Best Glamping near Dimondale, MI

Waterloo Recreation Area and Fort Custer Recreation Area provide distinctive glamping accommodations near Dimondale, Michigan. Waterloo features yurts at both the Sugarloaf Modern campground and Green Lake Rustic campground, offering a blend of comfort and wilderness experience. Fort Custer complements these options with its own yurt accommodations set among wooded sites that provide natural privacy. These canvas structures typically include comfortable beds, electricity, and heating options for year-round enjoyment. The glamping sites are situated on spacious lots with fire pits and picnic tables, allowing guests to enjoy outdoor living with added comfort. One visitor noted, "We stayed in the Southfork Rustic Cabin at the end of Feb and it was lovely much needed get away. The cabin was semi modern (solar lighting) but only a wood stove for heat."

The surrounding recreation areas provide extensive trail networks ideal for hiking, mountain biking, and wildlife viewing. Waterloo Recreation Area connects to multiple lakes where glampers can enjoy kayaking, fishing, and swimming during warmer months. At Fort Custer, the beach area offers a welcome respite after exploring the miles of wooded trails. Pinckney Recreation Area, another glamping destination in the region, provides access to the Waterloo-Pinckney Trail for more adventurous excursions. Winter visitors can experience a different side of these glamping accommodations with seasonal activities like cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. According to a camper, "The sites are generously sized, with room to stretch out. There isn't much privacy between sites, with a few exceptions, but this campsite is so quiet and well-behaved that it didn't end up mattering much. The lack of cover between sites gave everyone a nice view of the lake from our tents on our inland sites, which was beautiful."

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Best Glamping Sites Near Dimondale, Michigan (24)

    1. Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground

    32 Reviews
    Ovid, MI
    24 miles
    Website
    +1 (800) 447-2757

    $25 - $101 / night

    "Walk-in site F was literally the perfect campsite."

    "The walk from the parking lot to the site was a bit of a hike but it was nice to be near the lake and not a bunch of cars. Great fire pit and place to place tents."

    2. Fort Custer Recreation Area

    43 Reviews
    Augusta, MI
    41 miles
    Website
    +1 (269) 731-4200

    "Another great camping experience, site 210 has an amazing trail that leads directly to the showers at one end and at the other path went directly to running water, plus only a couple of yards from a great"

    "This meant a longer walk to the restrooms and showers. On the other hand, we were right across from an access trail to the blue hiking trail. Each site has a picnic table and fire pit."

    3. Ionia State Recreation Area — Ionia Recreation Area

    15 Reviews
    Ionia, MI
    32 miles
    Website
    +1 (616) 527-3750

    $24 / night

    "Bathrooms/showers need upgrading . Sites are good size and paved. Our fire pit needs repair. The top is gone so no ledge to put cooking utensils on. Our site number was not reasable."

    "There is a disc golf course, mountain bike trail, equestrian trails, hiking trails, a beautiful no wake lake perfect for swimming, kayaking, or fishing.   "

    4. Bruin Lake Campground — Pinckney Recreation Area

    19 Reviews
    Gregory, MI
    34 miles
    Website
    +1 (734) 426-4913

    $27 - $46 / night

    "There is a new large playground structure and nice but short paved path for kids to bike or scooter around."

    "The staff kept noise and other stupidity tamped down. They say quiet time is all the time, and I love that.

    Typical MI state park, sites are electric (30a and/or 50a) only."

    5. Blind Lake Rustic Campground — Pinckney Recreation Area

    18 Reviews
    Gregory, MI
    36 miles
    Website
    +1 (734) 426-4913

    $17 / night

    "We hiked right in and setup camp. This place only allows camping for one night as it's considered a pass-through campground."

    "I hiked the Potawatomi trail this weekend to get to my reservation site #2 on Blind Lake."

    6. Waterloo Sugarloaf Modern — Waterloo Recreation Area

    14 Reviews
    Chelsea, MI
    34 miles
    Website
    +1 (734) 475-8307

    "There is electrical on each site and is mostly a place for campers and RVs. There are fire pits and picnic tables at each site."

