Best RV Parks & Resorts near Big Bay, MI

Recent RV Reviews in Big Bay

233 Reviews of 38 Big Bay Campgrounds

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  Oli

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 18, 2024

  Country Village RV Park

  Good

  Whether you’re here for a quick stop or a longer stay, Solar Country Village RV Park offers a comfortable base for your Upper Peninsula adventures.

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  Oli

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 18, 2024

  Perkins Park & Campground

  Good

  Many campers have enjoyed the swimming beach and the nearby boat launch, making it easy to get out on the water. Solar  As one happy camper noted,“The beach area for swimming in Lake Independence is nice with a pavilion, volleyball, and ping pong nearby.”

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  Oli

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 18, 2024

  Superior Times

  Nice

  For those looking to explore, Solar Superior Times is conveniently located near Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, offering stunning views and hiking opportunities.

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  Geena B.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 10, 2024

  Hancock Recreation Area Beach & Campground

  Nice spacious spots

  Hancock campground has LOTS of RV sites as well as some really nicely hidden/shaded tent spots. You can walk down to the beach as well as some hiking trails nearby down the road. Also, it’s about a 33 minute walk to some restaurants and shops in town. Clean, heated restrooms. As of October 2024 when im writing this, their dryer is out of order, so laundry unavailable. Campground attendant is very nice as well

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  Barry E.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 6, 2024

  Marquette Tourist Park Campground

  Nice clean park

  Nice smaller CG. Not a lot of privacy between sites, lots of mature trees throughout the park. Nice clean shower houses.

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  kevin F.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 12, 2024

  Van Riper State Park Campground

  Campers beware

  Van Riper State park has very unlevel sites with no water and 30 amp service. Unacceptable with today’s campers. Time to update Michigan

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  Robert M.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 1, 2024

  Marquette Tourist Park Campground

  Quiet, Well maintained, campground

  Came to town for Blues Fest. Basically, just slept there. Grounds were well maintained as was the restrooms and showers. Met the staff every morning finishing their daily cleaning. Showers had plenty of hot water. Has a family rest room and shower with changing table and handicap accessible shower in addition to men and women restroom/showers. Had lots of shady campsites. Sites have electric but no water hook-ups, picnic table and firepit. Has WIFI, and I had no problem using my Verizon service.

  Park has a day beach on a small adjacent lake. Campground bit more populated than campgrounds where I normally stay, but quiet. Also has access to numerous biking opportunities. Well suited for family camping. Didn't encounter any insect problems.

  I was there Labor Day weekend. My site cost $40. per night which was a bit more than I'm used to spending but I was surprised to even get reservation so close to a holiday weekend.  

  Check-in is at 3:00, You can check-in early for an additional $10. fee, Checkout is at noon.

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  Micheal S.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 20, 2024

  Van Riper State Park Campground

  Great campgeound

  We are not a big state park fan as, in Michigan, there are very close sites and tons of noise. This one was relatively quiet. The site were the standard Michigan close but the campgeound was t full and there many options to choose from. The lake is real nice and the beach area is clean, spacious and it has a general store that has firewood for sale. We first reserved a rustic site, then changed to an electrical hook up site after arriving. The ranger was very accomodating.

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  Jenni C.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 18, 2024

  Farquar-Metsa Tourist Park

  Well Kept Campground

  This reservation only campground was well kept and close to amenities in Gwinn like their city park and diners. The full hookup sites were well marked but not a lot of shade and septic hook up was far back. There is a dump site on premise so we utilized that. Tent sites are well shaded and secluded from each other. Tenants were amazing and hiking trails were beautiful. The weather was too cold to swim but the beach area would be nice with warmer weather.

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  Kim E.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 13, 2024

  L'Anse Township Park & Campground

  Peaceful getaway for us and the dogs.

  We come up every year for the meteor shower, and every stay is a great one. New shower rooms, and huge dog park are awesome!

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  Stephanie W.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 4, 2024

  Van Riper State Park Campground

  Serenaded by snoring

  I’m a very simple camper used to having space and quiet…this was not the best time to pass through for an overnight. I arrived and the campground was so loud with people and kids shouting. There is zero privacy (they pack you in) so be sure to get a spot along the edge where you’ll at least have trees. I was very surprised and grateful how respectful everyone was of the quiet hrs…other than snoring and some traffic it was quiet. On a positive, the pit toilet was really clean and spacious. And the ranger at check in was so nice.

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  danny H.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 11, 2024

  Brasswire Campground

  Brasswire Campground

  Quiet rustic campground located on the RAMBA Mountain Bike Trail System

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  Brian M.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 8, 2024

  Gitche Gumee RV Park & Campground

  BEWARE of owner!

  Beware! I booked this campground over a year ago. I had to change plans due to family matter which prevented us from visiting this campground. I spoke with Jeff in October and he said not an issue and would refund my money. After multiple phone calls, he still hasnt refunded my money. He is now refusing to take my calls. Jeff is a liar, cheat and dishonest owner that shouldnt be trusted. If he turns this problem around I will update. We visited Gitche Gumee RV Park, no overnight stay. UPDATE: Jeff still refuses to talk to me. He is the worst Campground owner I have come across in my 3 1/2 yrs of full timing.

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  Kat P.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 4, 2024

  Baraga State Park Campground

  Camp sites are WAY too close together

  I can hear my neighbors talking at their campsite from mine. We are packed in here like sardines.

  Beautiful area, though. Caught a rainbow just as we were setting up camp. And they had wood and ice.

