Best RV Parks & Resorts near Ellison Bay, WI

Recent RV Reviews in Ellison Bay

362 Reviews of 65 Ellison Bay Campgrounds

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  Tori K.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 5, 2024

  Tennison Bay Campground — Peninsula State Park

  Great pit stop!

  shower and restroom facility in the campground. Site had electricity. Campground has a boat launch for kayaks and canoes. Big rig friendly with a gravel pad. Dump station with potable water fill up station as well.

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  Lee D.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 29, 2024

  Fayette State Park Campground

  The seagulls provide entertainment!

  General: 61 site campground; 11 are 20/30/50 amp pull-thru sites and the rest are back-in 20/30 amp. A surprise was seeing so many seagulls and they were, although annoying, also quite entertaining! 

  Site Quality: All sites are dirt/grass and level. The sites are close together with very little to no privacy separating them. 

  Bath/Shower: In addition to men’s and women’s restrooms, there are two all-gender shower rooms and two family restrooms with shower. Except for dead bugs, they were clean. The shower was very nice– spacious and had good hot water, although there was almost always a wait to use one. 

  Activities/Amenities: We camped here to take a self-guided tour of the ghost town, which took about two hours. There are several short-distance interconnecting trails that are mostly well-marked. Be aware, however, that after about a half mile, the Overlook Trail was no longer maintained – the grass was very tall and there was only a narrow footpath; I ended up turning back after going a short distance and seeing that it was not going to improve. There is also a boat harbor. It was quite a juxtaposition between the historical buildings and the loud groups of people partying on their boats! 

  Once we explored the ghost town (which was very interesting), one night was just enough time for us to spend here, and it looked like many others were doing the same. The campground was completely full on a Saturday in mid-June but by Sunday morning, it had emptied out.

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  Rob

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 24, 2024

  Fayette Historic State Park Campground

  Dark skies Retreat

  Great open sky site, next to the water. High winds, but local beach trail and historic town a short walk away with additional trails. FYI bathrooms, shower facility, water drops, and water dumpsite closes annually for winterization around Oct. 21. Keep this in mind when booking! Water was shutoff days after. arriving thankfully we filled up jugs before that. Electric and camp wifi on year round. 30A and 20A service at each site, worked fine. We'll be back for the next New Moon!

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  Oli

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 18, 2024

  Fayette State Park Campground

  Good

  The facilities here are top-notch, with clean bathrooms and showers that visitors rave about. Solar Many campers appreciate the electric hookups available at the sites, making it easier to enjoy the comforts of home while surrounded by nature.

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  Elaine W.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 15, 2024

  North Bay Shore Park

  secluded

  Peaceful, quiet, easy to book and well kept! Bathroom was ice cold and only cold water in bathroom. Very nice hot water in shower house. They made us pay for 2 nights when we only stayed for one on a Monday(not a weekend) but I’d absolutely recommend this campground! Very peaceful!!

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  Lee D.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 7, 2024

  BayRidge RV Park

  Quiet mid-week stay

  General: 41-site campground on a peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. All sites are FHU, and no tents are allowed. The campground is open May-October. 

  Site Quality: Most sites are back-in but there are about a half dozen pull-through sites. All sites are gravel and there is a varying amount of site size and privacy between sites. Most appeared to be level or at least have a level spot, although Sites 22, 23, and 30 might be a bit challenging. IMO, our site (28) was one of the nicest with an unobstructed view of Garden Bay. There are many trees throughout the campground, so some sites are in full shade. There are also many apple trees. 

  Bath/Shower house: Our site was located near the top of the loop, so it was a bit of a hike to the bath/shower house, but not unreasonable. Upon check-in, we were given a key so make sure you don’t forget it when you make the trek! The bathrooms and showers were VERY clean. It would have been nice if the building was lighted at night; even with a flashlight, it was difficult to see where the building was. 

  Activities/Amenities: There is a coin laundry facility on site. There is also a bar/grill, open year-round Wednesdays-Sundays from 12-8. You can walk there from the campground. There are no activities (unless you have a boat) on-site but the office has a list of area sites and activities you can enjoy (note that many are an hour or more drive away). We did go to Oswald’s Bear Ranch, Kitch-iti-kipi, and a few other places in one day. There was zero cell service on Verizon and although free WiFi was offered, it was weak and we often had to reconnect. 

