Whitewater Township Park Campground

Mother's Day weekend was our first trip to this park, but we'll surely be back.

At check in we got a bag of homemade cookies tied with a sprig of evergreen. It was such a great touch.  The folks that operate the campground really take great care &amp; it shows.  We spoke to a fellow camper that has been camping there for 50+ years and he had nothing, but rave reviews for the current caretakers. 

The sites are beautiful and spacious. The park itself is positioned on a hillside next to a lake. We had a site at the top of the hill which I recommend.

There were bathrooms and showers on site; Tent &amp; RV sites; a small playground; boat launch; hiking trails and fire rings and picnic tables at every site.

Lovely hillside campground

We just visited this campground this past weekend and it was beautiful! I loved the clear blue water down the big dropoff hill and how heavily wooded this entire park was. Made it perfect for hammock camping! Will definitely be staying here again in the near future. 

Excellent campground on Elk Lake

Camped here during the week. This is a township campground and does NOT get funding from The state so there are lots of little fees and also the showers are quarter operated (7 min per 25cents). But its well worth the money because they keep it very well cleaned and updated bathrooms. We got a lake view site, but the view was blocked by the RV next to us which sucked. Get site 7, 8, or 9 for an unobstructed view of the lake. Firewood was $6 a bundle, $5 to use the boat launch, and $15 per night for an extra tent. Regardless of viee and fees i would go back here. The location is amazing, right on Elk lake and 20min from Torch lake, 5min from the bay, and 30min to WINERIES (which we visited on a rainy day when we couldnt swim). Highly recommend!

Very Clean and Great Bathrooms

Nice quiet township park between Traverse City and Charlevoix.  Clean restrooms and spacious lake view sites,

Spacious sites overlooking Elk Lake

If you are looking for a no-frills secluded campground with spaced out campsites and beautiful views this is the place for you. It does not have a lot of extras but for a peaceful camping trip it has everything you need. 