Best RV Parks & Resorts near River Rouge, MI

Recent RV Reviews near River Rouge, MI

408 Reviews of 48 River Rouge Campgrounds

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  Steph H.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 10, 2022

  The Holly Campground

  KOA

  We normally have no issues with KOAs. It is preseason, and still early, so we understand there’s some bumps. But we had a difficult time finding a site that would work for our rig. Everything was soggy, roads washed out and our rig sank. Very few full hook up sites and none available for long term (month or more).

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  Matthew F.

  Scout

  

  May. 11, 2021

  Sterling State Park Campground

  Beautiful State Park

  My family and I love this park. Quiet with large level sites. Everything from back ins with only electrical to pull throughs with full hook-ups.

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  Nancy W.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 19, 2017

  Wayne County Fairgrounds RV Park

  Typical Fairgrounds Campground

  This is a typical fairground campground with open grassy areas for campsites surrounded by barns and tracks. The fairgrounds is located just off I-94 which makes for easy entrance and exit to the campground, but, means there is lots of road noise. Close by are plenty of stores, restaurants, gas stations, etc. In fact, there is a gap in the fence that runs around the fairgrounds allowing you to walk to a Walmart, McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts, and more. 

  We arrived without a reservation and the women in the office was very helpful providing a map with all available sites during our stay and letting us choose which one we wanted. One of the first things you notice is that a number of people are here long-term so we went to the back area hoping it would be quieter and less crowded. A number of the campsites are “buddy” sites meaning your patio opens to your neighbors so be careful which one you pick. This is pretty undesirable when the neighbor is a total stranger so we chose a site where we didn’t have anyone next to us. 

  They offer 50 amp full hook-up sites, 50 amp/water, and 30 amp/water sites with pull-thru and back-in options. There is a dump station located in the middle of the park which is easy to get to. The roads are wide and a lack of trees makes this campground accessible for any size RV. The sites are level but some lack grassy making the patio pretty dusty or muddy. Unfortunately, where we were was pretty muddy just after a light rain. This campground works best for RV’s and not tents. For tenters there is a designated section that is set in a corner of the park with large trees for shade but not much privacy between you and others. A water spigot is in the tent area and there was one picnic table. The camp office sells firewood but we only saw two fire pits in the whole park. Be aware that noise from the interstate and nearby train tracks may make for a restless night. Bathrooms are centrally located in the campground and were old and tired but relatively clean. On-site laundry is available.

  Apparently, management is having some issues with campers not obeying some of the rules. One of the sad things about this campground is that campers have to be reminded to clean up after their dogs. Apparently, it is such an issue that we got a letter stating that if you don’t pick up your dogs poop you would be asked to leave. How sad is that? There is free WiFi which worked pretty well. Upon checking in, we had to sign a piece of paper stating that we would not download copyrighted material or stream movies or we would be asked to leave. 

  My favorite aspect of this campground is that they had a community garden that you were welcome to pick from. We got tomatoes, Swiss chard, peppers, broccoli, and more. Overall, this campground was fine for the few nights we were here and close to the attractions we wanted to visit. We never felt unsafe even though it was close to major cities. We chose this campground because we wanted to go to Ann Arbor and Dearborn and it was a very convenient location.

  Pros:

  ·        Good location if you want to visit Ann Arbor and Dearborn

  ·        Close to interstate for easy access

  ·        Long, level sites that will fit any RV

  ·        Community garden you can pick from vegetables

  ·        Stores and restaurants are nearby (some within walking distance)

  Cons:

  ·        Lots of road noise from I-94

  ·        No trees for shade or privacy

  ·        Would not recommend for tent camping

  ·        Many campers are long-term

  ·        “Buddy” campsites with patios facing each other

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  Ryan R.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 20, 2019

  Harbortown RV Resort

  Beautiful campground

  Great RV resort with clean bathrooms and shower rooms. Wood delivery is great! Friendly staff!

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  Michelle C.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 4, 2021

  South Bass Island State Park Campground

  Older park, tents have the best view

  This campground is perfect for tents, as they get to camp right on the water. The electric/full hook up sites are pretty close together considering it’s a state park. There are very few full hook up sites. The dump station is on an incline and the inlet pipe is a foot off the ground which makes dumping challenging.