    "The cabin was semi modern (solar lighting) but only a wood stove for heat. Small kitchen unit with table for eating."

    7. Bishop Lake Campground

    28 Reviews
    Brighton, MI
    42 miles
    Website
    +1 (810) 229-6566

    $17 - $90 / night

    "Bathhouse is always clean, staff is always smiling! Harvest festival during the month of October is our family’s favorite tradition!"

    "Campground Review:

    Bishop Lake is a great campground located in the middle of the Brighton Rec Area. The upper and lower campgrounds are both modern, with every site including electric."

    8. Green Lake Rustic Campground — Waterloo Recreation Area

    14 Reviews
    Chelsea, MI
    35 miles
    Website
    +1 (734) 475-8307

    "We were on sites 5 and 3. Both sites seemed larger then most suburban house lots. Site 5 had a decent view of the lake, Site 3 had odd fire pit placement under 2 trees."

    "The campsite was listed as ‘full’ when we arrived, so I was glad we took the extra step.

    The sites are generously sized, with room to stretch out."

    9. Welcome Woods Family Campground

    6 Reviews
    Hastings, MI
    32 miles
    Website
    +1 (269) 945-2803

    $35 - $45 / night

    "Friendly owners, great hiking trails, great lake access, and good prices in the convenience store at the front of the park as well."

    "Playgrounds, Lake, dump station, well stocked store, some shaded sites, clean bathrooms by the store, pit toilets throughout the campground."

    10. Maple River Campground

    3 Reviews
    Pewamo, MI
    30 miles
    Website
    +1 (989) 981-6792

    "September 9th 2017 I hosted a Kayak/Canoe trip and we used this location for our landing and camping. It was a great little location that even had some river side cabins you could rent."

    "We were on site 6, and there was plenty of space! We were able to park the camper with the door facing the river. It was great for fishing, and our dogs had a great time too."

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  • D
    Jul. 19, 2018

    Bishop Lake Campground

    Great for family fun!

    Great campground. Bathhouse is always clean, staff is always smiling! Harvest festival during the month of October is our family’s favorite tradition! Site decorating contest, pumpkin carving competition, family dance party, haunted trail, trick-or-treating and so much more! Lots of trails to hike, all camping season long. Great fire pits and very spacious sites. Host site often has scavenger hunts and bird watching hikes for the kids.

  • Ryan M.
    Oct. 9, 2019

    Blind Lake Rustic Campground — Pinckney Recreation Area

    Rustic, beautiful views

    We got lucky with our site right on the water and the temperature was nice and cool so we did not have to deal with any bugs. We hiked right in and setup camp. This place only allows camping for one night as it's considered a pass-through campground. There is a decently clean outhouse(it appears to be cleaned daily by DNR staff), and each site has its own fire pit. The views are wonderful and the surrounding sites appeared to be enjoying themselves as well. Our site, B6, was equipped with a table, bench, and a fire pit. From what I could tell no other sites had a bench; fire pit and table only. We found another place to park which allowed us to cut down on our hike time because I was not about that 4 miles+ life. Our hike was maybe 15, 20 minutes tops. If staying on the water is not your jam, there were places at a higher elevation to try. There is also a fresh water pump. No electricity. You must hunt for the wood you want to burn in the pit. No ground fires. A great time!

  • Emma W.
    Jun. 2, 2019

    Bishop Lake Campground

    Ranger Review: Eclipse Equinox Hoodie at Bishop Lake Campground

    Campground Review:

    Bishop Lake is a great campground located in the middle of the Brighton Rec Area. The upper and lower campgrounds are both modern, with every site including electric. There are two rustic campgrounds as well down the road. When we went to go get a campsite (you can reserve online for an $8 fee) they told us that the upper campground would be the better choice, due to the heavy rain that had come through earlier. It was the perfect choice! Our campsite was spacious, with a few pine trees for shade. If you have a hammock, the outer edge of campsites would be perfect. Only downside to our campsite was the distance between the picnic table and the fire pit. The bathrooms and showers are in the lower campground, but it’s a 5 minute walk or 30sec drive to them. They were clean, stocked with toilet paper and the showers were warm. There’s a ton of hiking trails, a boat launch and boat rental, as well as the beach and inflatable water park. Overall a great little nature spot in the middle of the Brighton area.

