Best Tent Camping near Harrietta, MI

Recent Tent Reviews near Harrietta, Michigan

950 Reviews of 46 Harrietta Campgrounds

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  Shari G.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 5, 2017

  Wild Cherry RV Resort

  Ranger Review: Optic Nerve Sunglasses at Wild Cherry RV Resort

  Campground Review:

  Nestled in a private spot on the Leelanau Peninsula on the 45th north parallel and just a couple miles from Lake Leelanau (west) and Suttons Bay (east) beach, marina, and village is this quiet RV and tent campground.

  While trees line the perimeter and are speckled throughout the campground, all of the RV sites are completely open to the sun, making it an RV parking lot with grass. Each RV site comes with water and electrical hook-ups and many with sewer hook-ups as well. While most RV campgrounds have centralized bathrooms with flush toilets, sinks, and showers, this one is lacking those amenities.

  The tent camping area has 10 sites, is nestled in the trees, with a picnic table and fire ring at each site. In addition, there are 2 rustic cabins and 1 yurt nestled among the tent sites for those who aren’t interested in roughing it as much. There is a one pit toilet, a unique “tent shower,” and a central fresh water spigot for campers and those staying in the cabins.

  There are 2 man-made ponds in the middle of the RV section of the campground, which sadly act more as mosquito breeding grounds than they do for water activities as they are quite small. There is also a new driving range above the campground for the golfers in the group.

  The best part of this campground is its location. It is just a couple miles from either Suttons Bay and Lake Leelanau, and within walking/biking distance of 2 local wineries (Forty-Five North and Aurora), nice restaurants, and great backroads that are off the beaten path and away from nearly all traffic. The Forty-Five North Vineyard and Winery has a great walking/mountain biking trail in addition to a nice selection of very accessible wines, a great atmosphere, and super friendly staff! Hang out on their porch or play cornhole and bocce ball while you enjoy a glass of wine and a cheese plate.

  Product Review: As a Ranger for The Dyrt, I was able to test the Rapid & Backwoods sunglasses by Optic Nerve. After a day of cycling and wine tasting, we took our sea kayaks out to Suttons Bay and spent the day kayaking around the bay.

  What I like most about these glasses:

  · Lightweight (poly carbonate materials) but seem very durable.

  · Great price for high quality glasses. I usually buy cheap glasses because I tend to lose them or break them, but these are well-worth the extra $10-15 for quality glasses.

  · Polarized lenses with 100% UVA/UVB protection. Perfect for water sports such as sea kayaking, sailing, etc.

  · Different shapes/lines work well for various sports or simply for everyday. I chose the Rapid sunglasses for use on the water and the Backwoods style for cycling/running.

  · Lifetime warranty!

  Some of the things I wish these glasses had:

  · It would be great if these came with a protective case with the Optic Nerve logo.

  Product Link:

  https://www.opticnerve.com/collections/mens/products/rapid

  https://www.opticnerve.com/collections/mens/products/backwoods

  Product Video:

  https://youtu.be/2FKJU4reiXs

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  Dezi T.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 23, 2024

  Lake Billings RV Park & Campground

  It was decent

  They have a really nice area whether it’s fishing or swimming, playground or just plain camping, etc. the only negative thing is the tent camping spots DO NOT have PLUGS which was really irritating because tent camping you’re definitely gonna need an outlet.

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  Kristin G.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 16, 2018

  Buttersville Camp Ground

  Little privacy, amazing beach.

  This campground had a beautiful white sand Lake Michigan beach with turquoise water and very few people swimming. They let you have fires on the beach as well, but they don’t sell firewood. The tent sites were all quite open, but under a nice canopy of shade. You can hear the lake but you can’t see it. The bathrooms were clean and the showers were 25 cents for 5 minutes.

  The tent sites did not have electricity and had a soft dirt base that would have been trouble in rain. We didn’t get rain, we spent the majority of our time there at the beach and it’s a 90 minutes drive to Sleeping Bear Dunes which are spectacular.

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  Scott G.

  Scout

  

  Dec. 20, 2020

  Logmark Rest Stop

  Logmark

  Canoe in tent camping only. Nice spot to fish or take a cool dip.

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  mike C.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 19, 2021

  Kalkaska RV Park & Campground

  Great RV Park and Campground

  We enjoyed our tent camping 4-day experience at this wonderful, clean, & friendly place.

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  Noah R.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 1, 2016

  Cedar Campground — Ludington State Park

  Ludington State Park Campground, MI

  Ludington offers sand dunes and several miles of beaches along Lake Michigan with many trails and forested areas. Most camp lots are large and sandy with electric and water hookups. There are also mini cabins for rent if you are not into tent camping. Very well maintained park considering how popular it is.

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  Joe F.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 19, 2020

  Lakeview Campsite

  Not the best

  Campground was privately owned and seemed to have a mix of weekend campers and full timers living in trailers. The only good part about this campground was how close it was to Ludington and Lake Michigan. Small tent site with water and electric was $35 a night. Small bath house with one shower per male/female.

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  Cheyann B.

