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Sun Retreats Amherstburg

28 RV Sites

On the western shore of the Detroit River in historic Amherstburg, Ontario, Sun Retreats Amherstburg delivers a family-focused resort camping experience in one of the most distinctive and underappreciated small towns on the Canada-US border. Located 28 kilometers from both Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, the resort offers more than 320 full hookup RV sites, a vibrant activity calendar, and access to a regional landscape that includes national historic sites, estate wineries, and the unique character of a community at the crossroads of Canadian and American history. The resort's amenity profile is built around family engagement and social activity. A family pool with splash pad provides warm-weather water fun for all ages, while a separate adult and teen pool offers a quieter alternative. A jumping pillow, volleyball and basketball courts, ping pong tables, and horseshoes provide active options across the property, and a bar, food trucks, and general store handle refreshments without requiring a drive to town. Bike rentals let guests explore the surrounding area, a recreation center hosts planned activities, and an outdoor movie theater rounds out the evening entertainment. Full hookup sites with 30 and 50-amp service, laundry facilities, and cabin and park model rentals make extended stays practical and comfortable for a wide range of travelers. The social calendar at Sun Retreats Amherstburg is one of the resort's standout features. Events including chocolate bar bingo, community potlucks, dances, and themed movie nights bring guests together and create the kind of campground community that makes a week feel like an extended family reunion. The resort's position in Amherstburg amplifies the community feel—a small town of about 22,000 that has preserved its historic character in a way that rewards exploration on foot or by bike. Amherstburg's heritage is layered and compelling. Fort Malden National Historic Site preserves the British fortification that played a central role in the War of 1812 and is one of Ontario's most significant military historic sites. The Amherstburg Navy Yard National Historic Site and Park House Museum add additional historical depth. For a different kind of outing, GL Heritage Brewing and Sanson Estate Winery offer local craft beverages in the tradition of the Essex County wine and beer scene. Holiday Beach Conservation Area provides natural respite on Lake Erie, and Detroit's full range of urban attractions—sports, museums, restaurants, casinos—are accessible across the river. Sun Retreats Amherstburg operates seasonally and draws a healthy mix of Ontario families and US visitors who cross the border specifically for the combination of Canadian resort camping and the Amherstburg experience. Summer weekends book quickly, particularly as knowledge of the resort spreads among Great Lakes camping enthusiasts on both sides of the border. Reserve early for the peak summer months, pack the bikes and swimsuits, and let Amherstburg prove that the Ontario side of the Detroit River is one of the most rewarding camping destinations in the Great Lakes region.

from $44/night

Elkhart RV Resort

36 RV Sites, 22 Cabins, 4 Tent Sites

Elkhart RV Resort in Granger, Indiana, provides full-service RV and camping accommodations in St. Joseph County's northwestern Indiana landscape — a campground positioned at the intersection of South Bend's urban amenities, the University of Notre Dame's nationally significant cultural and athletic presence, and the broader northern Indiana recreation corridor that encompasses Amish country, the St. Joseph River, and the Indiana Dunes coast along Lake Michigan's southern shore. Granger's suburban position adjacent to South Bend gives the resort a practical accessibility that suits both through-travelers on the Michigan-to-Indiana highway corridor and destination guests arriving specifically for the Notre Dame experience. Full-hookup RV sites, premium tent sites, and cabin accommodations give guests a range of lodging options within a well-maintained campground that takes practical hospitality seriously — an on-site restaurant provides sit-down dining without requiring a vehicle trip to town, a convenience store handles snack and supply needs between outings, and free Wi-Fi, clean restrooms, and showers address the daily infrastructure needs of guests on extended stays. A swimming pool provides warm-weather recreation on camp, and the playground serves traveling families with younger guests. Pets are welcome. The University of Notre Dame in South Bend, three miles south of Granger, is one of the most architecturally distinctive and culturally significant university campuses in the United States — the Golden Dome, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Touchdown Jesus, and the broader campus's Gothic and collegiate landscape are worth a walking tour independent of any game-day visit. Notre Dame football home game weekends are among the most intensely anticipated events in the college football calendar and drive accommodation demand across all of northern Indiana's capacity — campground sites for home game weekends require advance reservation months ahead. Shipshewana, LaGrange County's Amish community hub approximately 40 miles east of Granger, is the center of one of the largest Amish settlements in the United States and provides a genuinely different pace and character from the South Bend area's urban energy — the Shipshewana Flea Market, horse-drawn buggy traffic, and the handcraft tradition of the LaGrange County Amish community have made the area one of Indiana's most consistently visited tourist destinations. The Indiana Dunes National Park on Lake Michigan's southern shore, accessible west of South Bend, adds one of the most surprisingly dramatic landscapes in the Midwest to the day-trip roster. Elkhart RV Resort operates through the Indiana camping season, with the combination of Notre Dame football in September through November and the broader Amish country tourism through spring and fall creating a multi-season demand structure that distinguishes northern Indiana campgrounds from purely summer-seasonal operations. Notre Dame home game weekends require the earliest advance planning of any campground booking in northern Indiana. The summer recreation season — Lake Michigan beaches, the Indiana Dunes National Park, and South Bend's River Lights district — drives June through August peak demand through a different visitor demographic than the football and Amish country audiences.

