Best RV Parks & Resorts near Mesick, MI

Several RV parks around Mesick, Michigan provide various hookup options for motorhome travelers. Northern Exposure Campground offers full hookup sites along the Manistee River with seasonal availability from May through November. Pats RV Park, located directly in Mesick, features sewer hookups, water connections, and 50-amp electrical service for larger motorhomes on grassy sites. Vista Green RV Resort maintains 93 sites with concrete pads approximately 30 miles northeast of Mesick, catering specifically to RVs with no tent camping permitted. Most parks accommodate big rigs, though site dimensions vary considerably between facilities. "Our site was a pull through site that required us to do quite a bit of leveling. The hookups are rather far away so we needed extensions."

Between late spring and mid-fall, RV camping options remain most plentiful in the region, with some parks closing entirely during winter months. Many campgrounds require advance reservations, particularly during summer weekends and fall color season. Dump stations are available at most parks, though Northern Exposure and Vista Green RV Resorts offer full sewer hookups at individual sites. Cell service varies throughout the area with one visitor noting "there was no internet nor cell service (Verizon/T-Mobile)" at certain campgrounds. Pet policies differ between facilities, with most allowing dogs but enforcing leash requirements. Water pressure fluctuates across the region, and travelers should prepare accordingly, especially during peak summer months when systems may be strained.

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Best RV Sites Near Mesick, Michigan (184)

    1. Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort

    21 Reviews
    Traverse City, MI
    24 miles
    Website
    +1 (231) 947-2770

    $60 - $260 / night

    "There is a camp store, turbo bikes, a variety of family activities, a pool, playground, bike park, equipment and rentals, laundry facility, cabins, cottages, and yurts for rent."

    "My husband loved this place because most of the sites are pull-through ones. The trees keep your site blanketed in shade all day long."

    2. Pats RV Park

    3 Reviews
    Mesick, MI
    3 miles
    Website
    +1 (231) 885-2020

    $25 - $90 / night

    "This is a great campground, we always start our camping season here. Hodenpyle Dam lake is a great, quiet area."

    "We opted for a spot with electric only. The amenities we took advantage of were great! There are some trails to walk the dogs, lake access, and plenty of spots to enjoy your he views!!"

    3. Manton Trails RV Park, Hotel & Campground

    5 Reviews
    Fife Lake, MI
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (269) 857-8000

    $25 - $55 / night

    "Plenty of pull-through sites and lots of grass."

    "A hidden gem near Cadillac. It’s nice and quiet and clean, bathrooms aren’t too far from campsites. Electrical hookups are provided and fire pits. We even got free firewood. Fun visit!"

    4. Vista Green RV Resort

    1 Review
    South Boardman, MI
    26 miles
    Website
    +1 (231) 369-3400

    $69 - $79 / night

    "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."

    5. Manton Trails RV Park, Hotel & Campground

    3 Reviews
    Fife Lake, MI
    15 miles
    Website
    +1 (269) 857-8000

    $25 - $55 / night

    "We rented a extra site, so nobody could rent near us, sooo nice! Very close to Manistee River and canoe/raft liveries, very fun family togetherness activity."

    6. Lake Billings RV Park & Campground

    4 Reviews
    Lake City, MI
    16 miles
    Website
    +1 (231) 824-6454

    "Great WiFi connection. 32.00 otd. We had a small issue with a typical Seasonal neighbor thinking they owned the park but the Park Manager quickly handled the issue and we had a good stay."

    "Very kind operators when we were in a pickle with an RV we rented and was very flexible with our situation. Clean areas and convenient to Manton area."

    7. Kampvilla Park, LLC

    7 Reviews
    Arcadia, MI
    21 miles
    Website
    +1 (231) 864-3757

    "Quiet campground with friendly staff. We had an electric only site and it was very private. Facilities were extremely well maintained."

    "Spacious, level sites. Great family atmosphere! Very clean and well kept. Close to every kind of recreation you can think of."

    8. Indigo Bluffs RV Park

    23 Reviews
    Empire, MI
    31 miles
    Website
    +1 (231) 326-5050

    "My goal is always to find campgrounds that are in state park or national forest settings, but with all the conveniences of a private campground."

    "They offer full hookups as well as 30 & 50 amp service.  Nice shower and bathroom facilities, coin laundry, pool, and camp store."

    9. Honcho Rest Campground

    3 Reviews
    Kewadin, MI
    38 miles
    Website
    +1 (231) 264-8548

    "Honcho Rest Campground is a little gem on Bass Lake in Elk Rapids, MI. The grounds are mostly well maintained and clean."

