Best Glamping near Gladwin, MI

Recent Glamping Reviews near Gladwin, Michigan

115 Reviews of 23 Gladwin Campgrounds

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  Edmund P.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 25, 2020

  South Higgins Lake State Park Campground

  Beautiful Park

  One of my favorite parks in Michigan. Beautiful beaches and always a fun week during Harvest Fest!

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  Stephanie C.

  Ranger

  

  May. 11, 2017

  Bay City State Park Campground

  Nice and big

  I have camped here for years and really like it. The park is huge and there are lots of places to ride your bike. It's a typical Michigan state campground, not much different. Nice bathrooms and big lots.

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  Jessika A.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 11, 2017

  Devoe Lake Rustic Campround — Rifle River Recreation Area

  Backyard Beauty

  This here is one of my favorite campgrounds in Michigan. The facilities are clean and kept up. All access to trails, lakes and the river are close and easy to get to. Great location to bring family and pets.

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  Geo D.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 19, 2021

  Luzerne Express Campground & RV

  Do not go to this campground if you are expecting a good time.

  This is one of the worst campgrounds I have ever been to. The bathrooms and showers close at 10pm, and the restrooms themselves are nasty, the showers cost $2 (in quarters) for 6 minutes of lukewarm water, the locals are hostile to unfamiliar faces, and to top it off, the rental ATVs and dirt track to ride them on is o ly separated from the campsites by a board fence, so expect to hear all kinds of small engines zipping by at all hours. The RV trailers for rental are all used trailers circa 1995 and "refurbished", which entails a quick coat of interior paint and laminate flooring screwed to the floors with drywall screws. Guests who have rented the RV trailers are instructed to not use the showers in their trailers. Absolutely not worth the money, would rate 0 stars if I could. If you are looking for a camping experience that puts you in the heart of upper Michigan redneck territory, this is the place for you. If you want a good experience, look elsewhere.

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  Tracy A.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 4, 2022

  Wilson State Park Campground

  Terrible

  Very very small cramped sites right on top of each other. Campground is in the middle of the town on a main highway the noise was horrible. People were coming in at all hours of the night and partying and loud noise was going on until early morning hours. 0 park supervision and the grounds and bathroom were disgusting. Will not stay here again.

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  Dj W.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 19, 2023

  Wilson State Park Campground

  Nice "In town" campground

  Unfortunately, it's bordered on 2 sides by 2 major roads, Old 27 and Townline Lake Rd, and Harrison is loaded with people who think "no exhaust" equals "cool car", and are happy to show you just how big a POS they have while driving by the campground, several times a day...For no apparent reason....

  Fair week will suck. Loud, crowded, just not fun in my mind. I avoid town on holidays and fair week, you should too.

  Yes, some spots are smaller than others, so be honest about your rig length when booking. Many sites are rather large, like 97, but severely sloped, also like 97... Others are flat, small, and your camper is right near the road (I forget the site numbers, but on the circle drive across from 97).

  Power at sites, water at posts in the area. Clean place for the most part. Paved roads. A few are full hookup. Those are in a row by the playground. All in all, typical state park...

  Varying topography. Very low sites on the West edge, side nearest Old 27, far South end it is higher, sloped, can be cramped to get into for newbs. One spot in the corner, the very Northeast corner camp spot, is low, and flood prone during rain.

  Didn't use the facilities. That's why I bought a camper, and I use it. GF says they were decent.

  Beach is ok. Can tie up a few boats to trees nearby. Bathrooms at beach as well.

  Not my number one go to spot, unless I'm looking to just get out of the house for the weekend and not leave town. It's $62 total for 2 nights, so it's cheap. Plus it's 6 minutes from home. Still kinda feels like we're flatlanders, but no traffic worries on the trip home🤣.

  We had no issues with traffic in the park. Everyone drove slow when we were there. No loud parties, either.

  FOOD TIP: Walk over to Steve's county market, just a 5 min walk North, and get the fried chicken. Get there before 5:30 or 6:00, I forget when they stop frying. Lots of other lip smacking grub there as well.