from $45/night

Jellystone Park™ Columbus North

125 RV Sites, 45 Cabins, 14 Tent Sites

Jellystone Park Columbus North in Mount Gilead, Ohio, offers 125 RV sites, 45 cabins, and 14 tent sites across 76 wooded acres, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups and rigs accepted up to 100 feet. Dedicated Bark n Roll dog-friendly sites join basic, standard, and deluxe categories, alongside a beach, lake, and jumping pillow. One hundred twenty-five sites span basic back-in, basic pull-through, standard back-in, deluxe back-in, deluxe pull-through, and Bark n Roll categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 100 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The Bark n Roll sites are purpose-built for guests traveling with dogs. Forty-five cabins and 14 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The after-hours emergency line is 567-241-1098. An outdoor pool and beach anchor the summer, with a lake and pond supporting boating, boat docks, fishing, and inflatable water toys. A jumping pillow, gaga ball, gem mining, sports courts, basketball, horseshoes, corn hole, a recreation center, walking trails, hiking, golf cart rentals, a playground, pavilion, dog park, on-site dining, a bar, snack bar, and food trucks fill the rest, with planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. Forty miles north of Columbus, the 76 acres hold enough on-site attraction to fill a week without leaving. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $45/night

Jellystone Park™ Clay's Resort

174 RV Sites, 51 Cabins, 2 Glamping Sites, 53 Cottages, 3 Lodges

Jellystone Park at Clay's Resort in North Lawrence, Ohio, offers 174 RV sites, 107 cabin, cottage, and lodge units, and two glamping sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups and rigs accepted up to 155 feet — the largest capacity in this batch. Lakefront premium back-in and pull-through categories join a water park, spa, and laser tag. One hundred seventy-four sites span premium back-in, premium pull-through, preferred premium pull-through, lakefront premium back-in, and lakefront premium pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 155 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The lakefront categories are worth requesting early. One hundred seven cabins, cottages, and lodges and two glamping sites make the lodging range exceptional. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, portable toilets, and firewood handle the practical side. Four-seater and six-seater golf carts can be added at booking. A water park, splash pad, outdoor pool, and inflatable water toys anchor the summer, with a hot tub, sauna, and spa alongside. Mini-golf, laser tag, an arcade, jumping pillow, gaga ball, gem mining, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, corn hole, and a beach fill the grounds, with a lake for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. On-site dining, a bar, snack bar, barn, and live music round it out. Pets are welcome. North Lawrence sits in Wayne County between Canton and Wooster, near the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Amish country. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $58/night