    "“Slow, Grandparents at Play” are what the signs around the campground boast, which tells you a bit about their target audience at this lovely little RV only lakeside campground in the heart of Elk Rapids"

    10. Northern Exposure Campground & RV Park

    17 Reviews
    Mesick, MI
    4 miles
    Website
    +1 (231) 885-1199

    $30 - $45 / night

    "The campground offers clean facilities, general store, rentals for the lake, and camp events like movie night. With sites right on the water remember to bring your kayak!"

    "This campground is perfect for campers of most experience and age levels. "

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RV Park Reviews near Mesick, MI

918 Reviews of 184 Mesick Campgrounds


  • H
    Aug. 6, 2021

    Kalkaska RV Park & Campground

    Nice Campground

    We camped in a 40’ motor coach for a week. Site is gravel and dirt. It is a pull through site that required us to do quite a bit of leveling. The hookups are rather far away so we needed extensions. Our site required us to pull through in such a way that the hookups were on the opposite side of our coach. They only have 15 full hookup sites and none were available for our time frame. They have several long term tenants. Roads are narrow but most sites are ample. They have a pump out service twice a week for $10 each time. Bathrooms, showers and laundry available and are clean and nice. Staff is kind, helpful and knowledgeable. Pool is heated. Wifi is through a third party and very inexpensive at $2 a day. Very family friendly with lots of children. Campground is clean and well maintained.

  • J
    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).

  • Nancy W.The Dyrt PRO User
    Sep. 27, 2017

    Wild Cherry RV Resort

    Nice Park, Lots to Do Nearby

    We visited Wild Cherry RV Resort on the recommendation of some friends and found the park to be nicely maintained, sites were well-spaced, and we LOVED the area. Our site was a pull-in that faced a large pond on a corner that overlooked a four-acre lake. We never had a neighbor on the site next to us during our stay and since we were on a large corner there was nobody on that side either so we never felt crowded. The park was very quiet and since our site was in the back of the park there was not much traffic.

    The park is called a “resort” which is a little misleading because there are very few amenities. There is no swimming pool, no tennis courts, no shuffleboard, no fitness center, no playground, in fact there were not even bathrooms/showers (except for porta john and tent shower in the rustic camping section).  There was a small club house and a driving range but that was pretty much it. You do get a free newspaper delivered to your site daily. It turned out that we didn’t care about the lack of amenities since we were so busy exploring and we don’t often use all the amenities that private parks offer anyway.  The park is a mix of seasonal and transient people. Most of the seasonal people went to work during the day which made the park even quieter. And while they do have a lot of seasonal campers none of the sites were junked up. Sites are gravel with paved patios with the average lot being 45x70 (according to their brochure). There are nice grassy areas between sites that is very well-maintained. All sites have picnic tables but not all have fire pits (if you have your own you are allowed to use it). 

    The roads are very wide and there are not too many trees so maneuvering big-rigs is not a problem. The water, sewer, and electric were all placed appropriately in the site so no extended hoses were needed. There was no cable but sites are very open allowing for good satellite reception and we were able to get over a dozen antenna channels. Sites are either pull-in (which we had) or back-in. There are no pull-thrus. Set back in a wooded area are a scattering of rustic tent sites, rental cabins and yurts with potable water, grills, fire pits, and picnic tables. These sites are so tucked in a wooded area that I never noticed them until the last day I was in the park.

    There is a lot of activities within a short drive of this park and we wished we would have stayed longer. The park is in a perfect location to explore the towns of Leland (and Fishtown), Lake Leelanau, Northport, and Sutton’s Bay. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and the town of Glen Arbor are a 20 minute drive and Traverse City is about 45 minutes. All these towns are quaint coastal towns with shopping, galleries, good restaurants. The park is on the Leelanau Peninsula which is one of Michigan’s most well-known and revered wine region and there are three wineries within a couple of miles (one is just across the street from the entrance). That being said, there are nearly some 20 wineries within 15 – 20 minutes of the park. There are a few state parks and county preserves nearby that have hiking, scenic views of Lake Michigan and picturesque lighthouses.

    All-in-all we really liked this park and would definitely come back. We took advantage of their “Big-Rig Special” which gave a 25% discount if you booked 4 nights. Otherwise, the price per night was $69 which we found to be expensive for what you get. The biggest dings we give this park are for the high nightly price and the lack of amenities that should come in a “resort” with that high a price. This area is one of our favorites in Michigan and we easily could have spent a couple of weeks here enjoying the area.

