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Northern Sites Campground

1 RV Site

Northern Sites Campground in Beaverton, Michigan, offers 1 primitive RV site on the Cedar River, with rigs accepted to 30 feet. A sandy beach, general store, dump station, showers, and pavilion serve a river camping property in Gladwin County's inland lake country. The site is primitive, sized to 30 feet, with a fire pit and picnic table. Plan accordingly — no hookups at the site, so arrive fully self-contained with water and power, and use the dump station and bathhouse. The 30-foot cap rules out most modern coaches; this suits vans, small trailers, and truck campers. Contact the campground about additional site availability and any serviced options. A general store, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, and a pavilion handle the practical side. The river and a sandy beach carry the recreation, with swimming, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, water sports, and biking. Pets are welcome. A primitive site on a river with a real bathhouse and store is a specific and increasingly rare combination — you get the quiet of unserviced camping without giving up hot water or coffee. Gladwin County sits in the heart of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, a region of wooded uplands, small lakes, and an extensive snowmobile and ORV trail network that has served outdoor travelers for generations. The Cedar and Tittabawassee Rivers, Wixom Lake, and the Gladwin Field Trial Area are all close, with Houghton and Higgins Lakes an easy drive north. Summer is the season in central Michigan, with fall color and snowmobile season drawing distinct off-peak waves. Reserve ahead for July and August, and arrive self-contained.

Tawas River RV Park

100 RV Sites

Tawas River RV Park in Tawas City, Michigan, offers 100 RV sites along the Tawas River near Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 42 feet. Full-hookup back-in, water-and-electric back-in, and water-and-electric pull-through categories join a boat ramp, beach, library, and game room. One hundred sites run in back-in full hookup, water-and-electric back-in, and water-and-electric pull-through categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 42 feet. Check which category you are booking — not every site carries sewer. A laundry, restrooms, showers, and RV storage handle the practical side. A boat ramp gives direct river access for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing, with a beach on the property and a pond and lake nearby. A library, game room, walking trails, pavilion, and horseshoes fill the grounds, with planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. The setting is what distinguishes it. Tawas City sits in Iosco County on the western shore of Saginaw Bay, and the park occupies the Tawas River's final miles before it reaches the bay — the riparian and estuarine transition that makes this one of Michigan's most productive areas for fishing and birding. Tawas Point State Park's lighthouse and the migratory bird traffic through the point are both close. Summer is decisively the season in northeast lower Michigan, with fall color and the fishing runs extending demand. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $55/night

Camp Deer Trails

29 RV Sites, 8 Cabins, 7 Tent Sites

Camp Deer Trails in Harrison, Michigan, offers 29 RV sites, eight cabins, and seven tent sites across 140 wooded acres on Long Lake, with 30 and 50-amp electric service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 40 feet. Rustic waterfront and rustic back-in categories join a 30/50-amp tier, with three beaches, boat docks, a hot tub, and nature trails. Twenty-nine back-in sites span 30/50-amp, rustic back-in, and rustic waterfront back-in categories, carrying electric service, sized to 40 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Plan around the hookups — these are electric sites rather than full hookup, so arrive with full water and empty tanks and confirm dump arrangements when you book. The rustic waterfront category is the one to request. Eight cabins and seven tent sites round out the lodging. Restrooms, showers, and a general store handle the practical side. Three distinct beach areas and boat docks open the lake for boating, paddle boats, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and fishing, with a hot tub and sauna, nature trails, and picnicking filling the rest. The property operates as a wedding venue, and the surrounding forest gives the grounds their character. Pets are welcome. One hundred forty acres for 29 RV sites is a remarkable ratio — this is genuine woodland with a campground in it rather than the reverse, and the space is what guests remember. Clare County sits in the quiet inland lake country of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, with Harrison's small-town center close and the Au Sable and Manistee corridors within reach. Summer is the short, intense Michigan season. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $25/night

