25 minutes
Average Charge Speed: 158 kW
Cost per kWh: $0.60/kWh
Alternatives:
Downtown Parking – 403 Cedar St, Grayling, MI 49738 - $0.50/kWh + $0.50 – 160kW x 2
(Red E)
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