  • Cindy B.
    Aug. 3, 2022

    Indigo Bluffs RV Park

    Love, Love, Love this campground

    My goal is always to find campgrounds that are in state park or national forest settings, but with all the conveniences of a private campground. It’s a bonus if there are lots of things to do in the area. Indigo Bluffs delivers on all fronts. We had a lovely, shaded, level, spacious site which most of them seemed to be.

    The campground was large - it’s actually two parts - an RV resort for large fifth wheels and Class As and another campground for everyone else. I really liked the regular campground as it had a lot more shade than the RV resort area.

    Indigo Bluffs is close to Empire which has a beach and Joe’s Friendly Tavern. Joe’s has excellent hamburgers and plenty of beer variety. It is also close to a trailhead for the Sleeping Bear Dunes Heritage Bike Trail. The Sleeping Bear Dunes trail is wonderful, a bit hilly, but oh so scenic! It is also close to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park and the infamous Dune Climb. We took a short drive to Sutton’s Bay and rode on the Leelanau Bike Trail to Traverse City. If you do this, be sure to stop at Farm Club on the way back. Excellent brewery and farm-to-table restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating and a farm market.

    We will definitely return to Indigo Bluffs!

  • Cathy B.
    Jul. 30, 2019

    Indigo Bluffs RV Park

    Family oriented

    This campground has two sides, the campground which accommodates tents, campers and RVs. Also they have small cabins. They offer full hookups as well as 30 & 50 amp service.  Nice shower and bathroom facilities, coin laundry, pool, and camp store. The other side is the “luxury RV Resort” with concrete pads, grass, ponds and lots of greenery. Very upscale.

  • Jennifer G.
    May. 31, 2019

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

    Great campground, close to so much to do!

    We spent most of our time at the pet friendly beach. So many places to hike and so much fun to swim. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. We hiked or swam, visited and attempted to climb the dunes lol, saw some shows at the amphitheater and saw a historic cabin on site. A firewood vending machine? Pretty basic camping but very nice.

  • Jill B.
    Apr. 21, 2019

    Traverse Bay RV Resort

    Very high-end class A Resort

    We have spent six weeks at this park for the last 6 years. We attend a horse show circuit near by. It is the creme de la creme of RV parks. The sites are individually owned (and leased out) and many of the owners have made their lots very nice. The park is limited to Class A, Fifth Wheels and Class C only. This park is dominated by big, very nice class A's.

    We have a 5th wheel and have appreciated the amenities very much. Great wifi, curbside garbage pickup, trails, dog park, and many others. You are limited to 2 dogs, and they are very strict about leashes and picking up poop. But, that keeps the place looking nice.

    We enjoy it very much and it is so close to the horse show, it cannot be beat. Because they are such a popular place to stay during the show (July - mid August), they sites book up a year in advance.

  • K
    Aug. 31, 2025

    Indigo Bluffs RV Park

    Indigo Bluffs RV Park

    Awesome facility. Shaded sites that are good size. We have a 23' travel trailer and has plenty of room. Full hook ups including sewer make it very convenient.

  • Judy  B.
    Jul. 21, 2016

    Traverse City State Park Campground

    Big Campground, Bigger Location

    This campground is huge! 300+ sites, pet friendly, sites for all shapes and sizes. Open year round, with heated cabins. It's a great location, just across from Traverse Bay with just across the road. With that being said, one downside is that road, a VERY busy main drag through Traverse City. Very loud. There is s bridge walk over said busy road to beach access. The campground was very busy and bustling with families. Only 30 minutes from Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.


Guide to Mesick

Experience the beauty of RV camping near Mesick, Michigan, where lush landscapes and a variety of outdoor activities await. This area is perfect for those looking to immerse themselves in nature while enjoying the comforts of RV life.

Big rigs should check out Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort

  • The Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort offers spacious sites with electric hookups, making it ideal for larger RVs.
  • This resort features a range of amenities, including a pool, market, and picnic areas, ensuring a comfortable stay for all guests.
  • Families will appreciate the numerous activities available, from bike riding to fishing in nearby lakes.

Some prices for RV Parks range from $14 to $40

Enjoy outdoor adventures at Manton Trails RV Park

  • The Manton Trails RV Park, Hotel & Campground is conveniently located near ORV trails, perfect for those looking to explore the great outdoors.
  • Guests can enjoy fishing and swimming at nearby lakes, making it a great spot for families and adventure seekers alike.
  • With a focus on community events, this campground often hosts live music and activities, enhancing the camping experience.

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular RV campground near Mesick, MI is Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort with a 4.5-star rating from 21 reviews.

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