Countryside Campground

Countryside Campground sits at 2687 State Route 43 in Mogadore, Ohio—a Summit and Portage County border campground in the greater Akron metropolitan area that has built its appeal around a comprehensive family recreation package in a setting adjacent to the Mogadore Reservoir, one of the Portage Lakes chain that defines the outdoor recreation geography of northeastern Ohio's lake-country corridor. The campground's combination of pools, gemstone and gold panning, planned activities, and a lazy river makes it a destination in its own right rather than simply a basecamp for regional attractions. Ninety-five RV sites with full hookup and water-and-electric configurations, alongside cabins and tent sites, provide the camping infrastructure. A swimming pool and lazy river provide the warm-water recreation, complemented by a playground, a mini-golf course, a recreation center, and a game room for indoor activity. Planned activities and hayrides structure weekend programming into a social calendar that gives families with children genuinely planned entertainment across the campsite stay. Gold gem mining — a popular family activity where guests pan for gemstone specimens in a sluice — provides a distinct and hands-on experience that few northeast Ohio campgrounds offer. A dog park, laundry, and general store round out the facilities. Mogadore Reservoir, adjacent to the campground, provides additional outdoor recreation context in a reservoir fishing and water access setting that complements the campground's on-site water amenities with a larger body of water for kayak touring and fishing. The reservoir is managed by the Akron Metropolitan Area water system, and the surrounding reservoir land provides a buffer of green space around the water that gives the Mogadore area a more rural feel than its proximity to Akron would otherwise suggest. Fishing in the reservoir targets largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, and channel catfish. Akron is the nearest city of scale, about 10 miles northwest, with its Cuyahoga Valley National Park trailhead access in the Cuyahoga River gorge, the Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens Tudor Revival estate, and the National Inventors Hall of Fame museum that reflects Akron's industrial heritage in rubber manufacturing and polymer chemistry. The Portage Lakes State Park chain south of Akron provides additional public lake access to the interconnected lakes that make this corner of Ohio a genuine lake country destination with a density of public water access that distinguishes it from the less-developed lake regions farther east. Cleveland is approximately 40 miles north, with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Great Lakes Science Center access for day trips. Countryside Campground operates through the Ohio camping season, typically May through October, in a northeast Ohio climate where the lake-influenced moderate temperatures extend the comfortable outdoor camping window somewhat beyond the more continental interior. Summer weekends fill quickly for a property this close to the Akron-Cleveland metropolitan area, and the planned activities calendar reaches its peak from Memorial Day through Labor Day when the full programming schedule runs. Spring and fall visits offer the campground's recreation infrastructure at reduced density, with the Portage Lakes fall fishing season in September and October providing particularly productive angling.

from $60/night

Sun Retreats Silver Lake

16 RV Sites, 5 Cottages

Sun Retreats Silver Lake sits in Mears, Michigan, on the western shore of Silver Lake in Oceana County—a Sun Outdoors resort of over 250 concrete-pad RV sites and one- and two-bedroom cottage rentals positioned minutes from Silver Lake State Park and the Silver Lake Sand Dunes, one of the most distinctive OHV recreation environments in the Great Lakes region and the primary draw for the western Michigan summer tourism market that has anchored the Mears-Pentwater corridor's identity for generations. The resort's combination of comprehensive on-site amenities and proximity to the sand dunes creates a family camping destination where the activity options run from early morning to late evening without requiring much driving. Over 250 concrete-pad RV sites with full hookups and fire pits serve RV campers, alongside cottage rentals that sleep four to six guests in private bedroom and full-kitchen configurations. An outdoor heated pool, hot tub, stocked fishing pond, camp store, game room with video machines and billiards, clubhouse, playground, dog park, laundry, and propane service provide the resort infrastructure. Pickleball courts, shuffleboard, volleyball, and a jumping pillow handle outdoor recreation within the property, and the arcade and organized planned activities—including the events programming that Sun Outdoors properties run through the season—fill the entertainment calendar for multi-day family stays. Silver Lake State Park is minutes from the resort and contains the Silver Lake Sand Dunes—a 2,000-acre field of migrating sand dunes on Lake Michigan's eastern shore that supports a designated ORV/ATV riding area within the state park, one of only a handful of locations in Michigan where off-highway vehicle riding is permitted on publicly managed coastal dune terrain. The combination of riding dunes, Lake Michigan swimming beach, and the natural dune hiking area within the park provides three separate outdoor recreation experiences in a compact geography. Mac Wood's Dune Rides offers guided dune buggy tours for non-riders who want the dune experience without a personal OHV. The western Michigan shoreline north and south of Mears provides the broader context for a Silver Lake base camp: Ludington State Park, about 20 miles north, is one of the most acclaimed state parks in Michigan for its combination of Lake Michigan beach, inland lake, sand dunes, and the 18-mile Bay de Noc-to-Grand Island Wilderness Canoe Trail. Pentwater, about 10 miles south, is a classic small Michigan resort town with a harbor and beach access that functions as the quieter alternative to the more heavily developed Silver Lake area for day trips. The Lake Michigan shoreline's evening sunsets—viewed directly west over the water—are the definitive end-of-day experience that western Michigan camping is built around. Sun Retreats Silver Lake operates through the Michigan camping season, typically May through October, with the summer peak from Memorial Day through Labor Day concentrating the OHV dune riding, beach swimming, and family resort activity at maximum density. The resort's concrete pads, full-service infrastructure, and Silver Lake State Park proximity make it one of the most efficiently positioned family camping properties in western Michigan, and the summer weekends fill to capacity well in advance. Spring and fall visits offer quieter conditions with the dune park, trails, and lake access still available at reduced visitor density.

