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Hoeft State Park Campground

Hoeft State Park Campground, near Rogers City, Michigan, is a fantastic spot for those looking to enjoy the beauty of Lake Huron. With a mix of tent sites, RV spots, and even cabins, there's something for everyone, whether you're roughing it or seeking a bit more comfort.

The campground is known for its clean facilities, including showers and flush toilets, which make it easy to unwind after a day of outdoor activities. Many visitors have praised the spacious sites, with some noting that the layout offers a good amount of privacy. One camper mentioned, “We had a lot of space on the site and... a lot of privacy.”

You’ll find plenty to do nearby, from swimming at the lovely beach to exploring the scenic trails perfect for biking and hiking. The area is also close to attractions like the 40 Mile Point Lighthouse and Ocqueoc Falls, where you can even take a dip. As one reviewer put it, “Visiting the falls was one of the coolest parts of this trip.”

Whether you're looking to relax by the water or embark on an adventure, Hoeft State Park Campground has you covered. Just remember to pack your warm clothes if you're visiting during the cooler months!

Description

State Park

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

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Location

Hoeft State Park Campground is located in Michigan

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Directions

Locate 5 miles north of Rogers City, Michigan on US-23. 37 miles south of Cheboygan on US-23 North. 4 1/2 hours northeast of Lansing, Michigan. Less than 1 hour from Mackinac Bridge.

Address

5001 US Highway 23 North
Rogers City, MI 49779

Coordinates

45.461832 N
83.881045 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
    Park next to your site
  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.
  • Hike-In
    Backcountry sites.
  • Boat-In
    Sites accessible by watercraft.

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    Available
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  • AT&T
    Unknown
  • T-Mobile
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Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group
  • Cabins
  • Tent Cabin

Features

For Campers

  • Market
  • ADA Access
  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Firewood Available
  • Phone Service
  • Reservable
  • Showers
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookups
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Sanitary Dump
  • Sewer Hookups
  • Water Hookups
  • Pull-Through Sites
  • 30 Amp Hookups

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19 Reviews

Reviewed Nov. 2, 2024

Great park with subpar site.

Visit Hoeft every year for group camping weekend. Perfect weather, nice spacing of sites, great access to the beach. Site 33 is not a favorite. Quite small, backed up to poison ivy and quite close to a neighbor site.

Site33
Month of VisitAugust
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2024

Great overnight on Lake Huron

I enjoyed this campsite. Maybe it was because of it being a Sunday night, but it didn’t feel very crowded and was fairly quiet. It’s close to the water (just a short walk over the dunes so you can’t actually see the lake from your site.) I had electric and the bathrooms had showers, though they definitely could use an update. The only thing that could have made this place better was if they allowed dogs on the beach! I was traveling alone and would have loved to have walked the beach with my pup.

Site48
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Stephanie W., August 5, 2024
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Stephanie W., August 5, 2024
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Stephanie W., August 5, 2024
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2021

Beautiful Location

Really nice location on beautiful Lake Huron. They have a really nice beach and swimming area. It is close to Rogers City shops, a really cool lighthouse a few miles away, and Ocqueoc Falls is 15 - 20 minutes away. Visiting the falls was one of the coolest parts of this trip. You can actually swim in them. We had probably the biggest site in the campground. It was what they called an eyebrow site, which basically means a pull-thru on an angle. We had a lot of space on the site and because our awning faced away from the road we had a lot of privacy. This was by far the best state park we’ve stayed at to date.

Site127
Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Clint , November 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Clint , November 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Clint , November 1, 2021
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Reviewed Oct. 14, 2021

Beautiful park

Wasn't sure ehat it would be like. But sure glad I found this beauty. Amazing beach, plenty of trees, our site was perfect for us. Did some bike riding. Saw the beautiful stone & log pavillion. Only down fall was the newer more modern bathroom was closed due to "shortage of staff". We will come back often spring and fall!