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  Jeff A.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 24, 2024

  Superior Times

  A lot of work needs to be done

  Looks Like this, Campground has been remodeling for years. A lot of kids won’t need a lot of work. Do you only reason we stayed was for a shower But the shower design was small and water everywhere

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  Rick

  Scout

  

  Nov. 27, 2023

  Hancock Recreation Area Beach & Campground

  Good location for base camp

  City run operation. Close to downtown Hancock. A few sites right along the canal. Variety of site configurations - from remote tent pads to open areas that permit families to set up camp units close together. Limited sites that have sewer, water, and/or electric.

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  Rick

  Scout

  

  Nov. 27, 2023

  Van Riper State Park Campground

  Nice Park

  Older well established state park. Has high usage in summer. Being older, many lots in modern area are close together. Decent restroom/shower building. Poor wifi reception.

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  Laura M.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 7, 2023

  Big Erics Bridge State Forest Campground

  Nice but too expensive

  We ended up at this campground sort of on accident- it’s way out of the way and the road there isn’t the most pleasant (it’s mostly paved but in very poor shape). There was absolutely nobody there, other than day use visitors to the creek. 

  Lots of bugs attacking us as we walked around. 

  No trash service here- pack out your trash please. 

  This is a state campground, but it feels like a standard USFS campground. It’s a self pay situation, no host or rangers nearby. Being that it’s a state campground, you pay the $20 camp fee, and then another $11 per day state park fee (unless you have the $39 annual pass). The state park fee feels like a money grab in situations like this. I can see if there’s an actual state park with other activities and facilities that are connected to the campground, but this is literally just a campground, with no amenities other than a vault toilet. Hmph. $31/night is way, way too much for what you get here. 

  Zero cell service in this entire area. The road got worse driving east across the bridge past this campground, so if you are like us and wanted to take the scenic route along the coast to Marquette, I’d recommend not doing that unless you have a beefy vehicle and don’t mind all the bumps.

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  Shane D.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 9, 2023

  Hancock Recreation Area Beach & Campground

  Great little campground on the edge of town

  Very nice place, well set up. It was super hot so the bathroom floors were sweating and wet But over all clean.

  If you don’t have water it’s a bit of a pain but onboard tanks or jugs are doable.

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  RickySan

  Scout

  

  Sep. 5, 2023

  Rippling Rivers RV Resort

  So beautiful!

  A beautiful place. Very valuable for tourism and a great destination.

  @Fun Games

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  thomas V.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 22, 2023

  Hancock Recreation Area Beach & Campground

  Kind of cramped,

  Very convenient to Houghton and rest of Keweenaw Peninsula. But spots are practically on top of one another. Great if you’re camping with kids and friends, but no so great if you’re looking for some quiet.

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  thomas V.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 22, 2023

  L'Anse Township Park & Campground

  Beautiful spot right on Lake Superior

  Stayed on a Wednesday and there was space available but booked solid for weekends. Filled up by 4 pm. Spots are small, side-by-side and no privacy, but they have several spots to watch spectacular sunsets. That was worth the stay.

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  Deb M.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 19, 2023

  L'Anse Township Park & Campground

  Great for an overnight

  This is a small campground, with sites that are somewhat close together. However, there’s a great view of Lake Superior, and the sunset from our site was wonderful. (Site 7) Nice and quiet too. We’d return if we’re in the area again.

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  Rick G.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 14, 2023

  Van Riper State Park Campground

  Nice Park - Wrong Time

  Heading across the upper UP from upper Wisconsin and needed a one night stay to dump tanks, etc. The location was great and the park nice enough. Just happened to be there during the last ‘get the camping in with the kids before school starts’ time of the year. Dump station was fine and suited our needs. Verizon signal good as well. Easy in and out with our 28’ pull behind.

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  mike S.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 12, 2023

  Chocolay River RV & Campgrounds

  Nice campground

  I noticed some real negative comments about this place, and at this time I think this is a pretty decent place to stay. There are no trees for shade, but this is Marquette Michigan, where it’s unusual to get into the 80s during the summertime. The tent sites are down close to the river in or not even visible from the main RV area. If you want to tent camp here, I think those sites would be excellent because they provide a good amount of privacy. I found the lady in the office who registered me to be very pleasant, and I did not notice a bunch of “junk”around the office building.  The water, sewer, drain pipe, and electric hook ups are all in very good condition.  additionally, there is no longer any exposed dirt like you see in some of the pictures on this particular camping app. The grass has grown in just fine.  I would definitely stay here again. 

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  Kelli V.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 12, 2023

  Gitche Gumee RV Park & Campground

  Great experience!

  I called to see if they had room about 3 weeks out. We were just looking for a weekend stay. Everywhere else was booked so I wasn’t hopeful. The owner answered the phone, even gave me a little background about the place- and was happy to take my booking. He accepted my card over the phone without issue. He did not assign us a site until we arrived however which initially made me nervous. But we ended up with a great spot and we were happy. It is nice and wooded through most of the park. There are several buildings onsite that we didn’t get to peek into due to other plans around the area. We will definitely be back! Something to note: we had zero cell service though att. There was internet supplied in the park, but it disappeared the 2nd morning. I inquired on the internet and was told there wasn’t a problem. We will just plan for that next time.

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  Michael B.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 2, 2023

  Lake Linden Village Campground

  Wonderful Campground

  Campground is well laid out. Location is on Torch Lake in the town of Lake Linden MI. Well maintained and friendly campers all around.

  The college town of Houghton, home of Michigan Tech is nearby as well.