  Scout

  

  Jan. 19, 2021

  Twin Oaks RV Campground and Cabins

  Absolutely LOVED it!

  We stayed here in June of 2020 and it was definitely my favorite campground, we will be returning in 2021. We tent camped and loved how our site was surrounded by trees. The owners were wonderful as well!

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  Amanda L.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 7, 2018

  D.H. Day Campground — Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

  Sleeping Bear Bliss

  Quiet campground with sites quite close to one another. This campground butts up to the heritage trail, which is 20 miles of hiking, biking, walking, or skiing fun. A short walk will get you to Lake Michigan and it’s sandy beach. Each site has a nice picnic table, a designated tent pad (if it’s a tent site) and a fire ring with a grill top. Firewood is available on site for $5/bundle, vault toilets are also available. No shower facilities. Lots and lots of poison ivy! Stay on the paths!! And tIcks! Stay in trails and out of tall grass or weeds. The tent pad is very compacted ground, definitely need a hammer or decent sized rock to pound in the tent stakes, and also definitely bring a sleeping pad or air mat. Tent sites are only $20/night, but you also need a National Park Pass, which is $20/1 week or $40/ 1 year, so be aware of that! Stayed at site 88, seemed to be a slightly more “roomy” site than others, as there were no neighbors behind us. PLUS thIs Is located very near to thw sleepIng bear dunes and natIonal lake shore!

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  Erin H.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 9, 2016

  D.H. Day Campground — Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

  D. H. Day Campground

  Great access to dunes, beautiful state and national park. Sites are leveled, cleared and overall very well kept. I liked the tent sites best. Wooded in between most sites.

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  Kenzie B.

  Scout

  

  May. 16, 2018

  Green Lake Rustic South — Interlochen State Park

  Good campground

  This is a good campground. To me, it didn’t stand out that much from others I have been to, but they have a bathhouse with showers and toilets, which is nice. It’s also right next to a nice lake with sand volleyball pits. Good area for hammocking and tent camping.

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  LE E.

  Traveler

  

  May. 14, 2022

  Rose Lake Park

  Nice park beautiful location

  Decent sized and private sites. Clean restrooms, cute camp store. Nice beach and boat ramp. We’ve stayed here several times(both with our 5th wheel and just tent camping) and enjoy it. Staff could use some improvements- can be rude, unprofessional. Nice dog run for my mutts and mini golf course(has basketball, baseball, volleyball courts too). Overall, beautiful park.

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  Alyssa

  Guide

  

  Sep. 11, 2021

  Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness

  Great sites, short walk to beach

  Nice quiet campground when I was there (week after labor day). $27 per tent site. Sites are nice and clean. Bathrooms were basic and clean enough. Short walk to a beautiful beach that you could walk on for miles. There is free, dispersed camping off of different roads around here.

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  Ryan L T.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 23, 2021

  Ludington East KOA

  Vacation camping

  This is a very well kept up, clean, family campground. It has cabins, RV sites, and tent sites. It’s right by the Pere Marquette River for great fishing, and the campground has a really nice pool if you’re not into swimming in the lakes or river. Very modern, good for parties, events, etc.

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  Jessica V.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 20, 2019

  Gleasons Landing

  Gleasons Landing

  Tent camping only.  Four family sites and two group sites.  Hard to get a reservation on the weekends.  Campground is at the end of a canoe/kayak company's trip.  Can get loud during the day when the trips come in.  Other than that.. very quiet.  Vault toilet and pump water.  Can buy firewood at Bowman's campground. Good amount of trees around to hang hammocks.

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  Alyssa

  Guide

  

  Sep. 11, 2021

  D.H. Day Campground — Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

  Great spots, close to beach

  Great campsite with spacious sites not too close to each other. Sites are close to the beach (3-5 min walk). Vault toilets are to be expected. Quiet at night when I was there. Easy access to hiking trails and Glen Arbor. Would stay again! $20 for basic tent site (non-electric).

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  Shawn M.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 22, 2018

  Matson's Big Manistee River Campground

  Had a blast!!!

  Tent sites are right on the river, they have a boat launch with rentals for boats, kayaks, and even a little fishing charter type deal if you'd like. Manistee river is very nice to kayak and go fishing. Great atmosphere, relaxed, everyone seemed to be on the same page while camping there. I look forward to going back here for sure!!!

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  Chris W.

  Traveler

  

  Mar. 2, 2019

  Betsie River Campsite

  Great campground!

  Nice campground with well maintained restroom/shower facilities. The owners were really great hosts! Some tent sites have electric hookups, which is always a must for us. There is a paved trail that runs by the campground, and it's less than a 3 mile walk/bike ride to downtown Frankfort and the lakeshore, which has a ton of things to do.

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  Joshua C.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 7, 2024

  Empire Township Campground

  Great for tent camping!

  We have come to this campground every year since 2020 for a week with our travel trailer. We got lucky to find and opening at an electric site in their schedule and once you're in, you can reserve the same site on the same week the following year. We've had family members stay in tent sites nearby and they loved it.

