Best Tent Camping near Holt, MI

Recent Tent Reviews near Holt, Michigan

455 Reviews of 15 Holt Campgrounds

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  Brad S.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 13, 2019

  Camp Dearborn

  Lots of campground space. Too much as they can’t maintain it all

  I had fond memories of this place as I would come here as a child. Lots of lakes, beaches, play structures, and more open field space than you can imagine. Most of the campground is run down and in need of improvements. The tennis courts & basketball courts are nearly unusable. The pads are so weathered the lines are gone and vegetation has started growing in all the cracks. Tent camping is difficult as all the sites have large concrete pads in the middle of the site. So a tent has to be pitched next to the road or right on the line of your neighbors site. If you are in a RV this isn’t a problem. For tents, site 191 is the best. On top of a hill which overlooks the campground and lake. It’s an end site so you can spread out a bit into the adjacent field. The bath houses restrooms are in need of renovations or at least a severe cleaning. Very smelly. Showers are nearly pointless, warm water at best. For tent campers this campground is best for day use in my opinion. While the Village of Milford is a bike ride away and has lots to do, there are better places to spend a weekend.

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  Kathie M.

  Legend

  

  Jun. 26, 2020

  Potawatomie Campground & Recreational Area

  Tent Camped

  Many years ago tent camped here. Small camp store. Small lake. Mostly seasonal RVs here

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  Roger V.

  Scout

  

  May. 30, 2019

  Whispering Waters Campground

  info on this site incorrect - go to www.whisperingwatersonline.com for corr

  no overnight stays or tent sites. 7 night minimum stay.

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  Valerie D.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 22, 2018

  Waterloo Portage Lake Modern — Waterloo Recreation Area

  Camping & Disc Golf

  Nice mix of camping & Disc golf. The course is mowed down and easy to navigate. Picnic tables,fire ring, primitive tent sites available!

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  Korrie H.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 13, 2019

  Gun Lake Campground — Yankee Springs Recreation Area

  Awesome place for family

  Went tent camped with electricity for 2 nights. Bathrooms and showers are nice. The park is safe enough for kids to bike around. The beach is clean and fun. We will definitely plan another visit!

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  Laurianne H.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 15, 2023

  Waterloo Sugarloaf Modern — Waterloo Recreation Area

  Family campground with beach

  Nice campground. Sites are close together and sites 60-72 or so are really tent site, not level, and need extension cord for electric. No water hookups. No ATT service.

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  Gabrielle S.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 20, 2021

  Snow Lake Kampground

  Family centered

  Each rv/trailer site is full hookup! Has both 50&30 amp. Tent sites also have water and electric. Has a pool, hot tub, mini golf, shuffleboard, and so much more! A quiet, relaxing place to get away from city noise.

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  Mary T.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 10, 2022

  Lansing Cottonwood Campground

  Cottonwood Campground only campground in Lansing MI

  A nice little campground. Great location if staying in the Lansing Area. Has full hook ups, and electric water, also tent sites with nnothing. Great pool area. Softball diamond that has tournaments on weekends a little early start for the full hook up sites. A couple ponds for fishing. People are very friendly.

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  Teresa B.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 25, 2018

  Camp Dearborn

  Family friendly and fun!

  We have been going to Camp Dearborn for five years now, and our friend's family has been going for nearly sixty! They have activities for both children and adults, two beautiful beaches, a pool, tennis courts, and now a zip line. Options for camping range from tent sites to luxury cabins. We usually get a platform tent, which sleeps six people and comes with a kitchen cabana.

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  Christopher P.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 25, 2021

  Deep Lake Rustic Campground — Yankee Springs Recreation Area - TEMPORARILY CLOSED IN 2024

  Nice rustic site

  Nice rustic campground with a beautiful lake view. Nice big fire rings. Vault toilet and water pump nearby. Some what level site but in the small side. Perfect for tent camping or a teardrop. Definitely nothing over 15'. Was able to park across from my site to maximize space.

  Gorgeous little lake town just 8 miles away has a full grocery store and restaurants.

