Top Cabins near Higgins Lake, MI

Cabin camping is an amazing way to experience Higgins Lake, while still enjoying a little rustic luxury. Find the best information on cabins near Higgins Lake, including photos, reviews, and tips. You're sure to find the perfect cabin for your Michigan cabin camping excursion.

Best Cabin Sites Near Higgins Lake, MI (57)

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Recent Cabin Reviews In Higgins Lake

312 Reviews of 57 Higgins Lake Campgrounds


  • Barry E.
    Camper-submitted photo from Traverse City State Park
    Oct. 6, 2024

    Traverse City State Park

    Convenient and clean

    Very nice park, walkway to the public beach, paved path behind the grounds. Modern, clean bathhouse. Not a lot of privacy between spots, big mature trees all through the grounds. Right by municipal airport with lots of flight activity.

  • J
    Camper-submitted photo from Countryside Campground & Cabins
    Sep. 14, 2024

    Countryside Campground & Cabins

    Labor Day Weekend

    We really enjoyed our stay. We brought our travel trailer and my brother and his family stayed in a cabin. Very well run campground with plenty for all of our kids to do. We were extremely impressed with the owners and all of their assistance and personal touches. We were told they just took over ownership of the campground last year and this is their 1st season as owners. We will definitely be back!

  • Ralph E.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Alcona Park
    Sep. 5, 2024

    Alcona Park

    very nice campground

    nice campground with plenty of woods and water. rustic sites could be a little more leveled off but not awfully bad. they have full, semi and rustic sites. camped here 4 times and enjoyed my time. PRO'S- great fishing, playgrounds for kids, great for riding bikes, sites are clean and many have good space for larger campers, staff is friendly and reliable. CONS- showers need more pressure, roads can get extremely dusty when it's dry, "beach" is small and rocky and on a slop which is difficult to walk on due to too many rocks in what little sand there is however the whole lakeshore is rocks so wear water shoes, while it didn't bother me, it can get a little loud at nite, after 10pm "quite time" but nothing really serious, some rustic sites could use some dirt to level them up but manageable, rustic sites, IMO, are a little expensive at $20 a night but I've camped at others that were $40! summing my review up, I enjoyed every time I camped here! caught lots of fish from walleye to crappie, even a 6.3lb small mouth bass!! very nice campground that I will continue to camp at and recommend!!

  • LThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Arrowhead Lake Camp
    Sep. 3, 2024

    Arrowhead Lake Camp

    Amazing place

    This place was fantastic. We stayed in the Lakeside cabins. Amazing views! We went kayaking, mountain biking, hiking and fishing. The wildlife is plentiful and the lake is full of fish. The staff are fantastic. If we needed anything, they were there in minutes. Always courteous and friendly. Will definitely be back

  • D
    Camper-submitted photo from Hartwick Pines State Park
    Jul. 15, 2024

    Hartwick Pines State Park

    Hartwick Pines State Park Campground

    Very nice and well maintained campground. Bath house facilities were very clean, and campsites were fairly spaced, giving decent privacy. There are some activities in the area related to the park. All in all a very nice State Park campground.

  • B
    Camper-submitted photo from Otsego Lake State Park
    Jul. 12, 2024

    Otsego Lake State Park

    Nice surprise

    First time camping here. Site 72 had a nice view if the make. Very nice park. Bathrooms s d dhowers ckean for really need to be upgraded. They have a ni. ce dog beach bit no real wslking trails as it is only 64 acres. Very nice beach! Already booked our next trip there.

  • Lydia T.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Otsego Lake State Park
    Jul. 1, 2024

    Otsego Lake State Park

    State Park in Gaylord

    The park has a small sandy beach the swim area is sandy. The playground needs some updating. A lot of the sites back up to the busy road and you can hear road traffic noise all day and night.

  • Lydia T.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Beaver Creek Resort
    Jul. 1, 2024

    Beaver Creek Resort

    Rv resort in Gaylord

    Campground across the road from Otsego Lake. The campground has lots to do for kids but the sites are small and the trees are small.

  • Lydia T.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Gaylord KOA
    Jul. 1, 2024

    Gaylord KOA

    KOA Campground right outside Gaylord

    This is so great koa with no road noise. The trees are mature and beautiful. This is a great laid back, family campground. The sites are bigger than other campgrounds in the area.

  • Lydia T.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Wilson State Park
    Jun. 23, 2024

    Wilson State Park

    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.

  • JThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Traverse City State Park
    Jun. 13, 2024

    Traverse City State Park

    Spots are small for travel trailers/RV’s.

    Well, the spots are very small and you have to park sideways. Nothing can beat the price of staying in Traverse City. If you have your own camper, the showers are nice. You’re right downtown and there’s a catwalk over the beach.

  • JThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from South Higgins Lake State Park
    Jun. 13, 2024

    South Higgins Lake State Park

    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

  • Angela B.
    Camper-submitted photo from Rifle River Campground
    Jun. 9, 2024

    Rifle River Campground

    Awesome campgrounds @ Rifle River

    The only complaint about the week I spent was they didn’t cut the grass, other than that I had an amazing birthday week at Rifle River Campground,  we found amazing flowers blooming  like yellow and pink lady slippers I even found Agates, fossils if you’re a rock hunter and when you climb up the tower there’s a extremely large eagles nest.

