Best RV Parks near Lake Leelanau, MI

Recent RV Reviews In Lake Leelanau

680 Reviews of 106 Lake Leelanau Campgrounds

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  Tammy C.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 29, 2024

  Manton Trails RV Park, Hotel & Campground

  Hidden gem on the west side

  This campground is centrally located to everything that’s going on, on the west side of the state. Whether it’s trail riding, Traverse City Cherry festival or hanging in the town of Manton. There is always something going on. Spacious, super clean bath house and on Saturday nights listen to live music right at your campsite!

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  Barry E.

  Scout

  

  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.

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  Kris D.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 21, 2024

  Northern Exposure Campground & RV Park

  Perfect River View

  Camp staff very friendly and park is well maintained. Nice hiking trails nearby and a 20 minute drive to a whole lot of entertainment!

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  Michael N.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 19, 2024

  Platte River Campground — Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

  Beautiful area!

  The camping area is amazing. My group camped in the non electric section. Each area was set back from the road. Flat gravel pad. Small paved driveway for your car. It was peaceful. And absolutely dark at night. Perfect for star gazing. The comfort station was a short walk away. Clean bathrooms, shower areas, and a small room to wash dishes. You cannot wash dishes at your site. You must take precautions against bears. So food had to be locked in cars. We didn’t encounter bears. At the entrance is a canoe/tube business. You can float down the river to Lake Michigan.

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  Amy D.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 14, 2024

  Barnes County Park Campground

  Beautiful Lake Access

  This Campground was very family-friendly. There is easy access to the beach with wide stairs. Many people enjoying rock collecting and watching the sunrise and sunset. The park was very clean and well kept with multiple bath houses.

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  Amy D.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 14, 2024

  Young State Park

  Unique Trails

  The campground was well maintained. The sites had adequate privacy and space. I really enjoyed the trails through Cedar Forest along Lake Charlevoix. More unique experience than just hiking through the woods.

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  Austin C.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 10, 2024

  Camp David

  Wonderful, quiet location

  David and Gail were so friendly and welcoming, especially for the inconvenience of a last minute stay on Labor Day weekend! I had questions during the booking process and messaged them- I had a response in minutes. We had a quiet spot and were able to get some uninterrupted sleep after a long afternoon at the beach. 

  There are several places nearby with beach access (the turquoise water of Lake Michigan is beautiful), and lakes under 5 minutes away for fishing. For rockhounding, check out the beaches near Old Mission Lighthouse. Should we find ourselves back on the road to the UP, we'll be sure stop back in. Thanks again for being so accommodating!

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  Skip C.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 7, 2024

  Chain-O-Lakes Campground

  Close to Torch Lake

  Full hookup sites, cabins were nice. Many recent upgrades to the campground

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  Joe

  Scout

  

  Aug. 20, 2024

  The Campground

  Fantastic Campground!

  The campground is a small, family friendly campground that has a lot of activities for both adults and kids. It is clean, has level sites and well maintained facilities.

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  Erica L.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 11, 2024

  Chain-O-Lakes Campground

  Will be back!

  Our time at this campground has been exceptional. The grounds are kept very clean and tidy, the camp store had what we needed, and the atmosphere is very quiet and calming. Everything on our full hookup site worked good and our site itself was level.

  Our weather wasn’t very good, 66 and rainy, but we made the best of our time by going downtown Bellaire and visiting Shorts Brewing. The little town has some cute shops and is only 8 minutes from the campground.

  We had a wonderful time and can’t wait to book again next year.

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  Robert T.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 7, 2024

  Wild Cherry RV Resort

  Quiet and peaceful

  This was a great campground, quiet and peaceful in the cherry orchard area of west Michigan, near Glen Arbor and Traverse City.

  Our site, #20, had an improved gravel parking area for camper with a finished concrete pad with a picnic table.

  Site, and whole campground was clean and well maintained. Our site was a full hookup but had one small issue where the drain dump was slightly uphill from the camper, so we had to work with the drain hose to empty tanks.

  Only other negative is that there are no trees for the majority of sites for shade cover.

  This was a good spot for a two night stay as it’s close to the Sleeping Bear National Dunes and also many local wineries.

  Have fun!