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  Scott P.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 2, 2023

  Wilson State Park Campground

  Wow, have they improved this camp

  Showers and Rest Rooms have been updated and were well taken care of. The park rangers were extremely friendly and helpful. We are newbies, but if this is what rving is like, we will definitely be enjoying it.

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  Heather Q.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 1, 2019

  Wilson State Park Campground

  Large State Park Across From Fairgrounds

  The campsites are very close together. However, the bathroom/shower facilities were in good condition. They even had two handicap accessible showers. The campsites next to the road can be a little loud with road noise. The fairgrounds are across the street as well, so if there is an event going on, wear your ear plugs! The small beach can be crowded toward the afternoon, so stake out a spot early! The campground was clean, and the staff were visible throughout the facility.

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  Edmund P.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 25, 2020

  Wilson State Park Campground

  Quick Trip Destination

  Decent park but could use some major upgrades to the facilities. We like to use this park as a quick trip because there is normal availability even during peak times.

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  Lydia T.

  Legend

  

  Jun. 23, 2024

  Wilson State Park Campground

  Great State Park Campground

  The ONLY issue I had with this campground was that it's on a busy road. The campground is beautiful and very clean with a great swim area, cute playground, and newer shower houses.

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  Mikayla H.

  Scout

  

  May. 15, 2019

  River View Campground & Canoe Livery

  Always beautiful

  I love this campground. We go annually for a women’s camping trip. It’s always beautiful and relaxing. I would always suggest it as a camping spot!

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  Megan W.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 8, 2019

  River View Campground & Canoe Livery

  Always fun

  This is a fun camp with lots of stuff to do. Nothing like grabbing a tube a flowing down the river with friends. Camp sits are close and the bathrooms are cleanish

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  David B.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 11, 2019

  River View Campground & Canoe Livery

  Fun river campground

  Great for tubing and parties

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  Jennifer S.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 25, 2019

  River View Campground & Canoe Livery

  Annual Trip

  Family goes there every year. Campground offers many amenities and with the river right on site there is so much to do. We always go tubing and kayaking. Bathrooms and showers are decent for a campground. Also love that there are a lot of trees to provide shade during the hot days.

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  Phil M.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 12, 2023

  River View Campground & Canoe Livery

  Great Campground For All Ages!

  After following this campground's FB page for years we finally got to visit this summer. It sits along the Rifle River next to Rifle River Campground and Whites Campground. 

  The campground is huge and offers so much! The store up front had everything you probably forgot at home, plus more.

  The bathrooms were always clean when we needed them. The showers were clean, some lacked hanging hooks on the walls. The water was warm immediately, but the push button timer for the shower water made showers kind of annoying (small issue though). 

  Everyone seemed to abide by the noise curfews around 11 pm and it seemed rather quiet through the night given the amount of campers around. The rustic sites along the river in section "N" were very large and spacious spots. Sections L and M seemed to be tightly packed in. 

  The Group camping side is considered the "Adult/Party" area. Nobody was crazy out of hand or anything to that nature, just louder music, drinking, etc.

  There were numerous playground areas, volleyball, horseshoes, and even an arcade area. Although we didn't stay in the Family area it looked very nice. 

  We had a great time at the campground and would 100% stay again.

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  Cindy C.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 1, 2019

  Outdoor Adventures Mount Pleasant Resort

  Go to

  This campground is the best one in their fleet. It is super dog friendly as well. This is our “go to” spot for sure. Love it here and the staff are great.

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  Jake C.

  Legend

  

  Dec. 8, 2023

  Beaver Trail Campground

  Campground with Stocked Fishing Pond

  Jake from the Dyrt here!  Beaver Trail Campground is new and bookable to the Dyrt.  Check them out and share your trip on the Dyrt!

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  Stu E.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 7, 2020

  South Higgins Lake State Park Campground

  Large State Park on a beautiful inland lake.