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  Lisa B.

  Scout

  

  Feb. 25, 2020

  Lake Chemung Outdoor Resort

  Helpful staff

  Staff is super helpful, we stayed long term (several months) for work in the area. Winter rates. I understand summer rates are much higher.

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  Julie B.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 18, 2020

  Hell Creek Ranch & Campground

  Awesome place!

  Coolest place in Hell:) the staff is very helpful and wonderful if you need something. They either get it for you or point you in the correct direction. Mostly RV however tents are allowed. Pool, showers, restrooms are very clean, they have full hook ups at most sites or at least your electric and water. If you stay around awhile they treat you like family! This is an awesome place

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  Tammy K.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 17, 2018

  Groveland Oaks County Park

  Liked having full hook ups

  Liked having full hook ups. But not many trees. We like the small swimming hole, the beach, the parks and putt putt.

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  David J.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 1, 2020

  Wayne County Fairgrounds RV Park

  Camping at Fairgrounds

  The staff is pretty helpful. They take you to the campsite and assist guiding you in. Full hook ups are available, as are partial h/I’d and tent spaces. The spots are pretty close together and very few have trees/shade.

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  George H.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 15, 2021

  The Holly Campground

  Tight, not in a good way.

  Not all sites have full hook ups. Most are missing sewer. Not all sites have 50 amp available. I got put into a very tight and very unlevel spot. Additionally the spots are close together and there's a lot of them. I personally wouldn't stay here again, however if your camper isn't 43ft long you may not have any issues.

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  Lisa D.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 17, 2020

  Clearwater Campground

  Nice!

  A fun little campground with a nice bunch of petting zoo type animals! The beach is clean and the lake is warm! Very nice layout with walking trail around the lake. The only complaint was not nearly enough trash cans around (like, none easy to find) and the bathrooms were nasty for our 2 day visit. Price per night for full hook up was $40 :-)

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  Stephen S.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 5, 2020

  South Bass Island State Park Campground

  Great views but inland sites are party city during summer weekends

  Both tent camping and RV/Trailer camping. A few Yurts to rent also which are somewhat isolated from the other camping areas. Reservations can be made exactly 6 months in advance and only a few sites are kept open for walk ins anymore. The sites along the cliff overlooking the lake have fabulous views but are ONLY for tents and one should NOT camp there with small kids.

  The RV camp sites and many of the other camp sites are inland from the cliff and while wooded are generally very close together and most do NOT have a lake view. The ONLY quiet areas in the campgrounds on the weekends are the cliff tent areas since it is a party island and the young people camping in the interior areas seem to never go to bed.  

  The Park has a rocky beach (shoes NECESSARY) which is actually a nice swimming area if you aren't looking for sand under your feet or blanket.  That beach is the only free public place to swim on the island (some hotels do have pools). That beach area is a great area though to launch a kayak or sailboard to use in the cove. There is also a regular boat ramp for larger boats or jet skis.  NO overnight boat tie ups at this state park dock (some at the downtown state park, but those are hard to snag)

  The town is about 1.5 miles down the road and easy to get to via bicycle or island taxi - vehicle parking very limited if you try to drive into town. and the town has numerous bars and restaurants with lots of live entertainment on the weekends. 

  The town is definitely a"party" location on the weekends during the summer months. and there is a very pretty and active harbor there, usually with 100 to 200 boats including some in the 40 to 50 foot range in the harbor on the weekends. 

  The slow ferry to the island (Miller) is the car ferry and it has free parking if you can leave your vehicle behind on the mainland and transport your stuff to the campgrounds via a bike trailer or some other way (about a mile+ from the ferry dock to the state park). If you do take your vehicle over note that the wait time to bring it back on a Sunday while usually 2 to 3 hours can also be up to 6 hours from when you get in line (beware the Miller ferry stops running about 8pm, ie: near sunset). Usually little or no wait time when bringing a vehicle or RV back mid week.

