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The 220-acre Thousand Trails St Clair RV Resort and Preserve has wooded wilderness, valleys, rolling hills and a small flowing river. Our friendly and courteous staff is happy to provide information about events and festivals in the area, or recommend great places to eat near our Port Huron RV campground. 5 miles east is the Saint Clair River, one of the busiest waterways in the world. Guests of St Clair RV Resort can swim, fish, boat, or just watch freighters from the longest fresh water boardwalk in the world. Visit nearby Port Huron, the boyhood home of Thomas Edison, and explore the Museum, take a trolley tour or a cruise down the river. This Port Huron RV campground is one hour from the world-renowned Henry Ford Museum, the Detroit Zoo, and three major casinos, and only 12 miles from the Blue Water Bridge crossing to Sarnia, Canadaso don't forget your passport. Stroll the world's longest freshwater boardwalk near this Port Huron RV campground Whether you're planning a retreat for the whole family, a group of friends or a getaway for two, there's no shortage of unique activities to explore at St Clair RV Resort. Plan activities upon arrival or visit this page before your departure to plan ahead. Looking for more? Our friendly staff can fill you in on all of the great ways to make your stay a memorable experience.
Dancing Fire is an up-and-coming Glamping & RV Resort located in Port Huron Township, Michigan.
About the Resort
Choose the experience of sitting around a campfire, with s’mores in hand, and sleeping in luxurious accommodations without the hassles of loading up the truck and pulling an RV / putting up a tent. This is what glampers are looking for!
Dancing Fire Glamping and RV Resort (formally known as Port Huron Township Campground) will undergo extensive redevelopment following the 2023 camping season and will re-open in Spring 2024 with many new resort amenities, including a new upscale clubhouse reception area with attached pavilion, patio, pool and hot tub area, fitness and yoga space; a pickle ball court; a fenced dog run with dog bathhouse; a playground; and scenic walking trails. Other amenities will include EV charging stations for those wishing to arrive in their electric vehicles. These amenities will be rolled out over the 2024 and 2025 camping season, so thank you in advance for your support and patience while we build these out!
In addition to the new resort amenities, many new options for glamping hospitality beyond traditional campsites will be offered, including The Cottages @ Dancing Fire (luxury park models), Rustic Deluxe Cabins, The Safari Camp @ Dancing Fire (lux style safari tent units), The Bus Stop (stay in a Skoolie! And if you don’t know the term, Google it – so cool!), Vintage Airstreams and RVs, and several other glamping options that will eventually be rolled out (think tree houses, A-frame cabins, and other very cool stays!). Many of these glamping units will be available for the 2024 camping and glamping season, so stay tuned for when reservations open to book your 2024 stay with us!
Our lodging is being designed to accommodate couples and both large and small groups. We cater to booking groups of many sizes – family reunions, wedding parties, girlfriend getaways, multi-family vacations, and other groups looking for a fun, relaxing oasis near the Great Lakes. Please call us for more details on group bookings.
Our 25+ acre hillside location overlooks Stocks Creek, a 40-acre natural sanctuary that offers beautiful views, trails and bird watching. Stocks Creek connects directly to the Black River, which winds through our Port Huron community out to the St. Clair River and on to Lake Huron. Kayak and canoe rentals will be offered to take advantage of this beautiful waterway, as well as bike and e-bike rentals so that our guests can deepen their exploration and adventuring around historic downtown Port Huron and the Blue Water Area’s beautiful sandy beaches, river walk views (watch the freighters!) and Blue Water Bridge that stretches across the St. Clair River into Canada.
We love and welcome back our Canadian guests and Seasonal Campers year after year! Book Now
$44 - $52 / night
This is a privately owned land where you can park your vehicles for as long as you wish, it’s clean, quiet and safe. We live on the land and are rvyers ourselves, we want you to be comfortable. Call for assistance:
$10 - $15 / night
This is a 23 acre Campground, we currently have 12 Campsites which are all **RUSTIC **sites, The Park is a city park so all the rules of a city park apply. This is a former Boy Scout camp and the Scouts still come here to camp on occasion so please keep that in mind when camping here.
No outside firewood may be brought to the campground, There is firewood for sale for a minumal fee or you may pick up sticks to have a campfire from the woods, Please do **not cut trees down, **as there is plenty on the ground.
If you have a campfire Please be safe and have a bucket of water close by.
$15 / night
$30 / night
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/0,4570,7-350-79134_79210---,00.html
$30 - $34 / night
Ridgewood Campground in Stony Creek Metropark offers a secluded up-north experience with large sites and fire rings. Camping is weekends only, from Memorial Weekend to September 19.
