Top Tent Camping near Port Austin, MI

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Best Tent Sites Near Port Austin, MI (7)


Recent Tent Reviews In Port Austin

197 Reviews of 7 Port Austin Campgrounds


  • t
    Camper-submitted photo from Sleeper State Park
    Sep. 24, 2024

    Sleeper State Park

    Late summer peace

    Went later September on a Saturday and it was perfect. Good mix of tents and rv’s. Everyone was respectful and the whole campground was pretty quiet despite being essentially full. Bathrooms were clean, stocked, with plenty of hot water. Didn’t shower there but there is a ton of showers. Beach was a crazy close walk and really impressive. Even a pet friendly beach too. Camp host had fun activities for the kids (my kids claim this was the best time of the trip) as well as tea, coffee, and hot chocolate. Staff was incredibly friendly

  • Chad H.
    Camper-submitted photo from Outdoor Adventures Saginaw Bay Resort
    Sep. 20, 2024

    Outdoor Adventures Saginaw Bay Resort

    Common Camp Ground we go to all the time

    Alright camp ground, it’s a members only. Few grouchy people that seem more miserable than into relaxing. It’s definitely an interesting atmosphere compared to other campgrounds. Staff are hit or miss, seems like the pleasant ones take layoff and move on. Small improvements are made year over year, which is nice.

  • Sara Y.
    Camper-submitted photo from Tawas River RV Park
    Jul. 29, 2024

    Tawas River RV Park

    Trailer Park

    This campground was disappointing to say the least. Bathrooms were nasty with fruit flies no toilet paper either. The dump station was in poor condition. The non potable water didn’t even work. Our electric box didn’t work we had to use the box next to us. The bugs were awful! There was raw sewage there as well. It smelled so bad. You’re also in a trailer park with condemned trailers! The park was in bad shape as well. The site we reserved wasn’t even vacant!

  • Gary G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Tawas Point State Park
    Jul. 28, 2024

    Tawas Point State Park

    Nice location

    Nice park. Can feel a little tight on some spaces, especially if your neighbor sprawls over the lines. Restrooms could use a little improvement (like replacing the crappy doors leading into the building) and some maintenance, but are clean. Being on a point between Lake Huron & Tawas Bay, there's almost always some breeze. There's beaches on both sides of the point. Staff friendly. Like most MI State Park sites, it's electric only. Tawas has no (as of this review) FHU sites. There's the Tawas Point Lighthouse here, which you can climb for a few bucks. Nice little gift shop next to it. It can get really packed here on weekends, and the day use gets closed because of being too full.

    Big rigs, note that the roads can be tight, especially when inconsiderate campers crowd the road, cause you know... It's all about them.

    All in all, it's one of our favorite state parks.

    Hit Klenow's Market in town. They do great sandwiches!

  • Carrie K.
    Camper-submitted photo from Forester Park Campground
    Jul. 7, 2024

    Forester Park Campground

    Terrible Management

    It saddens me to write such a poor review for a campground I once loved. I have been camping at Forester Campground in Sanilac County since 2005. We camp with a very large group of over 20 people. This year Sanilac County Parks allowed one person to make group reservations then each party called in and paid. This seemed like a good solution for those of us who camp in large groups and want to be by each other. However, they did not send us individual emails of confirmations. They only sent it to the individual who made the reservation. This has been a stressful year, and I could not remember what my dates were. I called Forester Campground. They told me I was due in on June 27th. When I checked in, the office staff told me I was due until the following day. I was upset, as I was given the wrong information. I asked her if I needed to pay today for the day. She said she would adjust it, since it was her staff that made the error. As I was setting up, the park manager, Steven Pozsgay came and said he“adjusted” our stay, having us leave a day earlier. This would have us leaving a day before our friends. I was very upset. He was not aggressive, but extremely unfriendly. He said if we wanted to stay another day would need to pay for it. Which, I offered when I checked in. I found out he reprimanded his staff for offering to accommodate us since the staff made the error. After serious consideration, time with our friends was more important than his attitude. So we paid for the additional night. When we went to pay, we tried to discuss with the staff why we were upset. In the middle of the conversation, the manager, Steven Pozsgay took his phone out of his pocket, dialed his phone and left the room. Leaving his staff with my sister and myself. His staff told us in his presence that our friend would no longer be able to make group reservations due to this mix up. The entire conversation deflected any responsibility of the park’s staff and management. Instead, they chose to attempt to manipulate me into feeling negatable about my handling of the situation. Last I checked, businesses were in the business of making business, not discouraging it. My sister asked what the penalty would be to cancel Labor Day and Halloween weekend. She responded that we would lose all of money we paid. Which is a lie. You are only penalized one day. However, this all could have been avoided had they sent us confirmation emails when we called in to pay. Or, Steven Pozsgay supported his employee’s way of handling the situation. Even if he would have come to me and said, she made a mistake. But no, he chose to be abrasive and inflammatory. Every year since Steven Pozsgay has taken over as manager there has been an issue with him. He is abrasive and confrontational. His management skills are poor at best. For over a year, the dump station was not operable, and he refused for campers without full hook up to dump in the full hook up lots that were vacant. If it weren’t for the location being on Lake Huron, he would lose considerable amount of business. We will finish our current reservations at Forester Campground but won’t schedule any further vacations there. We will only return when Seven Pozsgay is no longer the manager.