  Pick when you want to go depending upon how much you enjoy noise and partying.  Mid week during the summer season is the best time for those who aren't into 24 hour partying and weren't able to snag a cliff side camp site.  Kelly's Island is quieter and has a nice natural sand beach, so better for weekend trips if going with a family, or if you definitely need a sand beach.  If bands, noise, drinking, and people watching are your desire, well this is the place to go on a summer weekend (ala Key West party atmosphere)

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  Joseph S.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 15, 2020

  Haas Lake Park RV Campground

  Hass Lake very Beautiful

  I highly recommend Hass Lake campgrounds. It is a very clean, quite, Beautiful campgrounds. Restrooms were very very clean with full running showers ( shower heads were fantastic ) and push button sinks. The views of the lake are so pretty, waterfront, fire rings, clean water, full hook ups, and a waste removal service at your camp site if needed. You would never know that it is so close to everything in town if you need something. Full store in campgrounds. Love it here. Started with only 3 days and extended 3 more nights. Lovely here.

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  Mary H.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 14, 2019

  Pontiac Lake Recreation Area

  Quick get away

  Wonderful place for a quick get away. Park is clean. Beach is a 1.8 mile hike from the East loop in the campground but is well worth the walk. (Trail is not stroller/wagon friendly) If you are hoping to hook up to electrical, bring extension cords; some hook ups are exceptionally far away from the designated RV parking pad. Extensive mountain biking trails and the lake is open to boating, kayaking, and other water sports. Park offers lots of private sites! We stayed in site 118 and could not see neighboring sites! The site was very spacious and offered picnic table, fire ring, paved pad, and electrical hook up. (hook up in this specific site was considerably far away.)

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  Christopher P.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 5, 2021

  McGinnis Lake Modern Campground — Holly Recreation Area

  Quiet, well kept state park

  Just a quick overnight tent camp with my son. Tent sites are relatively well spaced out and clean. Fire rings and picnic tables at each site.

  Modern bathrooms and shower rooms are available.

  Many playgrounds, horseshoe pits, and a basketball court available.

  Firewood and ice available at the front gate.

  RV spaces are well spaced out and give a sense of privacy. Electrical hook ups.

  Cabins available for rent as well.

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  Mea H.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 30, 2021

  Detroit/Ann Arbor KOA

  A campground in transition

  We only stayed at this KOA because we couldn’t find any available campsites at any other campgrounds in the area. We usually don’t consider KOA because they are generally too expensive for what we need them for but this KOA has water/electric sites for $30. Keep in mind you can’t choose which site number you get. This is a new KOA so they are still transitioning from an RV park and are sprucing up the campground to KOA standards. Do not expect anything glamorous. The improvements appear to be gradual. I feel like the main building would need to be renovated to truly makes themselves a proper KOA.

  But as for the campground itself, the campsites are close together. The chalky gravel campsites and roads are raked everyday. They do roadside trash pickup throughout the day. I observed them come by twice a day. I think there are 7 individual shower rooms. The restrooms are attached to the main office building (like the showers). I mention that because the map we were given doesn’t indicate where the restrooms are but to be fair the office staff told us where they were. The showers and restrooms are alright. The campers make them gross but I see the staff cleaning everything on schedule around noon everyday. There’s a laundry room which is very clean. The washers are $2 and the dryers are $1 for 40 minutes. There’s a playground. A swimming area on the lake. There’s a trail that goes around the lake. The KOA has well stocked doggy poop bags and trashcans along the trail.

  Oh! The camp store has ice cream, general food stuffs, fishing tackle and will accept packages.

  Internet. Verizon via iPhone 12 via a weBoost signal booster (because I forgot to turn it off): 22 mbps down and 3 mbps up with 29 ms ping; T-Mobile via Nighthawk MR1100 via weBoost: 36 mbps down and 19 mbps up with 46 ms ping.

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  Debbie H.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 6, 2018

  Groveland Oaks County Park

  Kid friendly

  This campground has a lake for swimming, water slide, arcade, boat rentals, mini golf, biking trails and fishing. Lots for kids to do... also skate park and 2 playgrounds. Full hookup area is away from most of the weekend traffic with a short cut to get to where all the kids stuff is located. I think it is a little pricier than most monthly rentals in southeast Michigan. We chose for the convenient location for spending the weekends. Our campsite was a little difficult to get into because it was on a curve and there was a seasonal camper with a Class A right across from our site which didn’t allow for a lot of space to maneuver our 26 ft travel trailer. It was, however, fairly close to the park and restrooms.