Walnut Hills Family Campground

81 RV Sites, 2 Cabins, 18 Tent Sites

Walnut Hills Family Campground in Durand, Michigan, offers 81 RV sites, two cabins, and 18 tent sites across 45 acres on the Shiawassee River, with 30 and 50-amp service. Beachfront and riverfront water-and-electric categories join a 50-amp full-hookup tier, alongside a water park, swimming lake, beach, and inflatable water toys. Eighty-one sites span full hookup 50-amp, water-and-electric 30-amp, water-and-electric 50-amp, water-and-electric beachfront 30-amp, and water-and-electric riverfront categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, with fire pits and picnic tables. Read the category carefully — most tiers carry water and electric but not sewer, and the dump station covers the rest. The beachfront and riverfront categories are the ones to request. Two cabins and 18 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, dump station, showers, firewood, and bike rentals handle the practical side. Two billing details: power is billed monthly based on usage, and the seasonal site season runs May 1 through October 20. A water park and swimming lake anchor the summer, with a beach, boat ramp, and kayak rentals opening the river for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. An arcade, game room, ball field, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, gaga ball, horseshoes, inflatable water toys, golf cart rentals, walking trails, hiking, biking, a playground, pavilion, and dog park fill the rest, with live music and planned activities. The scenic river frontage in central Michigan is what brings families back year after year. Summer is the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $23/night

Jellystone Park™ North Port Huron

67 Cabins

Jellystone Park at North Port Huron sits directly on the shoreline of Lake Huron in Carsonville, Michigan, delivering a Great Lakes lakefront camping experience anchored by the full Yogi Bear's Jellystone entertainment franchise. The park's position on M-25—the scenic lakeshore highway that traces the Michigan Thumb—puts guests within sight and sound of one of the Great Lakes, with a sandy swimming beach opening directly onto jellystone port huron's wide blue horizon. The Water Zone drives the daytime action: a multi-level splashpad, giant water slides, a floating water obstacle course, and jumping pillows keep kids occupied through the hottest Michigan summer days. The resort pool, an 18-hole miniature golf course, outdoor laser tag arena, and game room extend the activity options into the evening, and the Campfire Café serves pizza, burgers, and chicken tenders alongside homemade ice cream from the Camp Store. Paddle boat rentals offer a quieter way to explore the lake's edge, and golf cart rentals let guests move between the resort's sections with ease. Full hookup RV sites, tent sites, and rustic cabins with full kitchens and private bathrooms provide accommodation options at multiple price points. Lake Huron's shoreline at this stretch of the Michigan Thumb is characterized by clean sandy beaches, relatively calm water, and the wide open horizon that makes the Great Lakes feel genuinely oceanic. Carsonville is one of the quieter communities along the Lake Huron coast, which means the lakeshore around Jellystone Park North Port Huron retains a relaxed, uncrowded character that's harder to find at some of Michigan's more commercialized beach towns. The Thumb's agricultural interior—cherry orchards, bean fields, and small Victorian-era towns—provides a distinctly Midwestern backdrop just a few miles inland from the resort's beach. Port Huron, at the southern tip of the Thumb where Lake Huron drains into the St. Clair River, is about an hour south and anchors the region's commercial activity with waterfront dining, the Blue Water Bridge crossing to Sarnia, Ontario, and the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse—the oldest lighthouse in Michigan. Sanilac County's shoreline is dotted with small harbors, lighthouses, and public beach access points. The Sanilac Petroglyphs State Historic Site preserves ancient Native American carvings on exposed limestone, one of Michigan's most unusual and overlooked archaeological sites that provides a genuinely educational detour from a beach camping trip. Jellystone Park North Port Huron runs a full summer season from Memorial Day through Labor Day, with character events, foam parties, candy bar bingo, and dance parties structured around peak summer family camping weeks. Lake Huron's beach season aligns well with the resort calendar, and fishing and water recreation extend the appeal into the shoulder seasons for adult campers. Cabin reservations fill quickly for summer weekends, and the combination of Great Lakes beachfront access with the Jellystone entertainment package makes this one of the stronger all-in-one family camping experiences available on Michigan's eastern shoreline.