  Campsites border the Deep Lake trail.

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  Mary Z.

  Traveler

  

  May. 22, 2018

  Deep Lake Rustic Campground — Yankee Springs Recreation Area - TEMPORARILY CLOSED IN 2024

  Great rustic campground.

  If you want seclusion away from the parking lot atmosphere down the road at Yankee Springs this is your place. There is much more space at each campsite and lots of old growth trees. The sites over looking Deep Lake are wonderful if you can snag one. This is a rustic campground and they have NO electricity or water and many are smaller tent sites. But the peace and quiet is great. You are just a short drive away from Yankee Springs and Gun Lake with the huge beach, plus you are basically right on the NCT and have access to miles of hiking and biking trails. This is a great campground if you don’t mind “roughing it”.

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  Janine P.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 24, 2017

  Waterloo Portage Lake Modern — Waterloo Recreation Area

  Sites Small & Close, Dogs Welcome

  I was very satisfied with this campground. Each site gets its own picnic table and fire pit, and there are also cabins available. The camp is dog-friendly, and has a variety of shade or sun spots, even if most of them are not level. RV's and tent-camping allowed. You can bring in your own firewood - the wood that they have for sale is not good, don't buy it; when we were there, a local family very close to the campground was selling much better wood that was older and burned better. The bathrooms are clean (well-water) and the staff is friendly. There are "host" activities for kids and adults also, the schedules are posted in the showers. The lake is clean enough to swim in, also. The sites are on the small side and grouped together; there are plenty of trees close enough together to hang a hammock but nothing I would call a forest. Good community camping; not for those who like isolation.

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  Ryan F.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 20, 2021

  Brighton Recreation Area

  Lake Murray Rustic Sites

  This was our first camping experience in Michigan, so we weren’t exactly prepared. My rating takes this into consideration.

  First of all, if it’s rainy or muddy, you might want to think twice about entering the rustic camping area. We have a 4Runner, so it was no problem but a few little cars did slide around and have trouble on the hill by our site.

  Our site wasn’t level, so we were rolling around a bit. If I went there again I’d try to find a spot towards the end of the loop by the exit. These sites were higher and some of them were private. I’d examine the map carefully because some of the sites were horrendously open and basically on the road. Maybe good for a vehicle with a rooftop tent or a trailer of some sort, but it would have been annoying for us. Site M22 was big and far enough away from other campers, but again not level. Probably a good location for a group of hammock campers.

  All that aside, the biggest problem was mosquito activity. The camping area sits on an inaccessible lake with a marsh area.

  When we rolled in the first thing we noticed was that everyone had screen houses set up.

  We didn’t have anything but our tent and a hammock with a big net so everyone got bitten up while cooking and hanging out by the fire. It was pretty miserable. Yes, I realize this is mostly our fault.

  I’ve since purchased a thermacell backpacker and some bug net hats and stuff. I’m looking into constructing an ultralight screen house that can be suspended from trees.

  The last problem was drunk campers hooting and hollering all night but that isn’t the camping areas fault.

  This place is super close to where we are living so I’ll probably schedule it next spring and come prepared. There are lots of nearby lakes and recreational trails so it’s a fun place to be with family.

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  Tammy P.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 18, 2020

  Myers Lake Campground

  Can’t wait til they open under new ownership

  Met the new owners as we were driving by and they gave us a brief description of what they were doing to the grounds to make it more cozy but comfortable as before sites were pretty tight. Adding cabins to their already 8’ish to accommodate additional “glampers” as some of us enjoy a bit more than a tent and or camper OR don’t have a tent/camper. Lake looks big n clean along with activities laid out for the kids outside already can’t wait to see what they put in place next year/ season!

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  The H.

  Scout

  

  May. 28, 2023

  Rivergate Family Campground

  Fun Time

  We were the only tents on site. Very little shade, with no river access at all. No amenities, but there is a nice bathroom.

