Best RV Parks & Resorts near Wellston, MI

Recent RV Reviews in Wellston

938 Reviews of 178 Wellston Campgrounds

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  Tammy C.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 29, 2024

  Manton Trails RV Park, Hotel & Campground

  Hidden gem on the west side

  This campground is centrally located to everything that’s going on, on the west side of the state. Whether it’s trail riding, Traverse City Cherry festival or hanging in the town of Manton. There is always something going on. Spacious, super clean bath house and on Saturday nights listen to live music right at your campsite!

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  Mario F.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 27, 2024

  Manistee National Forest Marzinski Horse Trail Campground

  Be simple

  Was a quiet. Simple.. Just with nature...Site was clean, across street you can buy firewood ...Was a pleasant 2 night's....From site to the nearest store 15-20 min away..If needed...Had no issues...Be back Thanksgiving 2024..

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  Tom W.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 20, 2024

  Walkup Lake Campground

  Quaint and convenient

  Conveniently located but proximity to the road makes it noisy. Locals drag racing on the nearby road subsided around midnight. Campsites were clean and spacious. I stayed at one of the two sites down the road by the boat launch. I stopped here after my first campground stop was full. This site will definitely get the job done but don't make this a featured stop.

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  Jeffrey P.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 11, 2024

  Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness

  Busy but Beautiful

  After a decent ruck in, you have some immediate camped spots and can travel further for even more. Summer time is busy so get there early for a spot. Have been multiple times with bigger groups and have always found a spot for tents and hammocks. Enjoy hikes down the best for a distance view of the dunes and enjoy fires with lake views at night.

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  Julia A.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 10, 2024

  Pines Campground — Ludington State Park

  Ludington

  Beach was big and beautiful but you had to drive to get to it unless you love walking with a bunch of beach stuff in a bathing suit. Hamlin lake is close by and is a good spot for fishing.

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  Vi

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 9, 2024

  Sandy Shores Campground

  Nice Owners

  Very cheap and exactly what we needed for a last minute campsite with a great view.

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  Barry E.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 6, 2024

  Traverse City State Park Campground

  Convenient and clean

  Very nice park, walkway to the public beach, paved path behind the grounds. Modern, clean bathhouse. Not a lot of privacy between spots, big mature trees all through the grounds. Right by municipal airport with lots of flight activity.

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  Fern B.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 28, 2024

  Lake Michigan Recreation Area

  Fantastic

  Great location away from everything. Spacious sites that are spread out. We stayed in the Oak Loop. Only 5 minute easy walk to beach. Quiet. Enough cell reception to send a text but that's it. Pit toilets only in Oak and Violet loops. Flush toilets in hemlock and orchid loop. No showers, but showers available at convenience store down the street during the summer.

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  C P.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 24, 2024

  Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness

  I loved this place!

  A small gem of a place. Park and pay to be in the National Forest...or disperse camping on Green Rd. We parked and hiked the mile and a half in to the Dunes. Take all your gear that you need if you don't want to trek back. Can not ride bike in or have anything with wheels on the trail. At the end of the Beautiful hike you come to the Dunes. Go to the right and you will see some spots to put a tent up(do not camp on Dunes or beach). To the right is easy walk and find. If you head to the left you will have to walk over some Dunes for a bit but this is where we went and found a perfect spot right where the forest and Dunes meet. Very short walk to the beach and it's AMAZING! We had it all to ourselves for hours. It's like looking at the ocean. Beautiful views, sunsets, night sky's. The water was warm and you could walk out a ways before it got deep. Great for swimming. It was perfect. One of my favorite spots away from the busy crowds. So worth the hike. Make sure you get wood and might have to hike it in. There is little to NO wood out there laying around. If you are willing to put the work in to hike out there then I promise it's worth it.

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  Chris S.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 22, 2024

  Dune Town Camp Resort

  Had a great time .

  Peggy are host was awesome . It's really clean and a beautiful place and close to the Dunes .

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  Kris D.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 22, 2024

  Mears State Park Campground

  First time staying

  It’s a little cramped making it a bit overwhelming but the sites are nice and kept.

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  William A.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 22, 2024

  Green Road Dispersed - Manistee NF

  Great place

  Super close to manistee beach, came in on the weekend mid September, almost all the camp spots were taken. Forest was super eerie but beautiful.

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  Kris D.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 21, 2024

  Northern Exposure Campground & RV Park

  Perfect River View

  Camp staff very friendly and park is well maintained. Nice hiking trails nearby and a 20 minute drive to a whole lot of entertainment!

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  Michael N.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 19, 2024

  Platte River Campground — Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

  Beautiful area!