from $50/night

Sunrise Lake Family Campground

9 RV Sites, 1 Tent Site

Sunrise Lake Family Campground in Le Roy, MI, offers 9 RV sites and 1 tent site, with 30-amp service and back-in sites for rigs up to 50 feet. Sites come in two categories, 30-amp standard and 30-amp premium lake, each carrying water and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. There's no sewer at the site, so plan on the on-site dump station. Note the electrical: this is a 30-amp campground throughout, so a rig wired for heavier service will need an adapter and some load management. The grounds are gated, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a snack bar, a pavilion, and cabins. Monthly guests are required to file an emergency contact form, which the campground keeps private and uses only if a situation arises. Pets are welcome. A boat ramp, beach, pond, and lake access drive the recreation — fishing, swimming, boating, paddle boats, and picnicking. The property also hosts weddings. Le Roy sits in Osceola County in the northern Lower Peninsula, on all-sports Sunrise Lake, with 12,000 acres of state land across the road and the Evart Motorcycle Loop's forest roads nearby. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Premium lake sites book first.

from $35/night

Alice Springs RV Park & Resort

140 RV Sites, 10 Cabins

Alice Springs RV Park & Resort in Ionia, Michigan, offers 140 RV sites and 10 cabins on a private five-acre lake, with 30 and 50-amp full hookups, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 60 feet. Deluxe concrete and deluxe concrete waterfront categories sit alongside standard full-hookup sites, with an outdoor pool, hot tub, and pickleball courts. One hundred forty sites run in 30-amp full-hookup, 30/50-amp full-hookup, 30/50-amp deluxe concrete, and 30/50-amp deluxe concrete waterfront configurations — every site is full hookup with sewer, water, and electric, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Accessible sites are available. Ten cabins serve guests without a rig. Note that tents are not permitted on the sites. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, with WiFi throughout. Visitors are welcome but capped in number — call the office to confirm. The private five-acre lake is the anchor, supporting kayaking, canoeing, boating, fishing, and swimming without leaving the property. An outdoor pool and hot tub, pickleball courts, sports courts, basketball, shuffleboard, horseshoes, and corn hole fill the grounds, with golf cart rentals, a playground, pavilion, and dog park besides. The dark rural sky makes for good stargazing. Pets are welcome. Ionia sits in west-central Michigan, in orchard and farm country with day-trip range to Grand Rapids, the Lake Michigan shoreline, and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum — all within about 40 miles. Summer lake season drives demand. Reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $57/night

Sun Outdoors Kensington Valley

75 RV Sites

Sun Outdoors Kensington Valley in New Hudson, Michigan, offers 75 RV sites built around four on-site lakes, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet behind a gated entrance. Prime 50-amp full-hookup sites join standard 30 and 50-amp full-hookup and water-and-electric categories, with a beach, jumping pillow, and recreation center. Seventy-five sites span water-and-electric 30-amp, standard full-hookup 30-amp, standard full-hookup 50-amp, and prime full-hookup 50-amp categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Confirm your tier before booking, as the water-and-electric categories do not carry sewer at the site. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The property was formerly Haas Lake RV Resort. Four lakes give the property an immersive freshwater character uncommon this close to a major metro. A beach supports swimming, boating, and fishing, with a jumping pillow, arcade, recreation center, game room, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, horseshoes, walking trails, a playground, pavilion, community fire pit, and dog park filling the grounds. Planned activities run through the season, and a golf course is nearby. Pets are welcome. New Hudson sits in rolling Oakland County countryside with metro Detroit's amenities close at hand. Summer is decisively the season in Michigan. Reserve well ahead for July and August weekends.

from $9/night

Fox Run Family Campground & RV Park

Fox Run Family Campground & RV Park in Fife Lake, Michigan, offers full-hookup RV sites on a forested property off US-131 in Grand Traverse County, with a lake, walking trails, and a big-rig-friendly layout. The campground sits at the Old Walton Junction trailhead, giving direct access to hiking and ORV trail connections. Full-hookup RV sites carry water, sewer, and electric on a layout sized for big coaches. A general store covers camp basics and firewood, laundry and a dump station handle longer stays, and restrooms, showers, and WiFi serve the sites. A lending library rounds out the practical amenities — a small touch, but one that says something about how the family runs the place. Pets are welcome. The trailhead position is the distinguishing feature. Old Walton Junction connects directly to hiking and ORV trails that extend into the surrounding national forest, which means riders and hikers leave from the campground rather than trailering out. A lake sits on the property for fishing, with walking trails, biking, horseshoes, corn hole, and picnicking across the grounds and a playground and dog park for families and pets. Fife Lake sits in the white pine and mixed hardwood landscape of northwest Lower Michigan, on the US-131 corridor connecting the Grand Rapids metro to Traverse City. That gives the family-owned campground two distinct markets — through-traffic on the highway and regional recreation demand generated by the Manistee National Forest, Fife Lake itself, and the northern Lower Michigan trail network. The campground serves the Michigan season. Summer lake and trail traffic drives the peak, with fall color and ORV riding weather extending demand into October. Reserve ahead for summer weekends and fall color.