    The fishing wasn’t very successful I only caught a small one but the water was warm and clear you could see the sand doons.

  • Lydia T.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Otsego Lake County Park
    May. 31, 2024

    Otsego Lake County Park

    Great campground on Otsego Lake

    This is a great campground South of Gaylord on Otsego Lake. I believe all sites have electric. The park is beautiful with a many sites having lake views. The playground is the classic old playground with swings and slides and some big tires to climb on. The water was mostly sand with some rocks. The campground has 4 cabins to rent right on the lake.

  • Dj W.
    Camper-submitted photo from Old Log Resort and Campground
    May. 26, 2024

    Old Log Resort and Campground

    Clean, older, super friendly, with kyak rentals

    Excellent owners! Super friendly that work hard to keep the place really clean. Its been in business since 1941 I believe. 

    They have 20 sites. The ones by the river are where we stayed. (sites 4&5). They also have some little cabins. They also do kyak rentals, with drop off and you boat back to their own landing. Super convenient. 

    We stayed the weekend and fully enjoyed it. We stayed in site 5 and had the river as our front yard. Electric is provided at each site, and they do have a dump station.

    The ONLY downside I had, and I knew full well going into this and it didn't bother me, it is on M115, a fairly busy road. I know that might be a deal breaker for some, but was easily overlooked for the view we had, the kindness of the owners, and the cleanliness of the facilities and grounds. Most folks wont care, but some purists (Just know that I'm usually a boondock, REAL desolate camping kind of guy), wont like the traffic aspect. I didn't let it bother me.

    I give 5 stars because they cant do anything a bout the location, obviously, so I rated on our experience.  We had an excellent time, and will come back again.

  • Lydia T.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Alpen Bluffs Outdoor Resort
    May. 12, 2024

    Alpen Bluffs Outdoor Resort

    New high end rv resort right outside downtown Gaylord

    This is a NEW campground. It says it opens now but only the huge building s are built. The welcome center and the restaurant and some other building. The field where the rvs will be is just a muddy pit with random electric and water put in for A LOT of sites. Hundreds. Currently there are no trees.

  • CThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from North Higgins Lake State Park
    Apr. 29, 2024

    North Higgins Lake State Park

    A little disappointed

    The campsites were nice and level and reasonably large. I chose a site near the bathrooms, which were quite annoyingly closed. The campground was located right next to a busy road. So, there was road noise through the night.

    I was happy I got to charge my batteries, though.

    I met a squirrel that was so spoiled by previous humans that when I accidentally dropped a bit of food on the ground, he ran right up, over my foot grabbed it and then ran about 10 feet away and ate it.

  • Bubba J.
    Camper-submitted photo from River Country Campground and Livery
    Mar. 21, 2024

    River Country Campground and Livery

    Unorganized campground

    So if you're looking for a place to relax and enjoy a nice atmosphere, and have friendly people that run the campground, don't camp here!! I've camped in this campground for 15 years. Until this past season trying to give the new owner the opportunity to make this campground awesome again but the owners are RUDE. They don't care how the campground is maintained from grass cutting(or lack of) to fire pits full to trash/litter on sites and moldy bathrooms, minimal operating toilets, power issues when hooking up to the outdated power system and to getting assigned a site that was not booked for due to over booking sites. Then there is the blatantly disrespect to the customer's who usually are supposed to be always right but the owner is straight out of New York which is loud and has rude comments about campers that they do not care for and they are not afraid of who hears it. I can go on and on about what the campground is and how campers who are there to relax and enjoy the atmosphere shouldn't have to worry about catching something from a bathroom visit. So just saying that this place is a campers beware!!

  • Alexandra M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Traverse City State Park
    Oct. 16, 2023

    Traverse City State Park

    Convenient Location

    We were camping in mid-October. It was chilly out and raining, but the bathrooms there were still nice! It has a good location in Traverse City, but unfortunately the park isn’t connected to the bay. There is a walk over bridge, so you don’t have to cross the road! But the park is right next to a busy road and near an airport, so it was a little noisy. Inside the camper it wasn’t too noisy from cars though. If a person is looking to be in Traverse City to camp just be near the city then this would be a great place to be, but if you’re looking for quiet, nature, and easy access to swimming then it’s not my #1 choice.

  • D
    Camper-submitted photo from Otsego Lake State Park
    Oct. 14, 2023

    Otsego Lake State Park

    Not bad in Gaylord area

    We visited in mid-October. The campground was fairly empty. One complaint we had was that most of the electrical outlets are shared between 2 or 3 sites. The location of the connection point for our site 75 is on the left side of site 77 and our cable could not reach. (See photo). The other issue is that the campground is very close to the main road and you can hear the traffic. Otsego Lake is a pretty big lake and there is a beach area and even a dog beach section. There is a playground area that also has a small baseball field. There are two water fill stations as you enter the park, which is a good idea (also water and two dump stations on the exit side).