  This is one of our families favorite places to camp. Higgins lake is beautiful. The water is less than waist deep for about 100 yards out and then drops off to about 90' deep. The water color is amazing when the sun is out. There is a massive boat launch in a protected lagoon. The campground has about 400 sites. There are a few sites with full hook-ups. some of the sites are difficult to get into once you get up into the trees away from the water front.  Getting a site here during the summer can be very difficult. You will want one of the sites closer to the lake.  If you want one of these sites, you will need to be ready to book the site 6 months in advance. There is also a camp store that sells ice cream and homemade pizza.

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  cathyL

  Guide

  

  Jul. 10, 2021

  South Higgins Lake State Park Campground

  Busy, Crowded Campground

  Full transparency—we did not stay at this campground but only drove through it as research for future trips. What we saw on a sunny Saturday in July did not tempt us to return. This is a large state park on a beautiful inland lake. There are several camping areas within the campground, and they are large and wooded. However, sites are packed close together and the campground was wall to wall vehicles. Perhaps this was because it is a popular boating area, and extra vehicles are needed to pull the boats. They are parked in a side parking lot within the campground area. Many RV owners don’t mind being surrounded by other RVs, but if you are a tent camper or drive a small Class B, this might not be for you, at least at the height of the summer season.

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  Jessica .

  Scout

  

  Sep. 1, 2017

  South Higgins Lake State Park Campground

  Our favorite place!

  We spend several weekends at this campground and love it. On holiday weekends we camp further away from the boat launch, as it gets extremely busy! Try to get a full hook up site if you can.....no line to dump on your way out!

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  Mary O.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 11, 2018

  South Higgins Lake State Park Campground

  Beautiful

  Water is very beautiful! Gets very very crowded though. They have a really nice Halloween weekends.

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  Laikyn C.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 21, 2019

  South Higgins Lake State Park Campground

  Friendly people

  Neighbors were very friendly. Had a great time camping here.

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  Sarah B.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 11, 2018

  South Higgins Lake State Park Campground

  Soon to be repeat visitors. Gorgeous lake!

  We stayed in the East loop of the campground and were by the boat launch which was very convenient because we could put in and leave our boat in overnight! There are 2 bathhouses (bathrooms with separate showers), the one bathroom was much nicer than the other. The lake is absolutely gorgeous. Theres another very shallIow lake maybe a mIle down the road that we took oIr kayaks to and was perfect fIr them! We liked the lake and campground so much we booked another weekend for the end of the summer!

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  Kristina P.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 18, 2018

  South Higgins Lake State Park Campground

  beautiful lake, crowded dirty camp

  we love Higgins lake, it’s clear, shallow and great for a family with small children. the campground was crowded, loud, and so dirty.

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  Jami M.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 16, 2019

  South Higgins Lake State Park Campground

  Great place

  Clean beach. Great for boating. Busy camping but awesome lake to be on.

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  J L.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 13, 2024

  South Higgins Lake State Park Campground

  Great campground but you cant reserve a spot

  Well, the campground is old. Everything works very well. The sites are decent size. They’re plenty of small playgrounds throughout the campground. The beach is amazing the views awesome however when it comes to booking, it’s impossible to get a spot somehow they’re already booked before they even allowed to be booked and it’s every good spot

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  Christina M.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 23, 2019

  South Higgins Lake State Park Campground

  Great campground on a great lake!

  Stayed here before the 4th of July for the weekend and was really impressed with the facilities and size of spaces at the campground. For being such a busy campground (since there is a boat launch) the sites are still quite large! We were able to fit 2 large tents, a small tent, 2 cars, 1 boat trailer and a sun shade for our gear with plenty of room to spare.

  The restrooms (which I am told were recently renovated) were very clean.

  The beaches were well maintained and plenty of space to moor boats overnight.

  In addition to the boat launch there is also a camp store down the road with tons of snacks, camping gear/utensils, and Higgins lake souvenirs.

  I will definitely return again! Be sure to catch a sunset from the campground beaches, you won’t regret it!

  If you aren't familiar with this lake it is extremely clear (see video) and very large, there are 2 sandbar areas which are very popular providing 3-4 feet water to hangout in.