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Holly Recreation Area

2.9 (17 reviews)
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Shunda B.

I love the beach area... I would rate if there were shading available but they are plenty of tables. Even though I didn't go swimming I had friends that enjoyed their selves but they said beyond the markers in the water it's very weedy. Eww! I think I'll explore this place alone one day - I was told there's bike trails as well. Very pleased! Please note - recreation passport required for admission.

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Macie B.

Holly Recreation Area is a great place to go camping but only if you do your research first! This is why I am writing this review. Absolutely do not camp in the Maple or Oak loops unless you don't mind having no privacy whatsoever. I recommend Trillium or Hickory loops but if you reserve your space early enough you should definitely shoot for the Hickory loop spot numbers 134, 135, or 136. These spots are heavily wooded and secluded and not easy to find in a Michigan State Park when you want to go car camping. This campground does have a lot of mosquitos and raccoons, but nothing more than what you would expect when you go camping. There is no swimming within walking distance but you can take a 5 minute drive to Heron Lake which is awesome. The campground also has a lot of trails for hiking and mountain biking.

Tara L.

Nature at its best! Holly Rec Area is a great retreat for every day, but truly, this place has a little bit of everything for every visitor. We came here with some friends a while ago to BBQ and relax on the beach. The weather was gorgeous that day, and everybody was out, and there were plenty of grills available. We saw plenty of families enjoying the water, and eating to their hearts content. Parking is plentiful, but if you do not have a parks pass, you will need to pay $5 at the entrance. It's totally worth it though. I love that this place has hiking trails, campgrounds, a lovely beach, and just lots of places to roam freely. It covers such a large area that you could easily get lost, so don't travel alone! Overall, I loved our time spent here, and feel fortunate enough to have this relatively close to home. Definitely a must to check out if you're in the Holly/Clarkston area. :)

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The beach area on the lake is really fun! The campgrounds are fun to bike around with the hills. The bathrooms are nice too.

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Flint / Holly KOA

Flint / Holly KOA

1.6(49 reviews)
1.2 mi

We just left this campground and will not return. After having a great experience at the KOA in…read morePort Huron last weekend, we thought this site would be as well taken care of, but it isn't. The playground equipment is in disrepair, the slushie machine wasn't working, no fries, no cheese sticks, yet all of those food and drink items were advertised. Of the 4 dump stations only one had a water line to rinse out the black water tank. The site we were on was completely uneven, and the ones next to us were just as bad. As soon as we got there we wanted to leave, but we couldn't find another campground with open spots. Our 7 year old was disappointed about the snacks bar at first, but liked the kid activities. The fire truck was a big hit, laser tag, and the bounce platform. We met some nice people who were also complaining about the condition of the campground. For as many workers, you'd think that the rather new pool deck would not have weeds growing out through the bricks. It really looks as if the kids are running the place and they don't see that the grass needs trimming or that the sites could use some leveling and gravel to maintain them. In fact, I went home and picked up our string trimmer to mow our area. The girl mowing our spot hit our new mat and shredded it up. She wasn't mowing after that, actually, no one was... the manager told me they'd 'make it right' and replace the mat. I'm hopeful that will happen. We thought that KOA would have higher standards. I wish we'd researched this place further. I do see that it has possibilities and with proper management and some landscaping, leveling, and repairs this could be a beautiful place. The trees are gorgeous.

This place is a dump the only good reviews are made by management or employees that are told to…read morewrite a good review! The picture should describe how I feel about this KOA!

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Flint / Holly KOA - Game room

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Flint / Holly KOA - A depiction of how I feel about the campground!

A depiction of how I feel about the campground!

Flint / Holly KOA - Broke slide and cracked

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Broke slide and cracked

Rockey's Campground - The lake

Rockey's Campground

4.3(9 reviews)
69.6 mi

Second year camping here and loving it!! Plenty to do if you choose, if not just sit back and…read morerelax. Super clean facilities and camp sites. The owners Nick and Katie are very accommodating, extremely friendly and always willing to lend a helping hand. 5 from Bradner, Ohio

Rockey's is the very definition of "family campground." It's a place where people bring their kids…read moreand pets to relax, play in the water, and sit by the campfire. Lots of, possibly the majority of, people here are on seasonal sites, and some make these these quite homey, with screened porches, hedges, light displays and statuary. Campers are packed pretty tightly together, but if you came here you probably weren't looking for solitude. Though there were a lot of people here, it was quiet overall. The owners were very pleasant and helpful. Other campers were pretty friendly too. The firewood we got was dry and easy to burn. We appreciated the cleanliness. The grounds were well maintained, and bathrooms and showers were kept very clean. Plenty of hot water in the showers, though water pressure gets weak if more than one person is showering at the same time. If you don't feel like walking all the way to the modern bathhouse, there are outhouses scattered through the campground, though I'd recommend just walking to the bathhouse. Rockey's is situated on a chain of small lakes, and there are some decent fish to be found in these. There's a concrete boat launch, as well as fishing boats and canoes for rent. When I was unloading my kayak by the boat launch, one of the owners said it was no problem for me to leave it on the lawn by the launch, and that I could safely leave all my gear by it with no worries. He as right. We were tent camping, which I think few people do there, and this did present some inconveniences. Some of the sites have few trees...like ours, and a little protection from the sun would have been nice. A lack of trees also left us with no place to string up our clothesline. There are streetlights along the campground lanes, which are handy for walking to the bathhouse after dark, but make your tent very bright at night. Rockey's doesn't cater to tenters, but some do come there, and for them it will be less than ideal. But for others it should be more than satisfactory,

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Rockey's Campground - Kids enjoying the park

Kids enjoying the park

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Rockey's Campground - Double bass

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Lansing Cottonwood Campground - Great campground with camping right on the water.