from $57/night

Sun Retreats Geneva on the Lake

80 RV Sites, 6 Cottages, 1 House

At 4710 Lake Road East in Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio—the oldest summer resort community on Lake Erie's Ohio shoreline, established as a vacation destination in 1869 when Cleveland industrialists discovered the lake breezes that Geneva-on-the-Lake's North Shore position generates, on 110 beautifully landscaped acres directly across from Lake Erie in the Ashtabula County wine country—Sun Retreats Geneva on the Lake, formerly Indian Creek RV Camping Resort, provides full hookup pull-through RV sites accommodating rigs to 75 feet, cottage rentals, three playgrounds, heated pools, stocked catch-and-release fishing lakes, 18-hole miniature golf, an on-site restaurant and lounge, a gas station with diesel and LP service, and the complete resort infrastructure that 110 acres and a Lake Erie position support at the premier size in the Ohio Great Lakes camping market. The Lake Erie proximity, the 18-hole miniature golf, the on-site restaurant, and the 110-acre scale define what differentiates Sun Retreats Geneva from a standard Ashtabula County campground. Full hookup pull-through RV sites with 30 and 50-amp electric, water, and sewer connections on grassy or gravel pads accommodating up to 75 feet with slide-outs, plus picnic tables and fire pits, serve the core RV market in configurations scaled for the largest modern coaches. Cottage rentals provide the fully appointed lodging alternative for guests without RVs. Heated swimming pools provide aquatic recreation through the Lake Erie shoreline's cooler late spring and early fall temperatures when an unheated pool would be unusable. Stocked catch-and-release fishing lakes provide the immediate angling access without requiring a Lake Erie charter or a walleye license. Three large playgrounds distribute the family recreation infrastructure across the 110-acre property. Miniature golf's 18-hole course, bocce, volleyball, horseshoes, and a climate-controlled pavilion provide the organized recreation calendar. A grassy off-leash dog park with benches and disposal stations serves the traveling pet population. An on-site restaurant and lounge—The Loft—provides full dining service. An on-site gas station with regular, diesel, and LP service handles the fuel and propane need. A grocery store, ATM, coin laundries, and soft-serve ice cream and concession stand complete the self-sufficient resort infrastructure that a 110-acre property sustains. Geneva-on-the-Lake's position on Lake Erie's Ohio shoreline places the resort in the Lake Erie Wine Country—the appellations stretching from Euclid east to the Pennsylvania state line that produce Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Cabernet Franc in the lake-effect growing climate that Ashtabula County's moderating influence on temperature extremes makes viable. More than 30 wineries along the Lake Erie Grape Trail provide the wine touring infrastructure that the campground's position at the heart of the appellation makes the most accessible wine country in Ohio. The Historic Ashtabula Harbor—a working commercial fishing port and the historic maritime community that the deep-water port at the Ashtabula River's mouth created in the 19th century—provides the covered bridge touring that Ashtabula County's 17 historic covered bridges (the most in any Ohio county) makes the dominant heritage tourism activity in the region. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland—45 minutes west via State Route 2 along the Lake Erie shore—provides the cultural day trip that converts a weekend Geneva-on-the-Lake camping trip into the complete northeast Ohio cultural tourism itinerary. Sun Retreats Geneva on the Lake is open seasonally through the Lake Erie vacation calendar. Summer from Memorial Day through Labor Day fills the 110 acres with the family camping and extended-stay population that the lake breezes and the winery access draw. Reserve early for summer weekends, book the miniature golf round for the evening, and let Lake Erie's Ohio shore earn the century-plus resort reputation that Geneva-on-the-Lake has been building since 1869.

from $63/night