  • B J.
    Camper-submitted photo from Evergreen Park Campground
    Jun. 8, 2024

    Evergreen Park Campground

    Extremely loud

    Very loud, lots of children, kids will be kids, but the loud music until very late and the dogs barking all hours not necessary!  At least I know most of Tom Pettys songs now from listening to them all night!

  • Brad J.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Lumberman's Monument Visitor Center
    Oct. 12, 2023

    Lumberman's Monument Visitor Center

    Not Free! Beautiful and quiet.

    Gorgeous sites with lots of privacy. Basic pit outhouses no other services.

    Only complaint is that contrary to Dyrts listing, it's not actually free.

  • Doug L.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Port Crescent State Park
    Sep. 2, 2023

    Port Crescent State Park

    Port Crescent - Beautiful Campground on the Shores of Lake Huron

    Port Crescent is a really amazing campground to visit. The campground contains cabins, tent, and RV sites. Our site (95) was an electric only site but water was nearby.

    Our site was on the sand but large enough to park the camper parallel to the campsite. we were well off the road there were no worries concerning passing vehicles.

    The nature and wild life there are simply amazing and the sunsets on the beach were incredible. They were even more amazing because wildfire activity enhanced the fading rays of the sun.

    We did buy the yearly MI recreation pass, not only for this but for some other stays we had planned in MI. The pass was $35 which was affordable.

    For Astronomers this is a certified dark sky park the IDA. This is a Bortle 3 site with an SQM reading of 21.79 mag./arc sec2. I did not get to observe here due to smoke from wild fires.

    Saginaw Bay is nearby and its a beautiful place to visit.

    to Make sure you know where your gas stations are as they are a long way away from Each other. Also the water spigots in the park don't have hose connectors to either fill up with potable water at the dump station or bring water canisters with you.

    Otherwise have a great time, we did!

  • Hallee L.
    Camper-submitted photo from Tawas Point State Park
    Aug. 26, 2023

    Tawas Point State Park

    Nice but busy

    It is very nice and extremely clean. However it is kind of cramped. Sites feel close and everyone was very nosey. Pet beach is nice. Water is beautiful. Convenient location. People didn't listen to rules such as quiet hour and let their badly behaved dogs run loose. Bath house is extremely nice! All in all, I would camp here on an off day/season.

  • N
    Camper-submitted photo from Monument Campground
    Aug. 22, 2023

    Monument Campground

    Lovely rustic camping

    Quiet and spacious sites. Near a lot of recreation, including Lumbermans Monument, the paddlers memorial, and the lovely Ausable River. Minutes away from Oscoda and Lake Huron.

  • Bob M.
    Camper-submitted photo from Sleeper State Park
    Aug. 20, 2023

    Sleeper State Park

    Disappointing

    Sorry, I hate writing negative reviews, but this place deserves it.

    Pros- the beach is fantastic, staff is excellent.

    Cons- looks like they tried to cram in as many sites as possible, even on unlevel terrain. I can't imagine how ugly it would get during rainstorms with the mud.

    $34/night is way too high. I've seen way better dry camping spots. This was our 3rd Michigan SP on our long trip, & we are really disappointed in this one.

  • Brad L.
    Camper-submitted photo from Sleeper State Park
    Aug. 17, 2023

    Sleeper State Park

    Campground

    Campground maintenance. Electrical hookups are too far away from the site. They jam a lot of campers in here. The beach is across the street and caseville is next door which helps up the reviews. I would prefer to stay at the caseville county park instead.

  • D
    Camper-submitted photo from Sebewaing County Park Campground
    Aug. 16, 2023

    Sebewaing County Park Campground

    Nicely near prehistoric

    Since 1966 I visit, often just back packing. Clean enough & refreshing enough & still something pre-historic, particularly the beach, & the roads to it.

