Lake Macatawa Campground, near Holland, Michigan, is a classic state park spot that offers a solid camping experience with a focus on nature and community. The campground features tight sites equipped with fire rings, making it easy to gather around the fire after a day of exploring.

With its close proximity to Lake Michigan and downtown Holland, you’ll find plenty of opportunities for swimming, fishing, and enjoying the local scene. Campers appreciate the clean restrooms and showers, which help keep things comfortable during your stay. As one visitor noted, “Great location with a walking path to Lake Michigan.”

The campground is pet-friendly, so you can bring your furry friends along for the adventure. While some sites are on the smaller side, others offer more space, especially on the east end, which some campers found to be more comfortable. The area is surrounded by beautiful trees and grassy spots, perfect for relaxing or playing games like volleyball and horseshoes.

If you’re planning to visit, be sure to make your reservations early, as this place can fill up fast. Whether you’re here for a weekend or a longer retreat, Lake Macatawa Campground provides a welcoming atmosphere for families and friends looking to enjoy the great outdoors.

Michigan Recreation Passport is required for vehicle entry into state parks and recreation areas, state boat launches, state forest campgrounds and state trail parking lots. The Michigan Recreation Passport does not cover local, county, municipal, or metropolitan parks or recreation areas. Learn more: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/buy-and-apply/rec-pp

Lake Macatawa Campground — Holland State Park

Macatawa is an ideal place for camping adventures of all kinds. Discover secluded campsites where you can reconnect with nature. Or maybe you like to bring your family and friends along. Either way, there are Macatawa campgrounds just for you. Find the best campgrounds near Macatawa, MI. Read reviews from campers like you and find your perfect campsite.

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The Best Camping Near Macatawa, Michigan

It's clean. It's well laid out. It's well staffed. It's near Holland, MI and Lake Michigan beaches. It has electricity only - no water or sewer in campsites. It's beautiful and piney and full of poison ivy and mosquitoes because it's in Michigan. Suck it up and enjoy the view.

Exactly what you would expect from a State Park

This is a nice state campground with 211 sites in Holland. There is no alcohol allowed. It is hard to get into this campground so make your reservations early. The sites are $33 each or $37 for a 50 amp. Each site has it's own fire pit. There are two play areas and a volleyball court and horseshoe pit. 

State campground in Holland

This campground is close to Lake Michigan and lake Mac .  Also convent access to town by car. 
Not my favorite sites(where are stayed) on the west end are small. Looks like the sites on the east end are larger and more comfortable. 
Very nice camp hosts!
Clean restrooms and showers.

It’s about location not comfort

Very typical of Michigan state parks. Tight sites with a nice fire ring. Great location with a walking path to Lake Michigan. Close to downtown Holland. Nice bathrooms and clean showers.

Typical State Park

Bigish shaded sites around site 98. Near relatively new bathhouse. 98 is near the road but it’s not too noticeable except when the same loud obnoxious vehicles goes by every early evening. 
  

Clean and well maintained

8-24 thru 8-27-24 

Check in, seamless, no line at 3:15pm on a Saturday. Water fill stations at the double dump station. Water is city water and not well water. 

Site 46, just large enough for 21’ Apex Nano and truck. 30a and 20a electric. Protection read open circuit but no problem w power. Mostly dirt, flat except for the pine roots T-Mobile 5Gvc 3 bars Lots of pine trees and a fair amount of sun. 

Restrooms and showers are new, individual shower rooms separate from the shitters. 

A very small and tight campground. More of an urban setting. Close to the beach and town. Good trails for walking.

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