Stony Creek offers Rustic Camping Only – No water or electric hookups are available.
$25 - $50 / night
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/0,4570,7-350-79134_79210---,00.html
$22 / night
Traveler
People were super friendly and the owners were lovely. They have a little shack and sell firewood. Full hook up options. They have a dump station right at the entrance. The lord are little close together but we didn’t mind too much. The park was nice and the lake was beautiful. The beach a is bit rocky. I would definitely visit again.
Ranger
A fun little campground with a nice bunch of petting zoo type animals! The beach is clean and the lake is warm! Very nice layout with walking trail around the lake. The only complaint was not nearly enough trash cans around (like, none easy to find) and the bathrooms were nasty for our 2 day visit. Price per night for full hook up was $40 :-)
Traveler
Wonderful place for a quick get away. Park is clean. Beach is a 1.8 mile hike from the East loop in the campground but is well worth the walk. (Trail is not stroller/wagon friendly) If you are hoping to hook up to electrical, bring extension cords; some hook ups are exceptionally far away from the designated RV parking pad. Extensive mountain biking trails and the lake is open to boating, kayaking, and other water sports. Park offers lots of private sites! We stayed in site 118 and could not see neighboring sites! The site was very spacious and offered picnic table, fire ring, paved pad, and electrical hook up. (hook up in this specific site was considerably far away.)
Scout
Minutes from Algonac....An hour from the big city, but seems a world away! The river is right across the street and you can wake up to freighters going by at dawn and go to sleep as their lights glide by.
Traveler
If you're looking for a peaceful state park near the beach, this is NOT IT.
This is a noisy, crowded, smokey RV park with no privacy. It would probably be fun if you were 10 years old, running wild with all the other kids and hanging out on the beach. The other campers are in large noisy groups that arrive after 11:30 pm to noisily set up their RVs or party until midnight. Not our thing!
The beach is nice (no dogs on beach) and bathrooms were fine.
Scout
I was fortunate to get full hookup however the bathhouse in C section is the pits. I will not use the showers in this section. Section A showers are a possibility.
TravelerI love the fact it is close to home. We live in Fort Gratiot so when I have a work weekend we can just hook up and pull the camper up to the lakeside campground and enjoy some peace. The sites are very spacious in size and a few provide full hookups. There is some hiking available and the beach is right there to enjoy. Staff seems friendly and we never had any issues with them or any of the campers on site. We enjoy the peace and quiet of the wooded area and a nice campfire, so this is a nice place for us.
LegendI had intended to stay at nearby Lakeport State Park, but they were full and this was a happy alternative. The park is quieter, and the campsites are under tall pines instead of out in an open field. Full immaculate restrooms and showers. Beach area adjacent and park with playground and picnic area. Wonderful to be near Lake Huron! Nearby town of Lexington has stores and cafes. We tent camped; there is a section for small RVs also, with electric or electric and water hookups. I would choose this lovely campground over Lakeport!
GuideLet’s start by being positive. This place has some amazing views along the St. Clair River. The freighter traffic did not disappoint. We saw at least 4 during our 2-night stay and the sunrise we witnessed from our site could have been a postcard.
The site was sizable with some care taken to abate some puddles, but unfortunately those who previously used our site tore it up significantly at the entrance. We drove around it, but had a hard time imagining the what kind of situation would have resulted in such a deep gaping hole that held about a foot of water!?!
Since this is well beyond normal camping season here in Michigan we understand staffing levels are going to be low but they still charge the same price regardless of that. The newer, cleaner, and nicer facilities were closed up for the season and they directed us to the old, out-dated, and less cared for facilities on the north end of the campground. Since staffing levels are low for off season I could understand that, but please take care to clean them. Cob webs, old dead insects, and dilapidated doors and decor showed severe signs of use and neglect.
Next, we were super excited to bring our brand new trailer to camp here but could not believe the disrepair of the campground roads. Sooo many ruts that I was deeply concerned for the undercarriage of both my truck and camper. Again, they are charging the same state fees as some of the nicer campgrounds we’ve stayed at, but the roads were inexcusable for a campground. People pay thousands for their camping equipment and gear and these roads put those investments at great risk.
We will go back but only for convenience (location to our home) and the gorgeous views…NOT for the accommodations.
ScoutAlgonac State Park has 2 modern campgrounds. The River campground has a front row seat to passing freighters all day and night. There is an archery range, trap range, 1200-acre dedicated natural area, hiking, and fishing. They also have winter camping but no bathrooms or water is available.