    Gear Review: As a ranger for The Dyrt, I sometimes get sent awesome gear that I could use and try for my upcoming trip. This time I got to try the equinox hoodie from Eclipse Sun Products (https://eclipseglove.com/collections/all-eclipse-sun-products/products/equinox-hoodie-beach-cover-up). This hoodie is super super lightweight, and the open sides allow for a nice breeze on hot days. Of course, their main feature is the 50+ UPF fabric used in not just the hoodie, but all of Eclipses sun products. I am a melanoma survivor, so having something lightweight, but protective, is so great. It’s one size fits all, and while it fits me great at 5’5, I have also heard from other taller people that it fits them great as well. It does the job well, and while I live in Michigan and it only got to about 75°, I could feel it keeping the sun off my skin. Totally recommend the equinox hoodie!!

  • Sarah B.
    Aug. 12, 2023

    Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground

    Absolutely great time!

    Walk-in site F was literally the perfect campsite. Fully secluded (except a few curious hikers who stopped in around lunchtime), easy 1 mile walk from parking lot, can kayak right up to it on the calm lake, hammock posts, picnic table, fire pit, gorgeous night sky views. A+ and 10/10

  • Rebekah J.
    Aug. 13, 2023

    Green Lake Rustic Campground — Waterloo Recreation Area

    Great Site

    We stayed the weekend at greenlake rustic, the access road into the Campground is a nice 1/2 ish mile in.  We were on sites 5 and 3. Both sites seemed larger then most suburban house lots. Site 5 had a decent view of the lake, Site 3 had odd fire pit placement under 2 trees. Even though the sites were large they didn't have much for privacy in between sites.

    Overall, it was a quiet stay. The freeway is on the other side of the lake, but it didn't bother us. At night it was like white noise.

    The Campground has a small boat dock, no swimming area. We checked out half moon lake, wasn't really impressed, was told sugarloaf but its only for sugarloaf campers.  We were then directed to Portage lake beach, which was a larger beach but it was really silty.

    Green lakes vault toilets had nice motion sensor lights in them. The hand pump took a long time to get going.

    We went on both east and west sides of the waterloo-pickney trail, located off the Campground access road. I believe it was the west trail after Cassidy road we experienced some steep inclines.

    We also were able to see some awesome stars at night

    FYI sugarloaf and portage both have firewood for sale $6.

  • Z
    Aug. 22, 2023

    Fort Custer Recreation Area

    Another amazing experience!!

    Another great camping experience, site 210 has an amazing trail that leads directly to the showers at one end and at the other path went directly to running water, plus only a couple of yards from a great walking trail.

  • David F.
    Sep. 17, 2018

    Maple River Campground

    Fun Adventure

    September 9th 2017 I hosted a Kayak/Canoe trip and we used this location for our landing and camping. It was a great little location that even had some river side cabins you could rent.

    The amount of nature was overwhelming. Lots of turtles and ducks to be seen.

    The staff was friendly and aviable when needed, was very welcoming as they did live on site. I will be returning to this location.

  • Mike B.
    Sep. 5, 2018

    Waterloo Sugarloaf Modern — Waterloo Recreation Area

    Great Family Campground

    This is a nice place to camp if you dont mind the bigger parks. There is electrical on each site and is mostly a place for campers and RVs. There are fire pits and picnic tables at each site. It is usually easy to get multiple sites next to each other with reservations.

    There is a decent sandy beach here with a playground and volleyball net. Also in the park are some small dirt trails for hiking and biking. There are enough loops here to go for walks as well.

    Most of the sites are in the sun, but there are a few sites with more shade and tree cover.

  • Shannyn W.
    Sep. 8, 2021

    Bishop Lake Campground

    Ehh

    It was alright. Our neighbors across from us had 30 kids using one fire pit. (They had 6 sites together) and were up past midnight running around. Our fire ring was so close to the road. The bathrooms are pretty far away as there is only one building. The lake and trails were great.


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