  • C
    Camper-submitted photo from Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort
    Sep. 5, 2023

    Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort

    Highly Rcommend

    We stayed here for the first time over Labor Day weekend. The campground great with a lot of amenities for young and old alike. We will definitely be going back, and would recommend this campground to anyone.

  • Scott P.
    Camper-submitted photo from Wilson State Park
    Sep. 2, 2023

    Wilson State Park

    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.

  • Hallee L.
    Camper-submitted photo from Grousehaven Campground
    Aug. 28, 2023

    Grousehaven Campground

    A new favorite

    We left Tawas Point campground and went here. The day use beach bathroom was our first stop...not the cleanest. But the beach was nice as were the trails. Once in the camp itself, we loved how much better it was than Tawas. It's more spread out and I didn't feel like people were staring at me. Our site was perfect. We had some shade, perfect to park under as we car camped. Spacious lot and a trail connected us to a grassy area, boathouse, and beach. PERFECT spot if you are a paddleboarder/kayaker/etc. No wake lake is awesome for paddle sports! Our bathhouse was very clean. We will DEFINITELY be coming back!

  • Rick G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Duck Lake Campground - Interlochen State Park
    Aug. 19, 2023

    Duck Lake Campground - Interlochen State Park

    Michigan’s Oldest State Park

    The park is beginning to look its age. Stayed 4 nights while visiting the Traverse City area. Crowded with families making use of the last couple weeks before schools return. Rained well one night and our grass less site turned nasty. Good Verizon signal and has water available at several stations around each camping loop. Great location, however, to visit Traverse City and Sleeping Bear Dunes.



Guide to Higgins Lake

Camping near Higgins Lake, Michigan, offers a mix of beautiful scenery and fun activities for everyone. Whether you’re looking for a quiet spot to relax or a place to enjoy outdoor adventures, there’s something for you.

What to do:

  • Swimming and Beach Fun: Many campgrounds, like North Higgins Lake State Park Campground, have lovely beaches. One visitor mentioned, “The beach was very nice and had kayaks and paddle boards available to rent.”
  • Hiking and Biking: Trails are abundant in the area. A camper at Hartwick Pines State Park Campground noted, “There are many walking trails and bike trails too.”
  • Fishing: The lakes around Higgins Lake are great for fishing. A review from Au Sable River Primitive Camping said, “The absolute BEST campsite I have ever camped at in Michigan! The perfect morning and evening view of the river.”

What campers like:

  • Spacious Campsites: Campers appreciate the roomy sites at places like Gaylord KOA. One review stated, “The sites are bigger than other campgrounds in the area.”
  • Clean Facilities: Many visitors mention the cleanliness of the restrooms and showers. A camper at Hartwick Pines State Park Campground said, “Bath house facilities were very clean.”
  • Family-Friendly Activities: Campgrounds like Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park & Resort at Grayling offer tons of activities for kids. One reviewer shared, “It’s modern camping - showers, toilets, electricity, water, sewage, dump station.”

What you should know:

  • Road Noise: Some campgrounds, such as North Higgins Lake State Park Campground, are near busy roads. A visitor mentioned, “The campground was located right next to a busy road. So, there was road noise through the night.”
  • Booking Challenges: Popular spots can fill up quickly. A camper at South Higgins Lake State Park Campground noted, “When it comes to booking, it’s impossible to get a spot somehow they’re already booked before they even allowed to be booked.”
  • Limited Amenities: Some campgrounds, like Ambrose Lake State Forest Campground, are rustic and may not have showers or electric hookups. A review stated, “No showers, privy is in decent shape.”

Tips for camping with families:

  • Look for Kid-Friendly Activities: Campgrounds like Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park & Resort at Grayling have activities like outdoor movies and a jumping pillow. A visitor said, “Great for kids. Tons of activities all day long.”
  • Choose Spacious Sites: Opt for campgrounds with larger sites to give kids room to play. A camper at Gaylord KOA mentioned, “The sites are bigger than other campgrounds in the area.”
  • Plan for Bugs: Be prepared for mosquitoes, especially in wooded areas. A review from Ambrose Lake State Forest Campground noted, “The campground is very buggy. So many mosquitoes it is hard to sit outside.”

Tips from RVers:

  • Check Site Accessibility: Some sites may be tricky to access, especially for larger RVs. A camper at North Higgins Lake State Park Campground mentioned, “The location of the connection point for our site is on the left side of another site and our cable could not reach.”
  • Be Ready for Crowds: Popular campgrounds can get busy, especially on weekends. A visitor at South Higgins Lake State Park Campground said, “Compared to other state parks in other states this was very packed with mainly RVs.”
  • Utilize Dump Stations: Make sure to use the dump stations available at campgrounds like Gaylord KOA for convenience. A camper noted, “Dumping at the station was simple as could be!”

Camping near Higgins Lake, Michigan, offers a variety of experiences, from serene lakeside views to family-friendly activities. Whether you're in an RV or tent, there's something for everyone to enjoy!

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