Guide
This is the second time staying in these campgrounds in two weeks. Both times stayed in the more wilderness area D with lots of trees and sites for tents or back-in trailers. The grounds are huge with bike/hike trails, a lake and a disc golf course. Mountain biking seems to be very popular there are dirt trails off the paved hiking loop. Sites have electricity and water and are well spaced out.
ScoutThe the campground is relatively flat, many spaces to choose from, very catering to RV and travel trailer. They do have a primitive area for tent campers. The bathrooms are absolutely beautiful. The staff very helpful, activities planned during many weekend throughout the year. Rates are wonderful and who wouldn't like to wake up staring at the st. Clair River
ScoutCamped here opening weekend of 2022 (April 29). Nice park with several sites for our bigger rig. Leveling would be more of the challenge. But, we eventually got to 145 which was pretty good and very doable from leveling Stand point. Large well kept grassy site. Nice fire ring. No water or sewer at site but fill and dump available in park. Our Verizon WiFi coverage was good as was our TMobile. Staff was very accommodating and helpful. Seemed there to serve. We experienced no issues with our 30 amp (20 & 30 only available). Didn’t need air conditioning but electric heat was our main heat source and worked fine.
Scout
Always a great local retreat away from our hectic daily life. Don’t have to travel far to find some nature. Most sites generously sized, hookups available, clean restrooms. Nice updated playgrounds for the kids, trails to bike, planned activities on weekends. Only wish there was a swimming lake, but alas, only for fishing and canoeing.
GuideThis campground has a couple distinctively different campground loops. The river sites in the front are pretty open with cool views of the freighters going by on the river.
We stayed in the back on the wagon wheel, which is in the woods. Some sites have more vegetation than others but it’s pretty woodsy.
Mosquitos were pretty bad. We’ve had a lot of rain and heat early this summer.
Camp hosts were helping direct traffic at the dump station Sunday morning which helped make that run smoothly.
There’s a decent amount of trails on the property and also a bike trail that leads into algonac I believe.
They also have a shooting & archery range on the property which was pretty cool.
Traveler
The smallest KOA we have been to but it was a nice change. The new owner helped us back into our site - he was very nice and enthusiastic. Pizza delivery on a rainy night was a nice touch. We will definitely come back when it is warm enough to swim in the lake!
LegendAs I ride my bicycle north on SR 29, the shoulder is wide and there are plenty of signs that tell drivers this is a bikeway. I decided to go off route and stay along this road. It curves around the point, hugging Lake St. Clair.
The town of Algonac was not as I pictured it. A lady had told me that there were plenty of cafes to get some lunch at. The restaurants I saw were closed - they open later for dinner. I did find a Subway and the server was gracious enough to put on a bunch of spinach for me. The state park appeared quickly just after town.
I chose to get a camping spot nearer to the river so that I could sit out and watch the boats. After I set up my tent, showered and sat down to read, the rain started falling. This was a pleasant state park, especially with the beautiful ride in.
ScoutThis place is amazing! I have been faithfully coming here since I was a child. We had our annual camping trips usually around the end of June and again in the middle to end of September and I looked so forward to it and once got there never wanted to leave. Now my husband and I bring our son here and he’s hooked, doesn’t want to leave. They are right on beautiful Lake Huron with a sandy beaches and clean clear water. They have tons of campsites with electronic hook ups and fresh water spouts throughout the park. The bathrooms are updated and clean with enough room so you don’t have to wait. They have a lovely camp store right by the beach with all kinds of goodies. Miles of hiking trails and on the weekend activities every couple hours for the kids. Love this place!
Scout
The lady that runs this place is hands down the reason this park is so great . I come here every year for the past 6 years an for the 2020 season i plan on a 3 month lot rental
ScoutA fantastic state park to enjoy the view of the river, bonfires and meet people. They also have a range for archery, and firearms. The park was kept clean. A group of friends camped on Mother's Day weekend and we all had a great time even with the rain, breaking inall our new trailers.
ScoutNice quick weekend retreat campground. Cement pads, water, and electric. Loop C is spacious with some trees
RangerI have stayed at this park in the past, but feel my review could have been a little deeper. I have to start out by saying, I love this campground. I love that it is near the water and that it has paved pads in the south part of the campground. I love that it is near a town that has pretty much everything you need (restaurants, groceries, bars, lighthouses, etc). I can honestly say that this park is my top ten of campgrounds in the State of Michigan campgrounds that I have been to.
