Rippling Rivers RV Resort

A beautiful place. Very valuable for tourism and a great destination.

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We normally like more remote camping, but there aren’t a lot of choices around Marquette. We stayed in the upper loop at site 77, it’s far from the rest of the camp and the sites are nicely space out. Immaculate bathrooms and showers. The resort has WiFi but we couldn’t get it at our site. Kids loved the pool. Easy trail access to the mountain bike park! We will likely stay here again

Reserved a spot here as part of my cross country overlanding trip.  It was a basic electric campsite outside.  I drove into the ahem, campground and the first thing you see are a bunch of prefabbed cabins - pretty cheesy.  Went to check in at the lodge.  Small bar, and a beer cooler filled with no beer (lol).  The girl at front desk was very nice and informative.  She gave be about 10 pieces of paperwork and wristbands (really!  I’m just camping for the night!!!).  Then explained the myriad of rules in order to camp.  First o e was no smoking at your outdoor site!  Lol.  If she found ashes at the site, I would be charged a fine- lol.  I asked for my $$ back, but you can’t cancel.  What a joke.  If you smoke weeed, of if your campfire ash looks like a cigarette ash, you’ll get fined.  Avoid this place at all costs if you are vanlife, over landers or partake in the green stuff, this is not the place for you.  If your camping approach is Martha Stewart meets kohls, have at it!

Great campground with a variety of options to stay. Full hook up, luxury cabins, rustic cabins, electric sites, walk in tent sites. Location is perfect. Only wish would be that they add more bathrooms/shower rooms. Can be long waits in the morning/evenings.

Great sites, Friendly staff and close to the water. Stayed there in the early spring so water lines sometimes frozen. Sites are large, clean and level. Would recommend this place to anyone!

Rippling River is a really nice campground, very close to downtown Marquette and right in/on a huge mountain bike park. There is a bar with pizza, beer, wine and a fire pit, a pool and a river running along the edge. Some of the sites are shaded - ours wasn't, but it didn't matter because the weather was very temperate when we were there. There is a really nice little path along the river in the campground and a great hike that goes to Morgan Creek Falls across the highway. We loved the Marquette area. Nice bike paths, breweries, restaurants, health food stores, etc. We also loved visiting Pictured Rocks.

Stayed a night in a deluxe cabin in the winter. Warm and small, perfect for a night. Great ski hill view — right next door for mountain access. Bonus: hot tub!

Right on the MTB trails. Easy and convenient check in and good hookups. Clean bathrooms and a cool little bar. Love this place.

Unfortunately I don’t have much to review, we arrived, got our paperwork and headed to our site to find it double booked. With two cranky kids, we went back inside to request a refund. Connor (bar manager) let us know he was not able to refund us. He was very adamant that it was not double booked, after driving down to the site, he said they extended there stay and did not do it right… but there tag said they were leaving the next day, therefore an employee had to write on it. After blaming everyone but taking ownership for the mistake he said he would make them move. They had a camper- tent - EZ up and several toys on the site. We would never want someone to move who intended to stay. We said no please don’t do that just refund us, no problem there are plenty of options near by.

Connor let us know a refund was not happening and he did not have authority to do so. I requested a call from someone above him, at this time he let me know I could call John tomorrow. I let him know he needed to explain the issue to John and have him call me,

John GM was very professional and refund us. I am not writing this to bash the campground I have no idea if we would have liked it but more important how its customer service / the face of your company is so important. Connor blamed me several times for this issue, denying to take responsibility for the double book. I honestly don’t care what happen, just give me my money back. Unfortunately we will never recommend this due to this experience.

When you arrive make sure you have read all the rules prior to paying! There are several rules which aren’t bad, just unique. Just make sure you want to be there.

Lovely campground in a good location. I stayed in the top area with electric only hook ups. This area is pretty secluded. The full hook up area is pretty busy with several activities. WiFi doesn’t work well during peak browsing hours but works well at odd times and late. Large sites with room for an rv and room for a tent. Nice picnic table and fire pits. Would definitely stay here again.