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  Lon L.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 29, 2024

  Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds

  close to travese city and interlockin

  Quiet, large sites, like new bath house, 7th nite free, rate$35, good location for northwestern Michigan sites Water on all outside sites. interior sites share water hookups

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  Brandon C.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 28, 2024

  Rvino - Timberline, LLC

  Quiet Campground

  Not a bad campground. Easy drive to Traverse City. Camp store is small and closes early, 7pm.

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  Gary P.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 27, 2024

  Whiting County Park Campground

  Awesome Campground

  First timers. Very pleased with our stay. Reservation system is awesome, and easy to follow. Bathhouse was clean and fresh smelling. Even with all the rain we had during the stay, the bathhouse never got overly soiled. Water has a very heavy sulphor smell, but that's the way it goes with Michigan well water. Our Tear drop camper had fresh water on-board, so we were good to go. We've stayed at Young State Park across the way. Given what I know now, Whiting Park will be our"go to" park in the future. Again, Very Pleased.

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  Martha L.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 27, 2024

  Magnus Park Campground

  Magus Park Great location

  Great location, right on the lake and awesome views. Also very convenient to North country Trail to ride or run up and down the Lakeshore on a paved path! Very close to town to walk in and see the sites. Stayed by the water treatment plant and I wouldn’t recommend the West End as you could smell the treatments. Bathrooms were clean and convenient location. Spaces were extremely close together! Many people stayed for the whole summer. It seemed like.

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  Jen L.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 26, 2024

  Manton Trails RV Park, Hotel & Campground

  Great location for orv trail access

  Great campground.  Booked two nights and had to request a third it was so perfect.   We went up because it advertised orv access right from campsite.  It’s really handy to not have to trailer over to the trsilheads.  Quiet, bug spaces, huge bathhouse. We will be going back!

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  Bob W.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 25, 2024

  Grass Lake State Forest Campground

  Updated Info

  Updating this information. We live 3 miles from this camp. All MI State Forest Campgrounds are nor $20/night.

  There is not a RV dump or hookup of any kind in this campground. One could easily bring a 30 ft trailer but sites this size are limited.

  This camp is on the Betsie River and the Grass Lake Flooding. There is a gravel/sand ramp to launch smaller fishing boats. Great area to kayak and float tube. 1000's of acres of State Forest surrounding this spot with miles of trails for atv, cars, trucks and horses. There are no horst facilities at this camp.

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  Julia H.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 23, 2024

  Vista Green RV Resort

  Large, beautiful campground

  Our site was $65.63 a night. (This was the average after receiving one night free for staying a week).

  We were in Site# 4A (premium site). We had Full hook- up with a blacktop pull-through.
  We travel towing a 14 foot trailer and were able to fit both in our pull through site along with my jeep.
  The site was easy to level.

  Our site was not shaded with limited trees. This was a smaller lot with our neighbors fairly close.

  The lot comes with a concrete patio with picnic table. There was not a fire ring since only propane fires are allowed.

  There is free WiFi. They do not offer Cable TV but there are many local channels.

  There is an adult pub-style game room with poker tables, a large tv, a table shuffle board, air hockey game, foosball table, and board games. There is a community catering kitchen located in their activities center.

  They do not provide garbage service at your site so you must walk to garbage dumpster. This can be a long distance for some.

  You are allowed to ride personal golf carts. They also allow you to rent golf carts. It is beneficial to have a golf cart to get around since it is a large campground. We have our own e-bikes which helped.

  They do have a large heated Swimming pool and an adults only hot tub. There is a fitness center.

  They have quite a few ponds throughout the campground.

  There is not a Playground. They offer pickleball courts.

  There is not a general store nor snack bar/restaurant on site.

  The streets are paved and good for riding bikes.

  This is solely an RV park. They do not have any cabins to rent or any tent areas.

  The showers are located in the activity center. These are typical stalls. There is a great area to hang clothes and store your toiletries in the shower stall. These are kept very clean.

  There is a laundry facility. There are approximately 4 washers and 4 dryers. They allow you to use cash or an app. It is approximately $2.25 to wash and $2 to dry a load.

  They do not have a fenced in dog park. There are areas to walk dogs though.

  Bugs/gnats were a small issue and bug spray was needed.

  There is supposedly a mowed trail to hike off of the campground (about 3 miles) but I was unable to locate it.

