Best Glamping near Lake, MI

Recent Glamping Reviews near Lake, Michigan

136 Reviews of 28 Lake Campgrounds

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  Shelly B.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 23, 2020

  Pine Meadows

  Ever want your own vacation property? You can have it here!

  My 1st experience with Tentrr convinced me that this is the way to have my own private oasis! Upon arrival at Pine Meadows, we followed the short red bark path through the trees to our cabin tent, which was next to a lovely meadow and near a small pond. Heidi, the property owner briefly stopped by to welcome us and assure us that she was available by text for any needs we might have- yet, Heidi said the property was ours for the duration, and we wouldn’t see her unless necessary. Wow! This was such a cool experience! We felt like we had our own personal pond, meadow, and cabin tent! The cabin tent comfortably sleeps three in regular mattresses. I believe there is a cot available. Nearby is a large tent that will sleep four more people. A picnic table and Adirondack chairs are next to the firepit. Heidi has many yard games available, such as cornhole and badminton, making this a great location for families. There is a spot among the pine trees with a large fairy display and little hide-aways for kids. Honesty, I can’t wait to bring my grandchildren to this! The nearby town, Interlochen, is minutes away and has a grocery store, a few restaurants, and a nationally famous music camp. Within driving distance is Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, which National Geographic rated as one of the best 21 beaches in the world. My hubby and I camp a lot, and in addition to the positives mentioned above, we truly LOVED NOT HAVING AN OVERLOADED CAR! We didn’t need to pack a tent, bedding(we paid the extra$10 for their bedding- totally worth it!); nor did we need a tent and chairs! We actually had room in the car this trip! Yes, Tentrr costs more than a regular campsite; however, you get the privacy and convenience of Glamping! Totally, worth it!

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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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  Claire B.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 31, 2019

  White Cloud County Park

  Old school quaint

  I loved this campground really. It wasn't overbooked, everything was clean the gal at the desk kind and helpful. We had the river right down from us which was nice to swim in on a hot day. Pure Michigan indeed!

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  Elizabeth

  Guide

  

  Jul. 9, 2021

  South Higgins Lake State Park East Campground

  Home

  Higgins Lake is home for me! Now that I have moved away, my high school friends and I reconnect at this campground. We are all from the area and had the pleasure of growing up right next to this beautiful lake! It is Crystal clear and walk out for a long ways before it drops off. The campground is beautiful, but you don't need to camp to enjoy the lake. I would recommend this place to anyone!

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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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  Arron P.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 31, 2020

  School Section Lake Veteran's Park Campground

  Great Lake!

  Very nice camp with an awesome lake and great swimming area! Kids love this park! Sometimes it gets busy. The shop has snacks and ice cream.

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  Vinny K.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 11, 2021

  South Higgins Lake State Park East Campground

  Family fun

  Higgins lake is beautiful

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  R. B.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 3, 2021

  Highbank Lake Campground

  quiet lake and forest sites

  The campground is small and quiet, has a vault toilet and drinking water. The beach is sandy, lots of frogs and some sites right on the lake. Other wooded sites on a little hill with views of lake. Nearby NCT connector is great for dogs and walking/running in general. The road back to the campground is dirt and also nice for walking.

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  R. B.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 3, 2021

  Shelley Lake Campground

  inexpensive overnight spot

  The road to the park off 37 is unmarked and easy to miss. With the exception of the two walk-ins, the sites feel like they are right on the road. This wasn't really a big deal as it's pretty hidden and not too busy, still could have been uncomfortable if the campground was full. Narrow roads, no large RVs. No water access (without filtering devices to use the lake water) and pit toilet (no door, no roof, behind a fence). Some sites have lake views, the best sites seem to be the walk-in sites on the lake. There are trash bins by the check-in but still quite a bit of litter around the sites and on the road. Quiet and decent price for overnight or a plan B if other FFS campgrounds are full.

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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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  Teri C.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 20, 2020

  North Higgins Lake State Park Campground

  Perfection

  The lake is beautiful. Park is very well maintained.

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  Arron P.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 31, 2020

  Hungerford Lake Campground

  Rustic camping at finest!

  Dispersed camping and camp sites available. There are horse staging areas and hiking trails. The lake is nice, small enough for a kayak/ no motor boat, nice.

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  Rob L.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 4, 2020

  Little Switzerland Resort and Campground

  Very nice family campground. Beautiful chain of four lakes.

  Very nice family campground. Beautiful chain of four lakes.

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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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  Wendy K.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 3, 2018

  Higgins Lake-Roscommon KOA

  The right amount of quiet, nature and activity.

  It is a smaller KOA surrounded by dense woods. Some trails and very close to Higginss Lake state parjs.

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  Art S.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 11, 2019

  Highbank Lake Campground

  Interesting campground design with fishing and ATV trails nearby

  The multi-level campsites are interesting and fun. You park above and set up the tent down a few stairs. It’s a nice way to use the hilly area. There is still room to set up a rv on some sites. The water source has its own building. The vault toilet has a ramp for accessibility. 

  The entire campground was empty when we showed up on a Thursday afternoon. Some sites are right on the small lake while others are more wooded. Some of the sites are close together so choose the style you prefer. Along the road in are a variety of off-road trails to explore. 

  This quiet lake is a perfect spot to getaway from crowds.