from $34/night

The Oaks Campground

The Oaks Campground in Munith, Michigan, offers full-hookup RV sites beneath mature oak shade, with water, sewer, and electric in back-in configurations. A clear swimming lake with a sandy beach, water park, ball field, bike rentals, and horseback riding fill a property that delivers the classic southern Michigan lake experience. Sites carry water, sewer, and electric in back-in configurations, with fire pits and picnic tables. Contact the campground to confirm amp service, length limits, and current availability — the published site records are incomplete. Cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. A water park and a clear swimming lake with a sandy beach anchor the summer, with inflatable water toys and water sports on the water. A ball field, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, gaga ball, horseshoes, an arcade, bike rentals, horseback riding, walking trails, a playground, pavilion, dog park, and snack bar fill the rest, with fishing, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, mountain biking, and productive birding. Planned activities run through the season, and a state park is nearby. Horseback riding and bike rentals at a lake campground is an unusual pairing and gives families more to do than the water alone. The mature oak shade and open natural character are exactly what disappears once you enter the urban footprint of Detroit, Ann Arbor, or Jackson — and all three are close enough for a day trip. Waterloo Recreation Area, Michigan's largest state park in the Lower Peninsula, is minutes away. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $43/night

Tippy Dam Campground and Cabins

17 RV Sites, 3 Cabins, 11 Tent Sites

Tippy Dam Campground and Cabins in Wellston, Michigan, offers 17 RV sites, three cabins, and 11 tent sites on the Manistee River, with 20, 30, and 50-amp electric service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 50 feet, open all year. A single 20/30/50-amp category joins a general store, dump station, playground, and casino, inside the Manistee National Forest. Seventeen sites carry electric service on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Plan around the hookups — these are electric sites rather than full hookup, so arrive with full water and empty tanks and use the dump station. Accessible sites are available. Three cabins and 11 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, dump station, and showers handle the practical side. One firewood note: you may bring your own, but not oak with the bark still attached, because of oak wilt. The river is the recreation, with fishing, canoeing, kayaking, paddle boats, and swimming from the property, plus biking, horseshoes, and planned activities. A casino sits on the property, with skiing, a golf course, and lakes nearby. Pets are welcome. The campground takes its name from Tippy Dam, the hydroelectric facility on the Manistee, and the tailwater below it is one of Michigan's most celebrated trout and salmon fisheries. The fall king salmon run draws anglers from across the Midwest, with steelhead following through winter and spring. Fall salmon season and summer both drive demand. Reserve well ahead for September and October.

from $32/night

Boyne Country RV Park and Campground

24 RV Sites

Boyne Country RV Park and Campground in Boyne City, MI, offers 24 RV sites with 20 and 30-amp service and room for rigs up to 35 feet. Sites come in six configurations covering drive-in or back-in and pull-through layouts at 20-amp and 30-amp, plus full-hookup pull-throughs at both. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric. Two things to plan around: service tops out at 30-amp, so a rig wired for heavier draw will need an adapter and some load management, and the 35-foot maximum keeps this to smaller rigs. A bathhouse with showers, a general store, a dump station, a recreation center, and a community fire pit cover the essentials. Pets are welcome. A disc golf course, lake and river frontage, and mountain views fill the grounds, with swimming, fishing, boating, kayaking, hiking, biking, birding, and picnicking. Golf is nearby. Boyne City sits on the southern shore of Lake Charlevoix in Charlevoix County, at the heart of Northern Michigan's four-season resort region, with restaurants and shops minutes away. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Confirm your rig fits the 35-foot limit before reserving.

from $45/night