Best Glamping near Muskegon, MI

There are two campgrounds in the park - The Channel Campground & the Lake Michigan campground. We stayed at the Channel Campground two years ago. It's right on the channel from Muskegon Lake to Lake Michigan, so you have walking access to both lakes. The campsites were VERY close together. It was actually the first thing we noticed as soon as we pulled through the gate. Campsites have a paved parking pad, fire ring, electrical hookup, and picnic table. Restroom & shower facilities were relatively clean & well maintained. You'll probably have to wait for the showers, but that's pretty typical.

Overall, the campground was just average. If you don't like being close to your neighbors, I'd recommend staying at the Lake Michigan campground in the same park. Larger sites & tons of shade.

This was our second time Camping at Muskegon State Park. The first time we camped at the Channel Campground (not so great), and this time we camped at the Lake Michigan Campground. This campground was easily the better of the two. Tons of tall trees, HUGE campsites with electrical hookups, picnic tables, and fire-rings. I believe you're allowed to have up to 6 people per-site, and you would have no problem fitting everyone. There were clean restrooms and private showers. There are steps that lead straight from the campground to a small beach right on Lake Michigan. Firewood & ice are sold at the campground office, and there's also a small privately owned ice-cream shop at the north end of the campground that sells wood & ice.

There's a boat ramp right down the road at Snug Harbor, and the fishing is great. It's also just a short drive to a canoe/kayak launch on the Muskegon river. The downtown area is about a 20-25 minute drive around the lake, but it has some cool military museums including a WW2 submarine and a transport ship that was used in D-Day. Also, two pretty solid breweries.

Although we were there in the summer, this campground is right across the street from Muskegon's Winter Sports Park. The park has cross-country skiing trails, a permanent luge track, a roller-luge track, and i think an ice skating track through the woods. We're looking forward to taking a winter trip up here to give everything a try!

We found a gorgeous campsite at this campground with Lake Michigan just over the sand dunes. 

The campground was well maintained. Some of the campsites were sandy and unlevel. 

Here are closeby fun things to do and see:

1.) The Muskegon South Pierhead Lighthouse is located on the channel in the harbor of Muskegon, Michigan. 

2.) USS Silversides Submarine Museum with World War 2 submarines, gigantic torpedoes and more.

Video about Muskegon State Park and things to do in the area: https://youtu.be/cHmivLJhovU

The Muskegon state park shares a beautiful scenery that is over all amazing tovwake up to in the morning, or even just visit while passing through Muskegon down the coast of Michigan!

I have camped here many times over my lifetime. It is a great family campground, close to Lake Michigan and within driving distance to North Muskegon and Whitehall. Lovely camping in the pines within walking distance to Lake Michigan.

Muskegon State Park is one we have visited a couple times and thoroughly enjoyed. It provides one of the most beautiful beaches Michigan has to offer, and we enjoyed hiking several trails throughout the park. We haven’t camped there yet, but mostly that’s due to the fact that it’s seemingly a popular campground as every time I try to reserve a site it’s always full. Must be for good reason, and upon my reconnaissance of the campground which features sites within a couple hundred feet walking distance to the beach, I would agree. I am really eager to finally land a camping spot there next year. I know there is top notch fishing and kayaking in the area, as well. Muskegon is absolutely a outdoorsman’s paradise. 

I grew up in Muskegon. We spent our summers at the beach. The beach at the Muskegon State Park is beautiful white sugar sand. The part of the park closest to the channel tends to be quieter because there aren't the big RVs camped there. And it is closer to the beach, which is definite plus.

Ok. This is a place that I need to be “prepared mentally to visit.”

Located in downtown On Muskegon Lake, this campground is not much; HOWEVER, it offers all the ability to experience much!!!

OK: campground: sites are close, few trees. Some on water. Playground. Dock fishing for kids.

What makes this cool?

My hubby went fishing with a buddy... and I went shopping with my friend, had lunch and drinks in downtown Muskegon, which is about a half mile away (by the bike path). We also “enticed” our men to go back after fishing for dinner and drinks!

COVID-19 comment: city of Muskegon has closed off Western Avenue to allow businesses to expand into outdoor seating! LOVE this! Food trucks are also in the area... but check out the local eats first! They are Awesome!!!

We stayed here when we bought our new camper from a place in Muskegon Mi. The campground is right with a boat launch. Some sites are close but we had an end and it was nice. Great sunset views from Lake Muskegon. Friendly people! We sat by the lake with our chairs and wine and enjoyed the evenings. Fantastic beach and beach bar 17 minutes away at The Deck!! We would stay there again! Not a lot of amenities those with kids other than a small playground and swimming in lake. See the swans in the pics!!

One of the best campgrounds in Muskegon!  Love the trails but it has lost its beach and group camping to the lake levels.  still a place we like to go!

Great state park with clean beach access! This park is nice with wooded spots for privacy and trails to explore. Staff were helpfull. Don't forget to check out the submarine when visiting Muskegon. Happy adventuring!