  • Julie E.
    Camper-submitted photo from Harrisville State Park
    Jul. 28, 2023

    Harrisville State Park

    Would never camp here again

    We stayed in the small cabin #186 which is right across from the park hosts.    The first night we were there we were sitting around our campfire - it was around 10:45 pm.    It was myself (grandma) my 24 year old son and my five year old grandson.   We were talking normally or slightly quieter because the campground has a 10 pm quiet curfew.   Out of nowhere, a guy comes storming up to our campfire with a flashlight in our faces - scared the crap out of all of us - I instinctively said who are you and why are you coming at us?!    He said we were way too loud and that he could hear us 4 or five sites down - I had to ask him if he was an employee because I was about ready to call for help.   He said he was an employee and again repeated he could hear us from “way down there” pointing in some direction I had no idea because it was so dark out.    I walked one site over and asked my son to say something and I absolutely could not hear him.    I was so mad we almost backed up and left.    The next day the Park Hosts who sit outside all day had another employee come warn us about chopping tree limbs down?    I was flabbergasted.    We collected some kindle/branches that were ON THE GROUND.    When I addressed with the Park Hosts they lied and said they had no idea why we were told this.    We saw the employee later and she said the park hosts told her we were cutting branches - and to come tell us to stop.   It was the most bizarre experience I have yet to have camping and I have camped a lot - I read a google review from 4 days before our visit that said the same exact thing.   Avoid this park - we left early needless to say.

  • T
    Camper-submitted photo from Outdoor Adventures Saginaw Bay Resort
    Jul. 27, 2023

    Outdoor Adventures Saginaw Bay Resort

    Rustic, but clean

    Campground is one of Outdoor Adventures membership campgrounds, way overpriced, check FB Marketplace for resellers.

    Campground is rustic, but clean, sites are relatively cramped, but lots of trees. Staff seemed nice.

  • julie S.
    Camper-submitted photo from Port Crescent State Park
    Jun. 26, 2023

    Port Crescent State Park

    We got lucky

    We got lucky for a spur of the moment weekend get away and scored the perfect site at a campground we had never been to before. It's a busy campground.. but this site made us feel like we were in our own little world. The lake was only a few yards from our tent. There is also a dark sky preserve there which worked out perfectly for the meteor shower that was going on that weekend. One of my favorite camping trips ever... it was just gorgeous. I booked online through the michigan parks website. There must have been a cancelation that I got lucky and grabbed. It really was the perfect camp site.

  • Samual N.
    Camper-submitted photo from Campers Haven Family Campground
    Jun. 5, 2023

    Campers Haven Family Campground

    Campers haven

    This campground was a nice little resort had plenty of things to do for the kids. The pond was very well taken care of and there was a nice population of fish.

  • A
    Camper-submitted photo from Port Crescent State Park
    May. 31, 2023

    Port Crescent State Park

    Beautiful Lake views

    If you get the right spot, you have essentially private access to the beautiful waters of Lake Huron. Clean beaches and large private lots.

  • Branden B.
    Camper-submitted photo from Forester Park Campground
    May. 30, 2023

    Forester Park Campground

    Friendly, but tight and odd utilities

    First, some seasonal residents were extremely helpful with our campfire woes. All of the neighbors and their kids were awesome.

    We chose this campground because it was close to our home and it was a short trip for our opening weekend.

    The store, staff, and ice cream shop were great. We even bought t-shirts to commemorate!

    The price was reasonable for 2 nights on memorial day weekend with full hookups and 30 amps ($40 a night). Water was clean a d strong. No issues with electricity.

    Some issues we had that we were not expecting: The sewer and water spigot were on opposite ends of our site. I had to race to Raymond's hardware(also friendly!) in town for a 50 foot fresh water hose before they closed.

    We also don't not have a slide out, but our trailer was brushed against a tall tree/bush. If we weren't against the tree, our awning may have been against the opposite neighbors' trailer.

    The sewer access was slightly uphill from our site, so that caused some issues as well.

    In conclusion: We'd definitely return, but we'd be careful about the site location.

  • Scott G.
    Camper-submitted photo from Sleeper State Park
    May. 29, 2023

    Sleeper State Park

    A nice state park

    A nice campground with two loops. Can be tricky getting a large RV in especially during bigger holidays but the sites are large and you can park you camper a few different ways. Decent trails. Beach access across the road. There is a pet friendly section of the beach. Lots of pets here. The bathrooms in the east loop are older and not that great but the other loop has a nice modern bathroom. Sites are mostly flat more so on the eastern loop. We had a nice visit.