This campground is only a few years old and therefore not a lot of shady RV spots. But it is very well equipped. Wifi is great, cell service strong, nice bathhouses with laundry, an amazing store with pizza and bar/alcohol, a pool and hot tub (not exactly warm), and easy in/out. Outdoor seating by a stream and fire. There are a few sites that don’t look super level but ours is perfect for our fifth wheel. Trash dumpsters at front of site and there’s even a dump clean out there. The only negative is the septic drain slightly higher than normal. You may need something rigid to allow proper fall. It’s a great campsite!

Very nice - we were in site 31. Plenty of space and we did not feel like we were too close to others. They had lots of hiking trails near and a bar and pizza place. Nice store, nice staff, pool/ hot tub, and right on the river. You are also able to take a nearby ski lift up the mountain for some great views!

If you love mountain biking or hiking you stay here. Period. You are right on the trails. Bathrooms and showers are nice. If you have little ones the grom trail rims next to the top camp site. We love going here.

Fantastic. Large spots. Full hookups. Amazing hiking and mountain biking and easy access to all Marquette has to offer. Cool river access. Pool is good enough, nice hot tub, putt putt, excellent bar, camp store.

Stayed here while visiting Marquette!

Honestly, the campground is not the best. Most sites too open.

We did enjoy the pool and hot tub... plus the walk up bar with pizza. They also have a deck and patio to hang out at. There is an area down by the creek with chairs.

A walking trails meanders by the creek.

The best part was the 3/4 mile ish trail that goes up to the Marquette Mountain. We walked up at night (bring flashlights!!!) and the view was breathtaking! We overlooked all of Marquette and the stars were incredible!!

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Rippling Rivers Resort is new addition to an area that lacked a decent campground.

Amenities include bathhouses and shows (which have code locks on them), shared water access, picnic tables, fire pits, campstore with bar, and access to an outdoor pool and hot tub.

We stayed at one of the walk-in tent sites and also had the pleasure of enjoying the Carp River. The river was about 10 fee away from our site.

The staff is extremely friendly, to both people and dogs. I was very impressed with how dog friendly this location is. Even the other campers were respectful of each other.

Our tent location was entirely shaded and made it feel as though we were camping in a forest. 

The downsides. The tent sites were too small and not level. We had a very hard time finding a place to put our tent.  The sites were also very close together. Our neighbors were backed right up to use. 

As mentioned above, the shower/bathhouse requires a code to access it. It was kind of weird. And made it a challenge if you had to get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. 

Parking was very limited. Not a problem if you have only one vehicle, but we had two. One of us had to park on the other side of the campground, which became an inconvenience.

Large sites overall. Very clean bathroom. Nice pool/hot tub and a small bar (wine/beer) at the front reception area, with public fire pit.

This campground is in town with the bike trails to one side and Marquette mountain ski hill. Wonderful fishing salmon and brook trout galore. It has a small put put golf, pool, camp store and large clean bathrooms and showers. WiFi! If you are in to biking amazing trails this stop is for you. The cabins are very clean and super nice.

I absolutely loved this place! The bathrooms and sites were so clean and well maintained. Will definitely come back soon!

Nice new place, located next to bike trails, orv trails, and the ski hill. Good location.

Stayed here for a weekend away and to visit family. Was pleasantly surprised on how friendly and helpful registration desk personnel were, and how well laid out the campground was. We stayed in a basic cabin - and were astounded at how clean they were and how good they smelled - like fresh cut wood! The bathrooms were the same, and the button lock entry to cabin, bathroom and shower room is an excellent touch. The view from the main office building is great, with a wonderful view of the river off of the back deck. The camp store has a nice selection of wine and the usual necessary items campers need. They also have a hot tub and pool, and altho we didn't get to use it on this trip we certainly will on the next visit!