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  Stephanie

  Guide

  

  Sep. 7, 2020

  Higgins Lake-Roscommon KOA

  Pretty Campground

  Nice campground. Only thing that makes it 4 rather than 5 for me is lake access, required a drive or carrying everything on a lengthy hike.

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  Shawn Z.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 15, 2020

  Highbank Lake Campground

  Quiet and Quaint with great views.

  Spent a few nights here with some friends over the weekend, but the funny thing is we ended up here on accident.  Got in late around 9:30 at night, but was able to find the last camp site.  The sites are small but are all equipped with several spots for tents.  It also includes a parking spot (obviously), a fire pit and a few stairs to either your parking spot or the road that connects all the sites.  There is a bathroom on site, but it was definitely stinkier than some of the other spots I've been to.  Water spigot available.  A great lake view for most of the sites; ours we could see through the trees from afar.  

  Pretty easy access to and from the site.  City of Baldwin is close by and they have several places to shop for souvenirs, groceries, alcohol, firewood, flowers, jewelry, meats, fish, etc - Baldwin even has a cannabis dispensary - The Green Door.

  One of the campsites close to the lake was flooded as the lake must have risen over the past several months.  

  Fee is now $20 a night, not $18 like some websites might suggest.  

  I will absolutely return again soon.

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  Jeff O.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 1, 2021

  North Higgins Lake State Park Campground

  Quick stop for river tubing but enjoyed the campground too!

  We stopped here in August 2020 to do a day of river tubing on the Au Sable. Stayed two nights with my family (2 adults, 4 kids) Nothing too amazing or too bad about the park. It's fairly hilly so be aware of that, and it's a bit of a walk down to the lake. However, the highlight for us was snagging a picnic site down at the lake and setting up our hammocks by the beach for the entire afternoon. The kids played in the shallow water and the adults sat in the hammocks and relaxed.

  Facilities were fine, clean bathrooms and showers. Nothing fancy but it's a state park so that's the norm.

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  Bobbi Jo K.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 6, 2020

  School Section Lake Veteran's Park Campground

  Nice campground

  Was a decent place to camp- lots are very close though! Luckily in the fall it wasn’t very busy. Nice little lake on property. Fire pits in odd spot near the road. No pets allowed-not even a cat that stays inside in your camper! Also- there is a $7 a day fee for out of the county. Even when you arrive late at night.

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  Kate K.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 20, 2020

  North Higgins Lake State Park Campground

  Busy and Bustling

  Ive been wanting to paddle Higgins lake for a long time but never did because I know I am not a huge fan of state parks.... especially the large, crowded ones like this. You know what though? This place wasn’t all that bad! It was busy, there was a TON of sites, and not much space between neighbors... but, the sites were heavily wooded, the boat launch/lake was beautiful, and our neighbors were very friendly. So honestly, it could have been much worse. I could see how this place would be ideal for large families and small children. Lots to do and plenty of other kids to play with. Also a great spot for people who use trailers, campers, and pop ups, rather than traditional tents.

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  Ryan M.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 4, 2020

  Shelley Lake Campground

  Small and Rustic

  This campground has 7 sites, two are walk ins and two are side by side. The lake is beautiful but the best swimming is from the two walk in sites, the only other access is by the bridge and boat launch and has gravel for boat trailers. As you get deeper it’s less rocky and more mucky. It would probably be difficult to park a large camper in any of these spots. Their is one bathroom in the secluded site across the bridge and one by the check in sign. The bathrooms are not vaults they are true outhouses with fencing for walls and no roof. Bring your own toilet paper and water. To find the site look for the dirt lot just be for the 11th street turn for Nichols lake. There is no sign by the road and it’s easy to miss. We’ve been here many times.

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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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  Heather A.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 8, 2021

  Newaygo State Park Campground

  Beautiful location, bad timing to go tho…gypsy moth infestation made things interesting

  This was such a beautiful location!! And definitely a nice find! The one and biggest downside, which was NOT the parks issue more of a Michigan problem, was the infestation of gypsy moth caterpillars literally raining down on us the entire time…harmless little fuzzy guys but sooo damn annoying!!!! We later broke out in rashes all over due to the hairs from them getting into our pores and making you super itchy….so aside from that slight hiccup. It was a beautiful location and all the neighbors we encountered were awesome and very helpful! One even helped us out taking us to get firewood for an awesome deal!! Only downside is that we thought there would be a walkable beach access but there really wasn’t unless your down for and very steep narrow sandy path to the water and a very tiny “beach” area. And there was no walkable fishing spots either due to the only water access was on a cliff surrounded by trees so we decided against that. The views were incredible tho!!! And every campsite we saw including our own had a ton of tree spots perfect for hammocks!!! Overall I loved this spot with or without the caterpillars and would definitely go back!!

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  Destiny K.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 9, 2020

  Newaygo State Park Campground

  I Love This Park!

  I bring the kids to this park every 4th of July weekend, we absolutely love it. I always reserve my site on the Poplar side, due to it having closer access to the lake to swim. Outhouses and water and pump are a bonus. The drive is paved so we always bring bikes for the kiddos! Another added bonus is the hiking trails.

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  Jen W.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 1, 2018

  Little Switzerland Resort and Campground

  Great for kids and adults alike.

  Camp store with old school candies and ice cream, beach area, docks available on a series of recreational lakes with decent fishing. Permanent sites available. Golf carts are helpful to go to the beach down the hill and across the street. Very family friendly.

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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.