  The campground was only about a third full and very quiet when we were there mid-week just before Labor Day and we enjoyed our time there with friends.

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  Alex M.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 30, 2024

  Fayette State Park Campground

  Great campground

  New, clean bathrooms and showers. Showers are private and door locks. Campsites are very close together, little privacy. Walking trails that connect the campground to the old Fayette town on the coast are nearby.

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  Adam A.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 15, 2024

  Fayette State Park Campground

  Nice spot, GREAT bathrooms

  Stayed here beginning of September for a few days. Site 53 and 54. 53 is nearly at the top of the horseshoe and has trail access to Lake MI. Site 54 starts a series of smaller, back in slot type sites. This stretch of sites was primarily used by overnighters in while we were here, and might be tight for a family to stretch their legs.  The campground was pretty quiet, despite being full. The beauty of this campground is the trail access to the beach and lakefront, along with the nice modern bathrooms and showers.  One drawback to these particular sites is the wall of invasive cocklebur along the outside, and you would get absolutely covered if you got near them.  You can see them in my photo.  Note: the lake area near the campground is all rip rap rock, like the white rock in the sunset photo with trees. There is a trail that goes past the boat landing to nice sand beach.

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  Greg D.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 28, 2024

  Pioneer Trail Park & Campground

  Clean and decent spacing

  Restrooms and showers are clean and nicely maintained. There’s a good amount of trees and shade for those hot summer days. There are trails and some fishing areas as well. Traffic noise isn’t too annoying except for the occasional loud mufflers and train horns. No train horns were heard during the late hours though. Overall it’s a decent place to stay

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  Linda N.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 10, 2024

  Rustic Timbers Door County Camping

  Great spot for families

  This was our first experience with a “bells and whistles” type campground. And we were very pleased with the quality of the amenities that we have previously done without.

  The newer playground is now open/free and includes a pickleball court, which was enjoyed by everyone. There is also a nice little convenience store and a bar/restaurant with a patio that overlooks the play area. It’s a great setup for parents who feel comfortable letting their kids play at a distance.

  The toilets and showers were just spotless and so clean. That was honestly such a pleasant and welcomed surprise.

  We were fortunate to have a more wooded spot within the circle section of the campground but it was not as wooded/secluded as other camping experiences we’ve had. But we knew this going in and were really pleased with the amount of greenery we got along with the amenities.

  Would definitely come back!

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  Dana K.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 2, 2024

  Pioneer Trail Park & Campground

  Nice , well maintained , quiet

  We parked in a river spot , and it was such a wonderful location, bathrooms right across a field, nice big playground, room for our motorhome, jeep, and hybrid van to charge ! Access to fishing right at our site and disc golf across from our camper !

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  Dana K.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 30, 2024

  J.W. Wells State Park Campground

  Beautiful location but not if you have a bigger camper

  The views are beautiful but all the camping spots are grass, we instantly sunk the second we tried to park ! Bring blocks if you want to stay!

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  peter V.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 23, 2024

  Door County KOA Holiday

  Overall a good experience

  We rented a camper for the first time and decided to go here. We appreciated the facilities and the fact that there was help available if necessary.

  The campground is big with lots of sites. Some are in a big field that was really crowded. I’m glad we asked for a wooded site.

  The biggest downside was noise. We were there over the 4th of July. There were golf carts that circled the campgrounds blaring loud music on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th of July. I get celebrating the 4th but this was pretty annoying.

  But overall this was good. It helped me realize I prefer more remote camping. I’m not sure the resort feel of this KOA is for me, but that is a preference. There is a lot to like and a lot to do here.

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  Matt M.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 21, 2024

  Hy-Land Court RV Park

  Great camping experience

  Wonderful campground with great friendly service. We will definitely be returning on our trips to door county

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  Julia H.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 7, 2024

  Island Resort and Casino RV Park

  Basic RV park with free shuttle to the casino

  We were in Site# 14. We had electric/water with a paved 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 but the wheels of our motor home were off of the ground.

