Best Tent Camping near Whitehall, MI

Recent Tent Reviews in Whitehall

791 Reviews of 26 Whitehall Campgrounds

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  Melissa C.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 21, 2024

  Fisherman's Landing & Campground

  Rude treatment of a disabled vet

  We stayed there 3 years ago and I wish I had seen this site sooner. The morning of July 4th we were woke up by people yelling at 7:15 am. Them at 8:15 someone in a riding lawn mower came within 2 ft of out pop up and woke us up again. Then a sprinkler was started and it was getting our canvas wet, so I turned it down a little. The guy on the mower yelled at me to keep my hands off of the sprinkler! My family were staying one more night so I left them our easy up. Later that evening we came back to watch the fireworks. Afterwards my husband, who is a disabled vet, could not out to our car due to neuropathy in both legs. I decided to go in to pick him up. I waited until v the gate opened and drove in. The speed limit is 10 miles per hour, which I did follow. Then a man come flying up the road and started yelling at my family! I tried to explain that my husband was having a hard time walking out to the parking lot. He cursed at us and then said we would not be allowed back to this campground. This had been the 4 th year we had stayed there over the July 4th holiday. Sad that he treated not only a disabled vet but also a 90 year old woman. Would recommend.

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  Tom W.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 20, 2024

  Condon Lakes West

  Isolated and attractive to certain people

  Access road is an unmarked two track that is not suitable for all vehicles. Campground is free and only six sites. Free and no registration attracts lowlifes who appear to have been there a significant amount of time or the whole season. If you have a leaky trailer that needs a tarp over the top, love having your pitbulls run wild, and firing up your generator, this may be the perfect spot for you. Not sure how the folks dragged the trailers into camp. Turned around and went elsewhere. Could have been a nice spot but...

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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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  Julia A.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 10, 2024

  Muskegon County Pioneer County Park

  Lost lake trail

  We had one of the sites closest to the beach access which was very nice for us, but since we were there Labor Day weekend(my mistake lol) we had a lot of traffic come through our campsite. We tend to enjoy more peaceful stays with less crowding. The beach had plenty of room for everyone to spread out and was not crowded at all which made up for it. Highly recommend watching the sunset from the beach. We also loved the lost lake trail. The group camping area is shut down.

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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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  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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  Cathy E.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 18, 2024

  Hoffmaster State Park Campground

  Clean facilities & breathtaking nature

  The park is beautiful. Lovely nature trails and the Lake was incredible to see. Facilities are clean and the campground was quiet.

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  Benjamin A.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 12, 2024

  Gleasons Landing

  Beautiful riverside campground

  Most sites have direct river access.  All sites are walk-in, but not far from the parking area.  There are two pit toilets for six sites and both were clean.  They sites are large, but fairly open, not much between the sites.

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  Benjamin A.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 12, 2024

  Elk Canoe Campground

  Basic canoe camping

  Elk is a great place to spend the night after a day of paddling or fishing.  There are four sites with decent space between them.  The pit toilet was decently clean and well away from the sites, so no smell.  The only downside is that access is tricky.  The landing is a steep bank with large rocks on the river bank.

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  Charles E.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 7, 2024

  Newaygo State Park Campground

  It was ok.

  Stayed here to get off the road on the cheap after a long drive. It was Friday but it was quiet nothing out of the ordinary. The girls at the registration helped me find a quiet spot.

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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

  Beach Campground — Holland State Park

  Too loud and crammed in

  We stayed at the wooded campground near where u check in, it was busy, and every loud motorcycle going down the road right next to us, was pouring on the exhaust all night long. No alcohol campground also, so everyone had nice tumblers walking around

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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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  Jennifer S.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 25, 2024

  Highway to Haven Family Campground

  Interesting experience

  The staff checking us in was amazing, but that’s where it stops. Lots of highway noise. Tiny spots. And worst of all the owner is terrible, argumentative, rude and disrespectful. We were traveling with a group, my husband was moving grills and wood from our site to theirs(we were not as close to our group as we thought) and was parked literally for less than 10 mins to the side of the road…the owners site was right across- he came out without a hello or welcome but right away jumped in“You can’t park there” as we were very clearly unloading… from that point it went downhill- never told us who he was; asked if we wanted to be kicked out and quite frankly was a straight up jerk. It wasn’t until later that night that other campers told us who he was and that’s normal behavior. If that is how the owner treats his customers you can rest assured we will never be back.

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  Wendy F.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 22, 2024

  Muskegon County Pioneer County Park

  Beautiful park

  We loved this park and the atmosphere. So much room for all size campers, bathrooms and showers were clean and spacious. Beach access super close and plenty of roaming for our dog. Fire rings were the nicest we've seen and the park was kept clean and today, the rangers were on top of everything.

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  Virginia B.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 20, 2024

  Muskegon River Campground

  Quiet and Personable

  Very small campground with a quiet time at 10:00 am. The host and staff were beyond helpful and friendly. Only complaint - bathrooms were a good hike away from the tent/RV spots

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  Marie S.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 11, 2024

  Newaygo State Park Campground

  Nice rustic getaway

  I’ve read lots of reviews that were lukewarm about Newaygo, but we enjoyed our 3 day getaway. Ample activities in the area (hiking, disc golf, biking, swimming, kayaking, fishing, tubing and stargazing). And shopping and nice brewery in Newaygo. Most sites are large and separated from the next. The noise levels really dropped off in the evening. Will be back!!

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  Erica L.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 4, 2024

  South Channel Campground

  It was OK

  This campground was okay. Nothing super special or exciting. The restrooms were very clean and maintained. The lots themselves are not kept well. Lots of long grass, dirt and tree stumps close to the road. Made it kinda hard to park our 30’ camper without running into a stump. It was nice and close to the channel and there is a beach attached to the campground which is accessible by a dirt trail. It was good for what we needed it for.

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  Raphael C.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 1, 2024

  Pioneer Park Campground

  Disappointed

  I wanted to give this place a 5 star rating but unfortunately I’ve had a bad experience at this one. my first time camping with a group of friends at this campground we reserved 3 spots all close together to accommodate such a huge group having camped there for a little over 24hours was told by the park ranger to move my tent over to my side of the plot since my tent was crossing my groups plot boarder by a little bit in the middle of rain with 2 kids(under 5)in the tent to keep dry from the rain. park ranger couldn’t be lenient enough to wait for the rain to subside.knowing the park ranger usually make frequent rounds around the park they could have told me sooner if it was problem but they waited until it started to rain to tell me to move.

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  Rovi

  Scout

  

  Aug. 1, 2024

  Pioneer Park Campground

  Campers beware

  I had a deeply disappointing experience at this campground. Despite driving six hours to get there and booking three sites, which were more than enough space for sharing, my friend and his family were forced to move their tent because it was slightly over the boundary—just a foot inside our site. This happened in the middle of the rain, with kids inside the tent, and despite our explanations, a ranger and three staff members insisted they move. Meanwhile, a nearby camper was allowed to stay despite having two tents and one camper on one site, which is against the rules. This discrepancy made us feel racially targeted and left a sour taste in our mouths. To top it off, the bathroom facilities were dirty, which only added to the negative experience. The lack of empathy and fairness was truly disheartening.