Best Cabin Camping near Dowling, MI

Several cabin rentals are available at campgrounds within driving distance of Dowling, Michigan. Fort Custer Recreation Area offers comfortable cabins with electric hookups among its accommodation options, situated on spacious, naturally divided sites within a wooded setting. "The sites are large, lots of old growth trees so you don't feel like you're in a parking lot," noted one visitor. Michawana Campground provides cabin accommodations with water and electrical hookups in a lakeside setting, while Welcome Woods Family Campground features cabins with picnic tables and fire rings near a lake with fishing access. Most cabins include basic furnishings with varying levels of amenities depending on the specific campground.

Rustic and deluxe cabins are both available, depending on the location. Fort Custer operates year-round while other facilities like Welcome Woods and Michawana have seasonal availability, typically opening from April or May through October. Many cabins are pet-friendly, though specific policies vary by location. Reservations are essential, particularly during summer months when cabins book quickly. A visitor to Michawana Campground mentioned that "staff is super friendly and accommodating, lots of stuff to do if you have kids and most of it is free." Tyler Creek and Cold Brook County Park also offer cabin options with electric hookups and picnic tables.

Most cabins include beds but require visitors to bring their own linens, towels, and toiletries. Camp stores are available at several locations, including Michawana and Welcome Woods, providing basic supplies and firewood. Visitors should check specific amenities before booking as bathroom facilities vary significantly between locations. Some cabins have direct access to showers and modern bathrooms, while others rely on vault toilets or outhouses. Kitchen facilities typically include fire rings or grills for outdoor cooking, though some may offer additional amenities. Proximity to lakes provides fishing and swimming opportunities at many cabin locations, with some offering boat, kayak and canoe rentals for guests.

Best Cabin Sites Near Dowling, Michigan (37)

    1. Fort Custer Recreation Area

    44 Reviews
    Augusta, MI
    14 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."

    2. Michawana Campground

    6 Reviews
    Cloverdale, MI
    7 miles
    Website
    +1 (269) 623-3035

    $32 - $80 / night

    "Campground is clean and kept up and all sites have water and electrical. Not all have full hookups though so make sure you are booking full hookup if you need it."

    "We put our tent up on the hill tucked back up in the woods. Shade from the start!"

    3. Welcome Woods Family Campground

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

    $35 - $45 / night

    "Close to home but feels “up north”. They offer both rustic and water and electric sites. This is a family campground and my kids loved the playground!"

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

    4. Hidden Ridge RV Resort, A Sun RV Resort

    10 Reviews
    Wayland, MI
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (269) 672-9196

    $50 - $70 / night

    "This park is very big. Seems to have a lot of seasonal campers there but still spots for the vacationers too. The pool was nice, and the playground very fun for kids."

    "This park always finds away to having something fun for the kids to do."

    5. Tyler Creek

    8 Reviews
    Freeport, MI
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (616) 868-6751

    $28 - $50 / night

    "Weekend golf cart rentals for 90 bucks which is a steal!"

    "Recently, I inherited a pop up camper and chose this place to be my first location to try it out. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. Our site was nice with electric and water hookups."

    6. Cold Brook County Park

    4 Reviews
    Galesburg, MI
    19 miles
    Website
    +1 (269) 746-4270

    "29 campsites pretty close together with old growth trees interspersed around the campground. Fishing pier and boating, playground area, and beach. No longer has primitive camping."

    "Paying for a pass gets you in other nice county parks. The Kzoo city parks are nice and free, but sometimes you run into folks who don’t follow the rules. Loud music, smoking weed etc."

    7. Indian Valley Campground & Canoe Livery

    4 Reviews
    Caledonia, MI
    20 miles
    Website
    +1 (616) 891-8579

    "great sites, some with electric, they even have a few cabins for rent. Indoor pool and mini golf for the kids."

    "Keep in mind when booking that many of the sites don’t have on site water!

    They do have lots of weird & small fees.. so keep that in mind also."

    8. Hungry Horse Campground

    7 Reviews
    Wayland, MI
    29 miles
    Website
    +1 (616) 681-9836

    "Multiple playgrounds, toddler pool and regular pool, jump pad, and lots of room to run around."

    "Cute little campground in a small town in Dorr, Michigan. Lots of activities, swimming, wagon rides, jump pad, and more. Facilities were fairly clean and easily accessible."

    10. TriPonds Family Camp Resort

    11 Reviews
    Allegan, MI
    34 miles
    Website
    +1 (269) 673-4740

    "Cabins and cottages are great (book early) nice RV sites. On-site food is really good compared to most."

    "Kids enjoyed fishing, mini-golf, jump pad, & play ground. There were 2 ponds for fishing. They had a bass fishing tournament Saturday and the winner won a free ice cream, which my son loved."

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Cabin Reviews near Dowling, MI

175 Reviews of 37 Dowling Campgrounds


  • R. B.
    Jun. 25, 2018

    Kal-Haven Outpost

    Great place to bike to, spacious cabins, amazing staff

    A group of us bike from Kalamazoo to South Haven every year using the Kal-Haven trail. We usually tent camp but tried a cabin here this year. It was the perfect option as the campground is right off the trail. They provide linens and have basic supplies (including firewood that they will deliver to your cabin) right at the general store. We also met a group that had hiked in to the primative sites and were using the trail to train for the Appalachian Trail. Everything is well-made and maintained, and the staff is friendly and helpful (they even let us check-in early when we biked in ahead of schedule). Highly recommend for those looking for a place close to the trail and to South Haven. The cabins have three queen beds and a sofa sleeper so they can comfortably hold up to eight people (we had five in our group and I never felt crowded). There's a large table inside and two chairs on the porch. There's also a large picnic table outside, a fire pit, and a grill. They are hoping to expand and add cabins sized for couples in the near future.