  Check-in is at the hotel. The RV park is not visible from the hotel (it’s back in the woods). There is a phone at the shower house that can be used to request a free shuttle to the casino.

  Our site was not shaded with limited trees. This was a smaller lot with our neighbors fairly close.

  The lot comes with a picnic table and fire ring.

  There was not any WiFi (we used our Starlink). They do not offer Cable TV.

  There is not a community outdoor kitchen or community fire pit.

  They do not provide garbage service at your site so you must walk to garbage dumpster.

  They do have an indoor Swimming pool at the hotel with a sauna and steam shower.

  There is not a Playground. There are not any additional play areas like Bocce ball, shuffleboard, basketball sport court, horseshoe, or volleyball courts.

  They have a general store in the parking lot of the casino where you can also get gas.

  There are restaurants on site in the hotel as well as a spa. The closest big town with stores is Escanaba (about 20 minutes away).

  This is solely an RV park. They do not have any cabins to rent or any tent areas.

  They have one shower house. The shower house has individual showers (toilets & sinks are on opposite side of shower house).

  The laundry facility is located at the BP gas station (located in the parking lot of the casino/hotel). It is a cash only facility, but they have a change machine. It is approximately $2 to wash and $2 to dry a load.

  They do not have a fenced in dog park. There are areas to walk dogs.

  Bugs did not seem to be an issue.

  Some fun things to do outside of the campground are to visit the Sandy Point Lighthouse or Ludington Park in Escanaba.

  The casino is smoke-free. It states that the tables are open from 10am to 2am. Not all tables are available though (for instance, roulette wasn’t always available and if they did open up the one roulette table, it wasn’t until 6 or 7pm). The slot machine options are abundant.

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  amy L.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 26, 2024

  Gladstone Bay Campground

  3 nt stay

  Love the campground but very strong gas smell. Hopefully will subside and I won’t get sick…headache etc but smell is in my camper since there is a nice breeze had windows open. The campground is very nice….other campers friendly. I am at electric site but not using it. Could not put my rv ambulance in tent spot.
  Bathrooms are very clean…showers free! Right on the water. Very beautiful! Gas smell is only down side. Luckily was for only the first night.

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  Eric S.

  Guide

  

  Feb. 25, 2024

  J.W. Wells State Park Campground

  Great, clean,and grassy campground!

  Great views of Lake Michigan! Beautiful sandy beach just a short walk away! Really nice playground for the kids. Overall, one of our favorite places to connected camp!

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  Steve S.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 17, 2023

  Veterans Memorial Park Campground

  Nice small campground

  Easy to get to. quiet campground. I would suggest smaller campers and tents

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  Laura M.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 8, 2023

  Tennison Bay Campground — Peninsula State Park

  Nice but expensive!

  Beautiful large but serene campground in the Peninsula State Park. Each site is very private and nicely spaced from the neighbor. Levelness is variable between sites. Some sites have 50 and 30 amp electric, and some have no hookups. There is a dump station and water fill near this campground, which serves all the campground in the state park. There are a ton of dump holes and lanes, it’s like a costco gas station. 

  This campground has a kayak launch right at the campground, AND it’s an easy walk from this campground to the Nature Center and to the Northern Sky Theater, as well as several walking and biking trails that wind around through this park. It’s also not too far of a walk to Nicolet Beach where there is a boat ramp and a store and equipment rentals. 

  Cell service is minimal here, both for Verizon and ATT, service would come in and out, very unreliable, though some texts would eventually go through. We got really lucky and got a spot on a Saturday in August- the entire park (all campgrounds within the park) were completely booked, but right before we pulled up to ask if there was any availability, someone had just vacated their site a night early so we were able to snag it. It’s too pricey at $42/night, PLUS the state park fee of $13/day or $38/year (good through the end of that year, not for 12 months). 

  Showers were nice and free. Wisconsin is great with recycling and there are mixed recycling bins that take everything, even glass (no plastic bags though).

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  Laura M.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 8, 2023

  North Nicolet Bay Campground — Peninsula State Park

  Closest campground to the beach

  North and South Nicolet Bay campgrounds is where the action is. It felt like spring break out at the beach and boat ramp (no pets allowed on beach). 