  The camping area is amazing. My group camped in the non electric section. Each area was set back from the road. Flat gravel pad. Small paved driveway for your car. It was peaceful. And absolutely dark at night. Perfect for star gazing. The comfort station was a short walk away. Clean bathrooms, shower areas, and a small room to wash dishes. You cannot wash dishes at your site. You must take precautions against bears. So food had to be locked in cars. We didn’t encounter bears. At the entrance is a canoe/tube business. You can float down the river to Lake Michigan.

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  Lindsey C.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 12, 2024

  Tippy Dam State Recreation Area

  Great nature - noisy neighbors

  Our site was great, easily fit a 17 foot trailer and a tent. Trails down to the water were appreciated by our kids. Neighbors are pretty close all around but that didn't matter until our last night. Several new campers rolled in at 10pm and proceeded to throw an absolute rager of a party until 4am - on Labor Day weekend. So overall a great campground but I wish there had been enforcement of quiet time or some kind of consequence for such horrible camping manners.

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  Austin C.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 10, 2024

  Camp David

  Wonderful, quiet location

  David and Gail were so friendly and welcoming, especially for the inconvenience of a last minute stay on Labor Day weekend! I had questions during the booking process and messaged them- I had a response in minutes. We had a quiet spot and were able to get some uninterrupted sleep after a long afternoon at the beach. 

  There are several places nearby with beach access (the turquoise water of Lake Michigan is beautiful), and lakes under 5 minutes away for fishing. For rockhounding, check out the beaches near Old Mission Lighthouse. Should we find ourselves back on the road to the UP, we'll be sure stop back in. Thanks again for being so accommodating!

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  Skip C.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 2, 2024

  Whispering Oaks Campground

  Nice location

  Small campsites, but nice bathrooms and showers, close to Baldwin

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  Skip C.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 29, 2024

  Riverside Park Campground

  Nice park

  Went there to use dump station after camping at the local veterans retreat, nice facilities and staff. 15$ fee to use dump station

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  Jim P.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 25, 2024

  Val Du Lakes Resort

  What a great place.

  I can't say enough about this place.  They where  so nice, polite and friendly.  We had some R.V. Issues and they where there to help.  The camp site was very nice.  There bathroom and shower were so clean. We will stay there again.

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  H. S.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 22, 2024

  Bear Track Campground

  Rustic seclusion.

  No running water.
  No electricity.

  No flush toilets.

  No internet.
  No phone signal.

  Pure heaven.

  Rustic campsites. 50-100 yards from the river. Great water from the pump. Nice clean vault toilet. Very quiet at night. Peaceful and beautiful. We've gone ever year for the last 5 years. Going again next year.

  Highly recommend a satellite-based GPS unit like Garmin or TomTom in your car. I was serious when I said no phone signal so Google Maps ain't gonna' get you there.

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  Joe

  Scout

  

  Aug. 20, 2024

  The Campground

  Fantastic Campground!

  The campground is a small, family friendly campground that has a lot of activities for both adults and kids. It is clean, has level sites and well maintained facilities.

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  J B.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 17, 2024

  Tippy Dam State Recreation Area

  Great time

  The campsites are spacious and feature trails that lead directly to the Tippy Dam Backwater. There’s also convenient access for launching a boat on either the Manistee River or the backwaters side of the dam

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  Lon L.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 29, 2024

  Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds

  close to travese city and interlockin

  Quiet, large sites, like new bath house, 7th nite free, rate$35, good location for northwestern Michigan sites Water on all outside sites. interior sites share water hookups

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  Brandon C.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 28, 2024

  Rvino - Timberline, LLC

  Quiet Campground

  Not a bad campground. Easy drive to Traverse City. Camp store is small and closes early, 7pm.

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  Jen L.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 26, 2024

  Manton Trails RV Park, Hotel & Campground

  Great location for orv trail access

  Great campground.  Booked two nights and had to request a third it was so perfect.   We went up because it advertised orv access right from campsite.  It’s really handy to not have to trailer over to the trsilheads.  Quiet, bug spaces, huge bathhouse. We will be going back!

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  Bob W.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 25, 2024

  Grass Lake State Forest Campground

  Updated Info

  Updating this information. We live 3 miles from this camp. All MI State Forest Campgrounds are nor $20/night.

  There is not a RV dump or hookup of any kind in this campground. One could easily bring a 30 ft trailer but sites this size are limited.

  This camp is on the Betsie River and the Grass Lake Flooding. There is a gravel/sand ramp to launch smaller fishing boats. Great area to kayak and float tube. 1000's of acres of State Forest surrounding this spot with miles of trails for atv, cars, trucks and horses. There are no horst facilities at this camp.

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  Julia H.

  Ranger

  

  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).