Straits State Park Campground

This is a very popular campground in July! Sites are tightly packed together. But it’s clean and has a great view of the bridge. Beaches are nice although some spots are mostly rocky. Beach-side sites usually don’t have electric service. If you don’t mind lots of other people it’s a nice park.

Clean and updated bathrooms and shower rooms. We had a bit of a wait on a Tuesday night so maybe more shower rooms could help.

Great location for exploring macinac Island or just taking in the views of the bridge. Some sites are very private and looked nice. Bring the bug spray.

Over 250 campsites divided into three separate sections. Electric only; no water or sewer at any campsite. Nice bathhouse in each section. Dump station and potable water filling station in each section also.

Steep hills and thick terrain can make hiking or bike riding a bit more challenging at Straits State Park but the views are worth it. Rustic camp sites along the shore of clear Lake Huron with the mighty Mackinac Bridge are truly priceless! If you’re about the lifestyle, you will love it! Peaceful and quiet! Only downsides are some sites are unleveled and prone to flooding and bathrooms are not throughout. Overall a must see!

Stayed here while visiting Mackinac Island. The campground is pretty cramped, but the sites are well maintained. Clean bathrooms. Great location.

Nice campground, friendly staff. The campground I stayed in had grass sites with picnic tables and fire ring. Central hydrants. “Kitchen Sink” for use at the latrine. The individual shower stalls are very clean and can get a little steamy. There is an easy trail through the park that takes you to two overlooks. St Ignace is a few minutes away.

It’s a toss up, nice weather = midges, cold weather = wind and cold. My first day was cold, rainy and windy. Second day was nice and sunny.

amazing views of the straits of Mackinac and the mighty Mac bridge! Absolutely loved camping here despite the nearly hurricane like wind and rain experienced overnight that ended up soaking all of my bedding. Bathroom and shower facility was nice and clean.

But seriously, the best thing this campground has to offer are the amazing views of the bridge from many of the campsites. I had a waterfront tent site with the best view and it was so inexpensive.

Most sites are all grass, but well maintained. Brand new, clean bathrooms and showers. Views of the lake and bridge can't get any better.

This campground was OK.  Just on the north side of the bridge.  The site we had was really small and close to others.  It was a short walk down to the lake and a great view of the bridge.  It was pretty expensive, we paid $39 + $11 for a Michigan park pass.  The place was clean and the restrooms and showers were nice.

I don't think I'd go back.  There are better places to camp in the upper peninsula.

Lots of bugs.

We stayed in a tight site with some not so friendly neighbors. Great views and average campground.

Somewhere I read there might be lake views from the upper campground... Not with leaves on the trees. Follow the signs down a 500 foot trail to the surveyors lookout to see the bridge. Nice and wooded. You can hear the bridge and interstate traffic. Nice restrooms, showers. I will try lower campground next time.

The upper campground has new shower and restroom building

Nice facilities. Campsite not very private. Waterfront site available. Busy.

My family and I stayed at the Straits for 3 nights and, unfortunately, the first night it rained. The site soon became a mud hole due to the rain and all the rain from the other sites running in to our site. I do not recommend Site 18a and I wish I would have been warned about this prior so that’s why I’m leaving this review! The bathrooms and showers are clean. There is also a dishwashing station which is nice. Wood is $6 a bundle, get exact change because the people manning it get annoyed if you need change. All in all, it was an okay stay but we probably won’t be back.

The site 10 is good for a small campet. The facilities are nice and clean close.

Love this place. Clean bathrooms and showers. Big fire pits and $6 per bundle for wood. Steps from the Straits and some site have water and/or bridge views. Great staff, too.

The view of mackinaw bridge from our tent was beautiful. Our site was very close to neighbors. 9A. Only planned on staying one night so we were ok with it for that one night. Bathrooms are very clean and modern.

Pretty nice campground, location is nice, very close to water and bridge. Negatives are traffic noise from north end of bridge tollbooths. Trucks jake braking downhill and accelerating uphill as the come to and exit booths. Was lucky to get a spot in August, but it was right next to playground. Quiet hours weren’t really respected on my visit. Crying kids and late arrivals.

Great site. Easy to back into. Short walk to the beach.

If you want a great view of the mackinaw bridge well you camp, this is the spot! Our campsite was in the center but still big enough that it didn’t feel cramped, the bathhouse is clean and has plenty of room. It is also a state park so priced good but make sure you reserve ahead of time because it books out fast. there is a little beach off the sites with a direct view of the bridge.

Very large and busy campground. Worked well for a base camp while visiting Mackinac Island and the other attractions. My site was an okay size but very unlevel. I had to pull in sideways. I noticed many unlevel sites, so be weary when choosing a site for a bigger rig.

We used this park as a launching point to the U.P. and it was perfect for that.  We stayed in site 41 in the lower campground.  The bathrooms were immaculate, by far the nicest and cleanest SP bathrooms I've ever used (I think they were pretty new).  Camp sites were spaced far enough apart that you had some privacy.  Most sites had trees (kids like to hammock camp).  Easy to back the camper in, electric was on the proper driver's side of the camper.  We only spent one night, we would have enjoyed a second.  Will definitely use again for our next UP trip.

Camped in the upper campground, with nice sites, some shaded and pull-thrus. The bathrooms are a bit old. The lower campground is much tighter, but many of the sites are on or very close to the lake. Great views of the Mackinac bridge from many areas in the park.

Nice beach along the Mackinac strait. Good view of Mackinac island. Close bike ride to St Ignace. Some walking trails with great views of Mackinac Bridge. Has electric at most sites. Dump station with water. Shower clean.

Being a state park, the access is easy, all the alleys being asphalted. The sites range from 20 to 50 feet, almost every place has a fire ring and electricity, there is a lot of shade. No site has sewerage or water, but there is a dump station and drinking water at the entrance and there are spigots all over the place and of course restrooms and showers.. The price is $ 30 per night. In the southern part of the campground you have a beautiful view over the bridge and the lake.

Yes, the view of the Mackinac Bridge is gorgeous and sunsets are nice, but you hear every truck apply their air brakes on their way to the UP. The lakeside sites have been rutted and squashed to death by too many RV's in too tight a space without substrate gravel. They should separate tents and RV's and forbid RV's in the delicate area near the shore.

Bathrooms are excellent -- at least in the lower campground.

Very difficult park to find in the dark. Use Church Road and look for the small "Family Fare" market on the corner when turning. Then three tenths of mile on right--- park is hardly marked. (don't pick site # 99 by the way. It's next to heavy duty equipment. Sites are packed together--- parking lot style.

Perfect place from which to drive to the Mackinac Island ferry boats just a couple of miles away.

The park is located in St Ignace on Michigan’s upper peninsula with great views of the Mackinaw bridge. Park is very clean and has an upper and 2 lower camping areas.

Well we didn’t camp there (we were already camping at Brevort down the road), we did spend almost 2 full days there of our 10 day expedition up North. We are absolutely going to camp there the next time we visit the UP. It is definitely one of my new favorite state parks, with breathtaking views of the Mackinac Bridge, beautiful well marked hiking trails, and some of the most awesome campsites I’ve ever seen! We had a blast hiking all the trails, meeting new friends, enjoying the scenic views, and hunting for stones along the shore! Can’t wait to visit again!! 

We stayed at the upper sites not the ones with a bridge view but the sites were still very nice. Spaced out and roomy, clean shower,bathroom facilities and close to all the action in town. My only complaint is they close the bathroom/showers at 9am for cleaning. That seams like a very inconvenient time to do it.