  • Olivia S.
    Jul. 20, 2020

    Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp Resort-South Haven, MI

    This is my top pick for South Haven

    Although this campground has great amenities, a pool, clean showers, and good sites/cabins, it is hard to book. If you know you are going to come to this area and camp, you need to book it a while in advance. I have used a pop-up and there was good space between campers. When I tent camped, we had a great spot near the cafe, the showers are amazing over there, they are more secluded. Our tent spot had electric, water, picnic table and fire ring. We camped on the grass and there is gravel to park your car. This campground is a perfect place to stay when visiting surrounding towns and going to the beach.

    Don’t forget to go to Sherman’s!!

    There was a forecast or rain, don’t mind the tarp

  • debe K.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 1, 2021

    Cold Brook County Park

    Nice little county park!

    29 campsites pretty close together with old growth trees interspersed around the campground. Fishing pier and boating, playground area, and beach. No longer has primitive camping. Some hiking trails...short. is next to a busy road, so traffic all night. Staff was great! Showers and bathrooms cleaned multiple times a day. Pet friendly. Would stay here again!

  • Wailym C.
    Sep. 9, 2024

    East Lake Camping

    Great Hospitality

    Nice and cozy little campground in the middle of beautiful rolling farmlands. First time passing through and found it conveniently located within 40 mins of Holland and Saugatuck without needing to get on the highway. The woman at check in was extremely courteous and helpful. We stayed 2 nights over the weekend. Most people here are seasonal, occupying almost all the lakefront sites. We may have seen one lakefront available for renters. Everyone was polite, friendly and quiet after quiet hours. The sites are very small, not much privacy, but well kept. There are more spacious sites available on the upper grassy loop. Well kept grounds throughout with beautiful flowers. The bathrooms were wonderful with great hot water and water pressure. Pretty lake with swimming beach and playground lovely for day use. We would stay again. We stayed with 34’ camper inner lakefront.  I did share a picture of waterfront sites, the one vacant spot is the only site available to rent right now.  The rest are seasonal.

  • K
    Aug. 11, 2018

    Waffle Farm Campground

    Great campground. Clean. Great people. Stocked camp store. Entertainment.

    Pet friendly. Great camp store. Clean campground. Nice beach. Beautiful!!

  • Melissa L.
    Jul. 24, 2022

    Tyler Creek

    Give them at least a weekend!

    Campground is small but got to know owners just recently purchased last year and are on the uphill of making this a great little place. Great customer service and friendly faces. Other families we met at the pool were super friendly and inviting like we had been coming here for years. Bathrooms, crafts shed and such are a little run down but again optimistic that this new family will do great things. Weekend golf cart rentals for 90 bucks which is a steal! Also the clubhouse for the golf course has a little common area with games and tv plus the bar makes great and cheap drinks which is a fun things for the adults to do! Great little family park, quiet and small but worth at least a weekend!

  • Beth H.
    Jul. 22, 2021

    Hidden Ridge RV Resort, A Sun RV Resort

    Large RV resort!

    We had a great time camping at Hidden Ridge. Amenities were great, everything well kept and clean. This park is very big. Seems to have a lot of seasonal campers there but still spots for the vacationers too. The pool was nice, and the playground very fun for kids. Sunday morning they have Cinnamon Roll delivery to your campsite! Only a couple of negatives to report there isn’t much close the the campground at all. Like the closest gas station is 15 miles. Not really any fast food restaurants either. Obviously not a deal breaker, but just something to be prepared for. And there is a snack bar at the campground, but for other things you’ll have to go further out. Second, I found it odd the there isn’t trash pickup at the site. And the only trash bin we could find was at the entrance of the grounds (which was quite a distance from 241 our site). Just seems places this big and at this price range offer trash pick up at the site. Again, not a deal breaker but just a nuisance I guess. Would definitely recommend and would return to stay if in the area.

  • Dixie P.
    Aug. 10, 2018

    Indian Valley Campground & Canoe Livery

    Great location and tons of fun, well priced!

    IIndian Valley Campground is right on the thorn apple river! great sites, some with electric, they even have a few cabins for rent. Indoor pool and mini golf for the kids. A small onsite store, but not to far of a drive if you need a grocery store or other amenities. They are also very affordable for canoe and kayak rental. Great place to go!

  • B
    Jul. 22, 2020

    Kal-Haven Outpost

    Clean and easily accessible

    This campground is like a small wide open field. The staff was super friendly, and the grounds and bathhouse were very well kept and clean. There wasn’t much too it, the site included a picnic table and fire ring (like most do). We were in the tent sites.


Guide to Dowling

Cabin camping near Dowling, Michigan offers a perfect blend of nature and comfort, allowing you to enjoy the great outdoors without sacrificing the conveniences of home.

Enjoy Fishing and Water Activities

  • Rockeys Campground is situated on a chain of five lakes, making it an ideal spot for fishing enthusiasts and water sports lovers.
  • Tyler Creek provides easy access to nearby rivers for kayaking and canoeing, perfect for a day of adventure on the water.
  • Cold Brook County Park features a swimming beach and fishing pier, allowing for a fun-filled day by the water.

Cabin Camping Prices

  • Prices for cabin camping can range from $50 to $150 per night, depending on the amenities and location.
  • Hidden Ridge RV Resort offers cabins with various features, making it a great choice for families looking for comfort.
  • Fort Custer Recreation Area provides cabin options that cater to different budgets, ensuring a cozy stay in nature.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is the most popular cabin campsite near Dowling, MI?

According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular cabin campground near Dowling, MI is Fort Custer Recreation Area with a 4.3-star rating from 44 reviews.

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