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  Anne G.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 21, 2018

  Northern Exposure Campground & RV Park

  Easy first camping experience or when you want to low impact camp experienc

  Great site for first time campers or when you want to just get away quickly without having to take lots of equipment and supplies. Nice little camp store and pizza restaurant on site. Great playground, evening activities. Nice mix of electric hook up, R.V. and tent sites. Boat rentals, etc. Great place for a group of families to come camp together. Staff at the campground are friendly, knowledgeable and helpful.

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  Amber A.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 31, 2016

  Platte River Campground — Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

  Lovely riverside camp site

  Great access to the Platte River for canoeing and other water activities as well as the Dunes. Friend had to come here for work at the nearby Fish Hatchery so I joined him. You can visit the hatchery (self-guided free tours), which supplies fish for lots of the popular fishing sites here. Lots of different site options, some of the tent sites are really spread out and private.

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  Bryan T.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 27, 2019

  Peterson Bridge

  Peterson Bridge

  We stayed at the Peterson bridge as part of a kayak trip down the pine river. The tent sites near the river have pit toilets and a water pump available. Up near the camper sites there are flushing toilets and bathrooms with sinks but no showers. During our stay a bear wandered through the camp.

  I can’t speak into much about the RV campsite but they looked nice; they had concrete slabs to park on.

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  David M.

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 25, 2023

  Veterans Memorial Park

  nice Inexpensive village campground

  I tent camped there July 2023 and the site was $20.  The campground host was a very nice and helpful lady.  There are electric at the sites and there were water supply spigots throughout the park.  They do have free wifi, but it is very weak by the river sites.  It is strongest near where the camp host is since the antenna is behind her camper.  There was an old wifi access point plugged into my site's electrical outlet, but it was inoperative.  Cell signal is good there though so it wasn't a big deal to me.  Since I was tent camping I cannot attest to what size RVs and electrical amperage they have.  The showers and rest rooms are locked at night.  Just ask the campground host and she will lend you a key for the night.  In addition to the main camping loop, there are about 12 river RV sites near the fairgrounds.  It was fairly quiet being a week day.  Just leave your trash in a bag near the lane and she will pick it up when she makes her rounds in her golf cart.  A grocery store and a convenience store are across the road.    You can book a site online via the village's website at https://marionmichigan.org/campground/  According to a google search the phone number is  231-667-0100.  If that number is not valid the village office's phone number is 231-743-6801

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  Jennifer O.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 21, 2018

  Orchard Beach State Park Campground

  Excellent site for group trips

  We booked three neighboring sites on the interior of the loop for some group tent camping. The sites were generous, clean, grassy, with moderate tree cover. Theres an awesome grass avenue that runs down the middle of the sites in the inner loop, marked off so there are no tents in the area, but it gives you great removal from the campers behind you, and allows for all manner of games (KanJam, cornhole, ladders, etc).

  The bathrooms are kept beautifully, there are great pavilions to gather under when it rains (which it did for an entire day of our trip), and the beach is stunning (small, but stunning).

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  Bryce J.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 9, 2019

  Kibby Creek Campground

  Very pleasant!

  Went in 2017 with a large group of young people (18-22) and loved it. The campground seems to be geared towards families, but we didn’t feel out of place. Sites 65 and T1-5 were perfectly on the edge of the campground and secluded. Great location near downtown Ludington and the state park.

  Additionally, Kibby has fantastic showers and restrooms. This is really nice when tent camping. 👌🏽

  Bonus: We went in August and saw the greatest night sky I have ever seen for the Perseids meteor shower. Very low light pollution here!

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  Jacob B.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 7, 2020

  Platte River Campground — Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

  One of my favorites

  Overall great campground! Beautiful scenery and well kept. Tent sites had plenty of room on them and lots of privacy. Small walk to your site from where you park but that makes it feel a lot more wild and secluded. They provide a lock box to store food in due to bears in the area. Restroom and shower facility by where you park and those are very nice and well kept to! Plenty outdoor activities to do in the surrounding areas.

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  Amanda L.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 29, 2020

  Kibby Creek Campground

  A solid 10/10 One Stop Shop

  This campground has SO much to offer. There are rustic tent sites, tent sites with water/electric, water/electric for campers/RVs, and even a few cabins. There are plenty of activities for adults & children as well. There are two basketball courts (half courts), a volleyball court, shuffle board, mini golf, a pool, a train ride for kids, a private fishing pond, playgrounds, sand boxes, and various other planned activities. Our specific camp site, 26, was surrounded by pear trees. The campground is covered in pear and apple trees! There is a camp store and they sell sweet treats like Dip n Dots, and of course, camping necessities, Wood, and ice. If you download the campersAPP, you can even have things from the store or wood delivered to your site! It was incredible and convenient. The bathrooms are modern, updated, and so clean! There are two sets of bathrooms-one attached to the general store, which has 2 bathroom stalls and one small shower. The other bathroom further into the campground is larger, it has 4 bathroom stalls I believe, and 3 bigger sized showers. The location is great, too. There is a winery just up the road and a jam shop down the road a bit. Town isn’t far away, you can get to downtown or any of the beaches in just a short drive.