Here is the deeper review. There are two sections to this campground. The northern section seems to be the louder section and the southern section seems to be the more laid back quiet section. We have only ever stayed in the south section, but we always ride our bikes to the north second. The south section has more of a woodsy outdoor feel while the north section has more of an open space, smaller lots, crowded feel. It depends on what type of camper you are as to where you will want to camp. I have to say that if I were with a group of friends or family, I would probably book the northern part as it does have more of an upbeat party feel, but for the most part, there are just two of us that camp. Both sections have access to the beach, but the northern section is closer to the beach. The Northern section also has a camp store, which I have never seen at a state of Michigan campground. The store has absolutely everything! They have milk, eggs, bread, buns, bug spray, postcards, toys, and ice cream. I made several trips to the store and the ladies working were very friendly!
The first day that we rode our bikes to the store, there was a little tiff between a couple campers and one of the men came into the store and asked for the park ranger to come to their site. It appears that the man who was camped behind the man’s lot had several kids on their site and those kids kept cutting through the campsite to walk to the beach and the store. I did not stick around to see what happened, but when we rode our bikes back a few days later, they were still there.
I have to say that the northern side has TONS of children. If you have kids or do not mind kids running around everywhere, this is the side for you! If you want peace and quiet, stay in the south section!
Let’s talk about the dump station. This is one of the weirdest dump stations I have seen at a state park. When you pull into the park, the south campground is to the right, just beyond the check in building, but the north section is about half mile or so north, on the right. The dump station is at the north campground and to get to it, you have to enter the north campground and drive all the way through it, come back out, and then go to the dump station! It is the weirdest set up ever. I guess you could skip going through the north campground and just head to the dump station, but that means you would be cutting in line! There are two bays, but I feel like this is the only park that I have had to wait at! I am not sure if it is because the park is always full or if people here are just slow at dumping their tanks! LOL. If you are considering staying in the North Section, you may not want to stay in 83-110 as those are on the path that all the RV’s take to the dump station.
The bathhouse in the northern park is the typical State of MI campground, however the bathhouse in the southern campground is the older style.
This state park is right on Lake Huron and if you are interested in watching freighters, bring a chair and binoculars, and sit on the beach! This beach is mostly rocks and I have to say that I have found the most Petoskey stones (State of Michigan Stone) and pudding stones (a conglomerate of rocks with jasper sticking onto the rock).
If you like exploring, you can visit Port Huron and drove over to Canada on the Blue Water Bridge or just sit on the boardwalk in PH and watch the freighters drove by. I would definitely stay at this campground again, but I wanted to point out how different the north and south sections feel. Peace and quiet awaits in the south section while loud and cramped camping is at the northern section.
Side note, this campground is ALWAYS busy! When we were there last weekend, we asked at the front bldg. why the website said the campground was full, but there were several openings in the south section. The workers said that they have to upgrade the electrical system this fall on the southern side and they have closed some campsites in the south in order to help with the electricity issue. Apparently, some sites were losing power because there wasn’t enough energy to support all of the lots in the southern side. The northern side was already done.
TravelerWe stayed in area A in a water/electric site. It was a Boo Fest weekend. Lots of socially distanced activities for the kids and a scavenger hunt (finding clues on signs in park to solve a mystery). There 26 miles of bike trails and hiking. Many in park are paved. Also a disc golf course. Sites in our area were spacious.
Park was clean, guests well behaved, staff helpful. We will be back
GuideThis is a great family campground. I’ve only stayed in section D with my tent. It is heavily wooded and I don’t see my neighbors in section D. Cell phone tower is close by. We especially enjoy the intermediate level mountain bike trails. Showers are hot. Lots of deer to see at dusk.
GuideYou get electric, period. Dump station available, potable water available there, as well as various spigots within the park. Beach ok but narrow. Firewood available, with free loaner wagons to get it to your site. I found the west side of the park a lot noisier than the east. The separate south campground was closed for repair, so I can't speak to that. Be aware that in summer, thousands of tentworms will be on virtually every tree, often falling on you when you're sitting around. They get on your awning, so be careful before rolling it up.
TravelerWe had a blast tenting with some friends in September! While the evenings got cool, the fire pits were great, the other campers were all friendly to us, and the facilities were more than adequate. Our site was level and clean. We loved the beach area even though it was too chilly for a swim, the ambiance of smelling campfires while watching the rolling waves crash in was great! Several great places for a hammock as well!
LegendAddison Oaks is a campground that features hiking and mountain biking trails, campground, cabins, disc golf course, and a lake for boating. The campground is RV and tent friendly and offers fire pits/ picnic tables. The trails are well maintained and heavily trafficked.
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