Site52
Month of VisitOctober
Reviewed Jun. 26, 2021

Nice & quiet

Park wasn't full when we were there June 12-18th. Was quiet. Beach was nice, sandy, clean water

Site44
Month of VisitJune
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Reviewed Jun. 11, 2021

Beautiful campground on Lake Huron

This campground is a must do. Electric site campground with a short walk to the beach on Lake Huron. One of few campgrounds you can view both sunrise over Lake Huron and sunset from the beach. Showers and flush toilets. Great biking and hiking trails. Really nice day use area with pavilion. Mini cabin and Sears Roebuck house for rent for those wanting more comforts. One of MI State Parks original campgrounds but well taken care of. Would have given it 5 stars except for the extremely rude Ranger on check in. I’ve never encountered this level of rudeness anywhere- I’d suggest he find another career. Other rangers were great. Rogers City, 40 Mile Lighthouse and waterfall all within easy drive from campground. Does have nice water tank filling station and dump station. Does not have water nor sewer hookups at sites.

Site41 & 42
Month of VisitJune
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Kathie M., June 11, 2021
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Kathie M., June 11, 2021
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Kathie M., June 11, 2021
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Reviewed Sep. 15, 2020

Nice SP on Northern Lake Huron

We stayed 8-3 to 8-7, only issue was the weather. Didn’t rain, but was hit with a cold front 😳. This was a great SP, no issues fitting our 36’ TT with 2 slides in our pull through site. We were nestled in the back of the park. Electrical box did have both 30 and 60 amp service. Our site was gravel and pretty much level. Large cemented fire ring and site was spaced great (especially for a SP). No water hookups but we try to reserve next to a water spigot. Lots of trails all around the park for walking and bike riding. To get to the beach you had to take one of the beach trails which is roughly 50-75 yards off the campground road. We went nearing dusk and it was so beautiful. Since we were in the back of the park we decided to leave the park the following day about half mile to the East to a roadside pull off to watch the sunset (I wasn’t about to lug 4 large camping chairs across the campground, lol). This was unknown to us at the time but we ended up seeing a blood moon rise and on such a clear night that you can see all the stars and constellations. I would seriously recommend this campground to everyone (just pack warm clothes). There are some other great attractions in roger city like the quary, 40 mile lighthouse, and a small waterfall just outside of town. We will definitely be back.

  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Macy M., September 15, 2020
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Macy M., September 15, 2020
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Macy M., September 15, 2020
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Reviewed Aug. 11, 2020

Nice old growth campground

We enjoyed our stay at this State Park. There’s lots of trees on each of the sites, it’s about a 50/50 split on the level vs not so level sites. They are average in size with a few really big ones. The park is one of the oldest State Parks so the bathroom facilities are dated but very clean with the showers being very dated and not so clean. The park itself is well maintained. It’s a short walk from the campground to Lake Huron, the beach is great and another short walk will being you to the day use area, again very well maintain. We will be going back to this campground, it was very relaxing, a quite place to spend some time

Reviewed Jul. 30, 2020

Recently remodeled

This campground was redone to make sites more organized and bigger. The bathrooms seem to be older still, but were clean! The location is amazing, they are right on lake Huron which was beautiful and clean. It's a short drive to Ocqueoc waterfall which is why we went. The waterfall is worth a trip, and the only public waterfall in the lower peninsula of MI. Loved Roger's city downtown and cute shops. Also many hiking trails in the woods surrounding the park that connect to the campgrounds. Highly recommend!

Site75
Month of VisitJuly
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Sarah L., July 30, 2020
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Sarah L., July 30, 2020
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Sarah L., July 30, 2020
Reviewed Jul. 4, 2020

Nice location, but crowded

We did camp on the weekend when it opened up after quarantine, so I get that the campground was going to be busy. The sites look large on the map and they are pretty good, but if you are on the interior or “straightaway” of the loop they are pretty tight without a lot of tree barriers and it was loud in the campground past midnight. The end sites looked more private for sure.

The location itself is nice. It’s a short walk to Lake Huron, and a nice bike ride to Rogers city or the light house. Very beautiful shoreline!

Reviewed Jul. 5, 2019

Hidden Gem

I don’t know why this campground isn’t more popular! The sites are big and secluded. We were there during a holiday weekend and it was calm and quiet. It is very close to Huron Sunrise bike trail so it is a popular biking spot. It has a beautiful Lake Huron beach which was pretty deserted when we were there. I highly recommend Hoeft to anyone who will listen to me!