  • Mecha M.
    Camper-submitted photo from Lumberman's Monument Visitor Center
    May. 20, 2023

    Lumberman's Monument Visitor Center

    Nice Camping

    This is a nice campground that butts up with the Lumberman’s Memorial park with a trail leading to the AuSable sand dune. Campsites are paved with fire pits and picnic tables. Choice of single vehicle or two and bathrooms located throughout. At night bring a lantern because it gets dark. Very nice spot that’s surrounded by forest.

  • Jeanna A.
    Camper-submitted photo from Pinconning County Park
    May. 11, 2023

    Pinconning County Park

    Early spring...beating the summer crowds!

    Had to move due to electrical issue but connection at a better site! Fit a 20' camper van well and was an easy overnight stay. Clean, quiet, and comfortable.

  • Z
    Camper-submitted photo from Pinconning County Park
    Apr. 25, 2023

    Pinconning County Park

    Nice campground, we’ll be back!

    Nice campground with great access to the Saginaw Bay for boaters/kayakers/etc with a small beach. Some campsites are better than others, like most campgrounds but all have some perks. Only a couple miles away from Pinconning for supply runs!

  • Linda H.
    Camper-submitted photo from Lighthouse Park (Huron County Park)
    Feb. 24, 2023

    Lighthouse Park (Huron County Park)

    So peaceful

    Well kept sites, friendly people, and beautiful views of Lake Huron. The lighthouse had just closed for the season, which was disappointing. But I wouldn’t hesitate to return.



Guide to Port Austin

Camping near Port Austin, Michigan, offers a mix of beautiful scenery and outdoor activities. Whether you’re looking for a peaceful retreat or a fun family adventure, there are plenty of campgrounds to choose from.

What to do:

  • Explore the beaches: The area has stunning beaches along Lake Huron. Campers at Tawas Point State Park Campground enjoy the beautiful water, with one reviewer saying, "The water is beautiful. Convenient location."
  • Visit the Tawas Point Lighthouse: This historic lighthouse is a great spot for a quick visit. One camper mentioned, "You can climb a lighthouse and look out 30+ miles."
  • Hiking and biking: Trails are available for both hiking and biking. A visitor at Harrisville State Park Campground noted, "Not a huge park, but complete with bike and walk/jog trails."

What campers like:

  • Privacy and space: Many campers appreciate the spacious sites. A review for Port Crescent State Park Campground highlights, "If you get the right spot, you have essentially private access to the beautiful waters of Lake Huron."
  • Clean facilities: Campers often mention the cleanliness of the restrooms and showers. One camper at Bay City State Park Campground said, "Showers/restrooms are good, cleaned twice a day."
  • Friendly staff: Many reviews mention helpful staff. A visitor at Albert E. Sleeper State Park Campground noted, "The staff is excellent."

What you should know:

  • Limited amenities: Some campgrounds, like Negwegon State Park Campground, have fewer amenities. A camper mentioned, "There are only 4 primitive sites... Water is available at the parking lot."
  • Crowded on weekends: Popular spots can get busy. A visitor at Tawas Point State Park Campground noted, "It can get really packed here on weekends."
  • Reservations recommended: Many campgrounds require reservations, especially during peak season. A camper at Rifle River Devoe Lake Rustic Campground said, "Sites require a reservation either at the office or online."

Tips for camping with families:

  • Choose family-friendly campgrounds: Look for places with amenities for kids. One camper at Bay City State Park Campground mentioned, "Great newer playscape and splash pad (!) for the kids."
  • Plan for activities: Bring games and outdoor toys. A family at Jellystone Park North Port Huron enjoyed the "huge campground" with "lots of fun amenities."
  • Pack snacks and meals: Having food ready can save time. A camper at Harrisville State Park Campground said, "We tented at this campground and enjoyed it so much!"

Tips from RVers:

  • Check site sizes: Some sites can be tight for larger RVs. A review for Tawas Point State Park Campground warned, "Big rigs, note that the roads can be tight."
  • Bring extension cords: Some sites may require longer cords for hookups. A visitor at Bay City State Park Campground advised, "Recommend to have extension cord for some sites."
  • Plan for limited services: Some campgrounds may not have full hookups. A camper at Port Crescent State Park Campground noted, "This was my first experience at a Michigan state park, and I do not know if others have designated spaces based on the size of the RV or tent."

Camping near Port Austin, Michigan, has something for everyone, from families to solo adventurers. Just remember to plan ahead and enjoy the great outdoors!

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