  North Nicolet has no power sites, all are no hookups. There is a dump station and water fill near Tennison Bay campground. 

  Campground is very close to the beach, and you definitely hear the shrieking children from the beach, especially if you get a site close to the beach like we did, so heads up. 

  There’s a host on site, flush toilets, and showers. Recycling and garbage here as well as a playground.

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  Laura M.

  Legend

  

  Oct. 7, 2023

  Vagabond Resort and Campground

  $10 early check in fee

  We wanted to stay here on a rainy stormy day, do some laundry, take hot showers, dump and fill, etc. They are in the Passport America program, so rates are discounted 50%, but they’re actually a few dollars higher than what’s listed in Passport America. A FHU site would be $20 with the discount, so $40 full price. 

  I’d recommend calling them ahead of time and not the morning of the day you’re looking to stay, like we did (and always do). We had a really hard time getting a hold of someone, but I think they had something going on that day so I don’t want to say that’s the norm. We drove to the campground hoping to just talk to someone in the office, but that didn’t work either. The husband finally called us back but by then we were in the mindset to just leave and go stay at Walmart in Escanaba for free. 

  The campground is really nice and low key, lots of trees, definitely nothing fancy, it’s dumpy in places, but it’s fine for us. You can get a FHU site or electric only (there is a dump station and water fill). There are also tent sites and cabins. 

  We had good Verizon service there and ok ATT service. There’s lake access from the campground with a $5 fee, not sure if that’s just for putting in boats though. 

  Note- check in is 3pm and they are really into their policy of charging $10 for an “early check-in.” There are several signs in the office stating this, and the husband made sure he told us over the phone as well, even though it would have been just an hour early.

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  Stacey N.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 25, 2023

  J.W. Wells State Park Campground

  A lovely stopping point!

  Again, we stayed here for one night on our way elsewhere. We have to come back and make it our destination next time. Clean bathrooms… excellent camp hosts. Weekdays in the fall.. so quiet and peaceful.

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  Zachary J.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 22, 2023

  Fox County Park Campground

  Best time to come Sept.

  On Lake Michigan not much else to say!

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  mary G.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 9, 2023

  O. B. Fuller Campground

  Beautiful place to stay on Lake Michigan

  We camped with a RV; I felt like I was at the Hilton having water and electricity hook up. The view out our back window was spectacular!!

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  Barbara B.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 21, 2023

  Countryside Motel & RV Sites

  Unappealing

  Wouldn't consider this an rv site. Very small spaces ( 16 ) right by the road. NO DUMP STATION AT ALL. No garbage dumpster. Water and electric only. I thought they had to have a dump station by law to be an rv place. They said in 2018 they were working on it. Charged extra for 50 amp service. If you just want to pull in for the night and sleep it's ok. Would not recommend.

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  Darcy M.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 21, 2023

  Daisy Field Campground — Potawatomi State Park

  Great location but VERY busy and noisy campground!

  Camped for two nights in the northern loop. The camp store is fantastic -- lots of camping gear, snacks, beer, ice cream, and merch. The bathrooms were clean and the showers had nice hot/warm water! The hand dryer in the ladies bathroom is useless, though, so I ended up just having to air dry.

  Amazing hiking and sights! Very close to the water and trails. The shoreline is rocky and definitely not meant for swimming. The boat launch is north of the campground and even has a fish-cleaning station. You can rent kayaks and paddleboards from the camp store and then launch them at the boat landing.

  VERY VERY noisy campground. Lots of screaming kids and barking dogs and loud-talking. While this doesn't bother a lot of people, it made it difficult to really relax. Also, this isn't a reflection of the park at all -- of course it's a popular campground, as it has a lot of amenities and activities. I knew what I was getting myself into!

  The sites are pretty close to one another but there are a lot of trees and greenery, so you still feel like you're in your own space. The bathrooms are all very clean and within short walking distance from the sites. 

  Next time I visit, I will do it in April/May or September/October so that I can avoid peak season, but I'll definitely be coming back!

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  Shane D.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 17, 2023

  O. B. Fuller Campground

  Really nice open campground

  Beautiful place right on a gorgeous Sandy beach. Immaculate shower house with coin op laundry. Will visit again.