This campground is on the beautiful muskegon river, it has a large swimming area, nice sandy beach along the swimming area, play grounds, everything is clean and well kept, there is a trail head with a gorgeous trail along a smaller stream and an art barn with activities for kids to create each day.

Nice place, good breeze on Lake Muskegon Lake. The lake is a little smelly and people have left some trash on the beach, but the camp is clean. The spaces need to be wider-they’ve packed too many spaces in and with the trees, backing a travel trailer in is not easy. Clean, good price, one washer, one dryer, and clean showers. 7 out of 10

camped here with family and we had an awesome time! it was a smidge loud since it’s next to the road, but nothing we couldn’t handle. The beach is right there at the campground, which is absolutely great. The other campground at Muskegon state park is the Channel campground, but if you’re camping at this one I still would say the channel is worth seeing! The woods surrounding are great for hiking, and we were excited to find geocaches around the park 😁

We stayed at Muskegon State Channel Park in July 2016 and I was very pleased with the stay. We stayed on site 102 in the channel park. The site was heavily wooded and right next to the bathroom. The bathroom is very outdated and the old style bathhouse. The only complaint would be the older bathhouse here. The road was paved and the site was HUGE! It poured rain the first night we were there and the tent that our older children slept in, was in a low spot, the tent was almost floating! There were tons of places to ride bikes and walk. The AWESOME because was quite far to walk, but we rode bikes or drove the vehicle to swim and watch the sunset. I really liked this park and will return. Be sure to watch the boats going through the channel!

This is a great campground with access to the Muskegon River. There is a boat launch on site and lots of traffic in and out. If you are looking for a peaceful place, this may not be it. They are always packed, lots of kids riding bikes and running around, smaller campsites, etc. The sites are grassy and many have smaller trees, there isn't a lot of shade in many of the center lots. If you like a busy place with a lot going on, this is the place for you! We prefer a more peaceful and quiet environment and want to relax , plus we prefer much larger campsites so it's a matter of preference I suppose. The bathrooms aren't the cleanest but since they are so busy I guess that's to be expected? We have since found a campground we like much better just a bit further away and are now seasonal there. We love it there!

Campground Review

Lake Michigan Campground in Muskegon State Park was a great place to pull in for the night. We had ice cream for supper at the adjacent ice cream shop (where they advertised a free cone with your firewood purchase). We pulled in and settled into our cabin with enough time to enjoy sunset over Lake Michigan from the stairs and overlooks along the beach. The campground is well kept and has a nice shady canopy. The sites are fairly large, but there are no shrubs or structures to provide privacy from neighbors. We reserved a camping cabin and found it clean and functional with power, 4 beds (bunks), mini fridge and microwave. The showers were good sized with plenty of hot water, but being beach style, there was a lot of bug access. Expect to shower with some insects. I was a frustrated birder - I could hear the birds but couldn’t pick them out visually since they were all up so high with no low cover. All in all I would say this is a great campground for beach access, better in the cabins or an RV than in a tent since there isn’t much privacy.

Ranger Review:

As a Ranger for The Dyrt, I get products to review occasionally. On this trip I had a chance to try out Snapbuds, an earbud detangling system. We received the snapbuds before we left Colorado and used the enclosed guide to get them set up on my earbuds - it was a snap! The instructions say they can’t be repositioned once in place, so we were cautious about setting them up right the first time. I don’t use my earbuds often on road trips since I’m the only driver and I like to listen for birds on a walk - but after a few long days in the car with my kids choosing the playlists, this mamma was super excited to whip my earbuds out! I had them shoved in the back of my purse where we’d been rummaging around for various things over the course of the trip, so they had every opportunity to be a tangled mess - but they came out in a neat little wad and unraveled easily to take me away from the teens fighting over beds. I was pleased with how neat they stayed. My one word of caution is that the magnets really like to stick together, and if you create slack while wearing your earbuds (by bending to pick up a perfect rock or acorn, for instance) they have a tendency to find one another and shorten your cord, potentially dislodging your earbud when you straighten back up.

This is a cool campground to come hang out at one of the most beautiful beaches in Michigan, and provides the unique experience of actually camping ON the beach, which is something you don’t get to do with 95% of the campgrounds on Michigan’s coast. Right across the Grand River a really nice nature preserve to escape for a hike, but there isn’t much in the way of hiking at this particular state park. The showers and facilities though are of the cleanest and well kept in all of Michigan’s state parks.

Very typical of Michigan state parks. Tight sites with a nice fire ring. Great location with a walking path to Lake Michigan. Close to downtown Holland. Nice bathrooms and clean showers.

It's clean. It's well laid out. It's well staffed. It's near Holland, MI and Lake Michigan beaches. It has electricity only - no water or sewer in campsites. It's beautiful and piney and full of poison ivy and mosquitoes because it's in Michigan. Suck it up and enjoy the view.

Quiet close to Lake Michigan and great hiking

Beautiful campground right on Lake Michigan. Clean facilities. Beach access.