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  Stacee B.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 8, 2018

  Welcome Woods Family Campground

  Family oriented ,

  Grest family run campground. Friendly staff, nice sites, tent and RV. Dog friendly, kid friendly, quite relaxing fun tim.. cant wait to go back

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  Kris D.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 16, 2023

  Michawana Campground

  What a great little spot.

  We got site 36. We put our tent up on the hill tucked back up in the woods. Shade from the start!

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  Shawn Z.

  Traveler

  

  May. 8, 2021

  Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground

  Great destination

  Great spot. Friend rented out two plots in the rustic campsites. 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.

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  Beth G.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 7, 2020

  Camp Dearborn

  One of our Favorites

  We’ve been in their tent/cabins and our own RV. Great park, clean, nice swimming lakes, the teens love the canteen. Tough to get in but we love it.

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  Nathan V.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 9, 2018

  Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground

  Beautiful Park

  Rangers working the area are very friendly. Many options to choose from in terms of camping, from rustic, tent to fully functional cabin lodging. The park is very large, so it is always good to have a vehicle able to drive to the trails and beach. Campsites are decent sized, can fit probably 3 four person tents per site, which includes a concrete firepit and picnic table. In the north campsites there is a lot of tree covering, and there are a lot of walnut trees that were shedding a lot this time of the year. Bathrooms are well spaced between the campsites you, and have showers along with some vending machines outside of them. Spigots are scattered throughout and are very accessible. Be sure to bring at least 100 feet of extension chord if you want electricity, because the power ports are not as accessible from some areas. Overall very pleasant campground.

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  Northstorm T.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 10, 2022

  Eaton County Fairgrounds

  Only $20 nightly, full hookup, nice wooded sites

  This is a fairgrounds RV and tent park. Very peaceful when there are no ongoing events. Large bath house with Showers. No office in park, so find a space and park. The manager will stop by to collect your $20. Confidently located a mile outside of Charlotte, with all the conviences of restraunts, walmart, Meijer etc.

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  Jason F.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 22, 2018

  Hell Creek Ranch & Campground

  Great, clean private campground with easy access to the state parks.

  This was our first time staying here. Great private campground with rustic, elec, water/elec (30 amp), and concrete pad sites. Very clean campground with nice shower house. Owners are very friendly. Direct connections to the Waterloo Pinckney trail system. Near Hell, Michigan and Chelsea, Michigan. Large pool in season. Priced reasonably.

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  Melissa M.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 31, 2020

  Appleton Lake Campground

  Rustic tent camping

  Appleton has a few sites, very rustic and perfect for tents.

  Not for RVs and no hook ups.

  Appleton lake is perfect for kayaking or very small fishing boats. No real beach area at this lake but Brighton rec is minutes away

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  Mike W.

  Scout

  

  May. 16, 2017

  Sleepy Hollow State Park Campground

  Normally pretty nice

  We go to sleepy hollow about every other year. Normally we go closer to the fall and it is a great park. This time, however, we could tell that the staff does not keep up on it as much. The firepit was surrounded by water, and our site (142) really only had dry space for one tent.

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  Mike B.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 3, 2018

  Appleton Lake Campground

  Quiet, private rustic campground

  I liked that this campground had sites that were fairly secluded from each other. Each site has a fire ring and ample space to park your vehicle and set up a tent or small trailer.

  My only complaint is the vault toilets were not clean and very full.

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  Brianna H.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 11, 2021

  Green Lake Rustic Campground — Waterloo Recreation Area

  Site 6 - Must Stay

  All of the sites on the water side are huge! Plenty of room to set up however you want. A good mix of RVs and tents. However, I haven’t heard any generators from the RVs. Very quiet place except for a few laughs heard from other campsites. Site 6 has a beautiful view of the water and perfect hammock if trees.

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  Melissa M.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 15, 2018

  Deep Lake Rustic Campground — Yankee Springs Recreation Area - TEMPORARILY CLOSED IN 2024

  Decent rustic campground

  Lots of sites to choose from, lake had some good fishing. The tent worms were terrible where our site was. Ranger patrols a lot, which is nice if you need them. Lots were a good size. Bathrooms were pretty clean too. Overall it was quite and we enjoyed our time.