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  Mike B.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 6, 2018

  Bishop Lake Campground

  Good family campground

  This is a larger state park with full size sites for RVs. There is electric on each site along with fire rings and picnic tables.

  Some good spots have some shade to stay out of the sun. The beach is pretty good for swimming.

  The bathrooms are clean and the showers were warm.

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  Rino S.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 5, 2021

  Sterling State Park Campground

  Check your site

  Used Dyrt to scope out the site. Everything was accurate and the Michigan parks website is a breeze to use.

  NOT ALL THE SITES UAVE FULL HOOKUPS. I did not realize this when booking. Nobody's fault but mine. Great fishing ponds, the sites are a little tights.

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  Frances V.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 5, 2017

  Sterling State Park Campground

  Memorial Day Weekend

  Sterling is an interesting park, nestled between the Fermi nuclear power plant and the coal powered DTE plant it makes for an unique experience. The sites are all in full sun, with not much privacy between them, but most campers are respectful. The beach is a short walk from any site, mostly sandy with small rocks occasionally. There is a boat launch which is extremely popular and the bass and walleye fishing can't be beat. No boat, no problem. The park has several fishing piers as well as a kayak launch into a small inlet which is navagatable all the way to the beach, approximately two miles. There is a bike path that will take you all the way to the Historic Rasin River Battlefield and then to downtown Monroe. Additionally, all of the sites in this park have 30amp electric while also boasting quite a few sites with full hookup. Every site has a blacktop pad for parking or trailer setup, with many pull thru sites available.

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  Tammy G.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 8, 2018

  Sterling State Park Campground

  good for RV camping boating.

  open space, good for RV camping. access to Lake Erie...goog fishing.

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  Tara T.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 7, 2021

  Camp Dearborn

  HUGH MUNICIPAL CAMPGROUND

  They offer campsites full hookups pet friendly

  They offer electric only no pets they offer campsites no pets.

  They have a tent only section.

  They have a beach, tennis courts, children's playground,rustic cabins, they have a recreation field Kids Activities arts and crafts!!! They have 16 resort cabins, this place is HUGH

  Bathrooms were dated and we arrived Monday after Labor Day so I can't judge them. They had a FULL HOUSE on Labor Day per the front gate. I was very impressed there was no garbage at campsites and picked up very well.

  GREAT biking trails you can catch on premise and bike over to Kensington and to the charming town of Milford

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  Nicholas P.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 4, 2021

  Camp Dearborn

  Camp Dearborn Loyalist

  I’ve been camping at camp Dearborn for most of my life. I have so many great memories at this campground. The daily activities and dance for the kids are great. They have 2 beaches and a pool. Many cabins, tents, and RV spots. Multiple bathrooms with showers. Very decent prices also.

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  BrianaLynn R.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 22, 2020

  McGinnis Lake Modern Campground — Holly Recreation Area

  Clean and fun camping

  My family took our RV camping here for a week here. It was very nice, we had so much fun. The bathrooms and showers were clean, there were a lot of activities for the whole family, and the camp site was nice and shaded.

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  Beth G.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 7, 2020

  Covered Wagon Camp Resort

  Just ok

  Campsite B6 was large, nice big tree for shade, full hookup and last minute availability on a holiday all great. The downside was the strict enforcement of visitors paying to come. There were zero amenities but she walked the grounds and questioned us making us pay for two friends having dinner with us. It needs some upkeep and no real activities so it felt a bit ridiculous to have that enforcement but overall a decent stay.

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  John C.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 15, 2021

  Haas Lake Park RV Campground

  Peaceful, well run campground

  We thoroughly enjoyed the campgrounds- especially our lakefront full hookup 😊

  The staff was extremely accommodating after I discovered my booking error - they worked diligently to make me a happy camper 😂.

  The entire campground was well kept; the bathrooms, the grounds, and the laundry facility were all in great condition.

  The fire rings are double insulated with sand, which made for a safer experience. And the picnic tables are in good shape.

  We will be back next year from Florida and will stay longer! 😁

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  David L.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 3, 2021

  Camp Dearborn

  Gigantic Park

  Huge park with lots of room to roam. Beaches. Lots of activities.

  Hookup RV sites are a bit close together. The site sewer hookup can be oddly placed. I had to go to another site to reach the plumbing.

  They have a ton of soft sided cabins for people without RVs.