  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Ashleigh M., July 5, 2019
Reviewed Jun. 24, 2019

Clean ,breathtakingly beautiful and peaceful

Make reservations early! This is a beautiful state park with the best of pure Michigan woods and Lake Huron sandy dunes and beaches . Very family and pet friendly but also quiet and peaceful for couples who just wanna get away . Only drawback is low signal cell service but hey getting off the grid is what’s its all about. Unplug and recharge yourself.  Electric hook up availability  20/30 amp . Hiking and biking paths , a cute play ground , sandy beach with volleyball area all walking distance from campsites!  Friendly staff , we love this park !

Site47 - through 78
Month of VisitJune
Reviewed Apr. 3, 2019

Tree-filled gem tucked into dunes on Lake Huron

Located on Michigan’s sunrise side, Hoeft State Park offers a unite getaway for tent campers and RV campers alike. Many trees for hammocking! Short trek across sandy dunes brings you to the beach of Lake Huron. Shallow in parts for the kids but deep enough to snorkel for pudding stones. Rock hounds will slight in the fossil, Petoskeys and puddings along the shoreline. Excellent paved bike trail takes you to town or north to the lighthouse. Campground has excellent activities for the kids. Firewood for ale. Currently updating the electric and bathhouses.

Reviewed Aug. 22, 2018

Don't forget the Eastern Dunes

This location is the definition of family friendly. The playscape, the dunes, the lake, all are easily accessible and centrally located. The staff are wonderfully engaging, and the sites and facilities are well maintained. If you don't want to fight the peak season crowds, plan a weekday trip and enjoy the seclusion!

Reviewed Jul. 25, 2018

Beautiful, woodsy lakefront gem.

Beautiful setting. there are tons of trails through beautiful deep woods that lead out to various points along the lake. great paved bike paths to Rogers City and up north. Campsites under #50 are beautiful & heavily canopied. campsite # above that tend to be set closer to noisy local highway and more open, grassy sites. this place is a little gem. lucked out with virtually no mosquitoes but think it’s been a dry summer here. lots of poison ivy, as usual up here.

  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by RA S., July 25, 2018
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by RA S., July 25, 2018
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by RA S., July 25, 2018
Reviewed Jul. 8, 2018

On Lake Huron

Very clean and nice campground o. Lake Huron. Clean bathrooms. Some of the sites are not as deep as others. The lower numbered sites are closer to beach access. Great activities for kids, nice bike paths and hiking trails. Close to the only Falls in lower Michigan that are a must see!

Reviewed May. 31, 2018

A fantastic campground!

I don’t know about the camper facilities, as we’ve only ever tent camped here. But I do know they have potable water and septic dumps for trailers and motor homes. It’s a very popular place in the summer, as it sets along the sandy beaches of Lake Huron. There’s a gorgeous old stone pavilion for larger parties or reunions, and plenty of camper spaces. It can get crowded and busy, but there are many trees and the sites are spaced far apart. There are special rustic sites away from the trailer and motor home sites. There is a little basketball court/floor hockey pad for kids, and a small playground, but not much else to do at the campground. However, for those who like hiking, there’s a beautiful little trail system and a bike path that stretches to miles from the harbor of Rogers City to the 40 Mile Point lighthouse a few miles north on US 23. There are restaurants, grocery stores, and gas stations in Rogers City, but the real draw is Lake Huron. It’s such a gorgeous stretch of shoreline with plenty of sandy beach and easy swimming access for hot summer days. If you come during the festival, be sure to get there a few days early!

  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Maria L., May 31, 2018
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Maria L., May 31, 2018
  • Review photo of Hoeft State Park Campground by Maria L., May 31, 2018
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Reviewed May. 19, 2018

Love this State Park!

Hoeft State park is absolutely beautiful. camp registration is quick and easy. they have a beautiful beach and sand dunes! clean facilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How much does it cost to camp at Hoeft State Park Campground?

    Camping at Hoeft State Park Campground can cost between $25.00 and $147.00 depending on the site.

  • Does Hoeft State Park Campground have RV hookups?

    According to TheDyrt.com, Hoeft State Park Campground has 30 amp electric hookups, water hookups and sewer hookups.

  • What is the max vehicle length at Hoeft State Park Campground?

    Hoeft State Park Campground allows vehicles up to 60 feet.

  • Are fires allowed at Hoeft State Park Campground?

    Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, fires are allowed at Hoeft State Park Campground, although make sure to check current fire restrictions in the area.

  • Is there cell phone reception at Hoeft State Park Campground?

    According to campers on TheDyrt.com, Verizon signal is unknown, AT&T is unknown, and T-Mobile is good.