  Some fun things to do outside of the campground are the shops (Front Street) & water activities in Traverse City, the local wineries/vineyards, and the DNR Outdoor Shooting range (5 miles away & free to the public). We ate at Yankee Boy where all of the locals hangout. Excellent food (no alcohol served).

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  Drew M.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 16, 2024

  Petoskey State Park

  Fun!

  Great spot very close to the lake and downtown Petoskey. Best of both worlds.

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  Nicole V.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 14, 2024

  Lake Dubonnet State Forest Campground

  Nice but camp host needed

  Large campground composed or 5 loops. Many have a trail leading to the water. Hiking and biking paths within the campground along with a nice boat ramp. Trash on sites and dirty outhouses along with lots of generators and after hour noise was a downside.

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  K H.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 10, 2024

  Kampvilla RV Park

  Loved it so much, we reserved for another extended stay in a few months, during our stay!

  Our first time camping with the rig. Owners went above and beyond to assist with our set up. We also had to adjust our dates and they were very accommodating. Their assistance consisted of offering us an extra hose extension, another part for the sewer connection, and assisted with making sure Everything was working correctly before they left. Very clean campground, friendly, polite people all around, great pool and real nice “event” room. Nice clean (2) bathhouses, and one family bathhouse, also very nice. Horseshoes and shuffle board, big sandy playground for children. We only wish there were trails to walk on. But it’s close to Benzie, Frankfort, Manistee, Portage Lake. Dollar Tree nearly across the street in case you forgot anything. Northern Natural Cider house and Winery close by, plus Iron Fish Distillery! Kampvilla is the place to be! It will be our yearly destination. We began our season and will ‘near our end’ of season there!

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  Liz E.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 7, 2024

  Mountain Valley Lodge & Campground

  Great Campground, huge sites!

  We just stayed here for 6 nights. Owners were welcoming and kind upon check in. The campground was very well maintained with a good amount of trees giving good shade outside.

  Sites are large well maintained.
  We stayed across the street from the bath house and the pool. Pool was chemically checked several times a day and it was so nice.

  Our kids loved the pool and the space to ride bikes.

  Will definitely be booking here again.

  Reasonable rates for the site and generous wood costs as well. They drive around almost nightly and will sell you wood right at your site if you're there. $10 for a wheel barrow full and they stack it for you!

  Highly recommend this campground.

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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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  Coral C.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 5, 2024

  Green Lake Rustic South- Interlochen State Park

  Nice boating

  Green Lake Rustic- clean campground. Some sites are small, and you are on top of your "neighbors." Vault style toilets that get quite smelly. The boat ramp to Green Lake is well maintained. The parking lot is a bit small but doable. Good pan and bass fishing. The local grocery store is close, as well as a dollar store, mini golf, ice cream, and restaurants (if that's your thing).

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  Lydia T.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 1, 2024

  Young State Park

  Favorite state park

  I love this state park. It is located right on beautiful lake charlevoix. The campground doesn't have any road noise. The beach is long and sandy and there are lots of hiking and biking trails.

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  Lydia T.

  Legend

  

  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.

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  MJA

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 25, 2024

  Whitewater Township Park Campground

  Great Location with Potential but...

  I was disappointed in the campground after having high expectations from previous reviews.  Sites were fine, good size and maybe could have been some planting between sites.  My concern was that there was only one bathroom, for the entire campground.  They were filthy, cleaned once daily which was considerably less than other campgrounds.  There was a sanitary pad discarded behind a toilet for over 24 hours. Possibly this is the norm, and guests were more disgusting than usual.  The scenic overlook deck was littered with toilet paper where someone had taken to using this area as their own restroom.  The grass and trails weren't mowed and the park attendant said they were changing mowing services, I understand that.  The water hose used to clean tanks had been cut off or fallen off, and when this was showed to a worker, they said they'd tell the manager.  What day, no one knows because he got in his car and left for the night.  The next day it was not fixed.

  Which brings me to the point that while there were three people in the guard house, no one was really doing much.  No one drove around checking on things, no one walked a common path to see discarded trash, etc.  The on duty person left at 8PM.  This is all a management issue, not the campground itself. 

  I have camped at local/municipally owned campgrounds in Michigan before and was very happy, and gladly went with this campground but was disappointed.