Lansing Cottonwood Campground

3.5(16 reviews)
50.6 mi

Very accomodating staff. Grounds are pristine. Lots are large. So many walking trails. Within…read moreminutes of shopping and other services. It's super quiet and relaxing. Lot's of grassy areas to walk the pups. We've been here a few times and it's always a great pleasure and we know we will be having a great experience. We just came from a campground about an hour north that was all pea stone everywhere, no bathrooms, no place to walk the dogs. The sites were all pea stone. This campground is splendid!

Cottonwood has always been my first trip of every year, since when it was KOA Kampground decades…read moreago. It's local and I always used it to iron out any kinks that may arise throughout the season before I go camping elsewhere farther away. They haven't had a lot to offer in terms of recreation for a long time, but I still enjoyed the simple atmosphere and ability to camp 'rustic' if that was my goal for the weekend. For many years the price was excellent, but the past couple of years the price has gone up ridiculously. I will not spend $50+ per night for a campsite at a campground that has so little to offer. Especially when you can go to bigger campgrounds that have more to do for less. It MIGHT be that I live so close by that there's not even anything interesting to see AROUND the campground, as where other cities may have some sites I'd be interested in seeing or places to go. But, for a campground like Cottonwood, with nothing to offer IN the campground, I don't see why anyone would pay that much when there's absolutely NOTHING interesting for people to see within 50 miles of the place. For being the state capital, Lansing is basically nothing but ghetto anymore. Even Detroit has better things to do!

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Lansing Cottonwood Campground - Sit, relax and enjoy your favorite beverage.

Sit, relax and enjoy your favorite beverage.

Lansing Cottonwood Campground

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Lake Huron Campground - 2 HUGE water slides for the kids- and adults!!

Lake Huron Campground

2.7(45 reviews)
68.1 mi

We spent last weekend here, despite it being cold. The place is clean, friendly and reasonably…read morepriced. It's right off of Lake Huron. Our biggest complain would be no wi-fi, but that's not too big of a deal. The location is great, very close to Port Sanilac and just down the road from Lexington Michigan. The spots were clean, well cared for and patroled regularly. We would consider staying here again.

This campground was our go to place for years. We have friends that are seasonal campers. It was…read morealways packed. You could get in with some luck and a prayer. Now it's on its 3rd owner in 4 years. Now it's a Jellystone Park. They do not have an updated Yelp site even though they have posted a yelp review. They do not like seasonal campers. They do not want seasonal campers anymore. No more new seasonal campers as they leave. The pool has been down the last 3 times we have been there. The bathrooms are a mess. My wife got her phone stolen last year. They have more golf carts than they know what to do with but won't rent them for some reason. I was out on a wait list for a cart this weekend and watched about 50 carts sit unrented. In the office and store we made note of a substance on the toilets in the restroom (you know what I mean), it remained there from when we checked in this last Thursday until this morning (Sunday). Speaking with other campers, they are sad that they see so many empty spaces. It's ridiculous how many vacancies they have now. Some left before the completion for their reservation because they were so unhappy with what's happening. We used to hold trips here with the people we work with at least twice a year. I wish them the best of luck because they are going to need it. I think the staff knows what needs to be done but the corporate ownership is driving this place into the ground. Oh and bring life jackets for the kids to use their water activities on the lake. They don't even have enough life jackets for what little campers they had. I think this might me a violation.

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Lake Huron Campground - Beautiful CLEAN pool!

Beautiful CLEAN pool!

Lake Huron Campground - Splash pad inside Lake Huron Campground

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Splash pad inside Lake Huron Campground

The Holly Campground - Lattice on the cabin falling off.

The Holly Campground

1.0(2 reviews)
1.2 mi

The prices were high and the only staff to be found were in the Camp Store…read more 1. The cabins were unkept and not as described. 2. The roads are full of potholes. 3. The mini gulf was awful and you had to pay for it. 4. The weeds were high. 5.The pool was fine but the pool grounds were cracked with weeds growing in the area. My daughter took my granddaughter to swim and within a half an hour had to leave because a couple were actively engaging in sexually explicit activities and being very vocal about it. 6. The camper next to us was continuously swearing loudly at his 2 young children. This was an extended family trip and every last one of us couldn't leave fast enough on Sunday morning. I would never recommend or return to this campground.

So in order to get a pull through site with full hookups is $112 a night in the off season. Also,…read moreno cable tv hookup. Then store/office has no atm will not give cash back & will not give you quarters for laundry. Laundry had a broken washer 1/2 full of dirty smelly water, in same bldg 90% of the women's bathroom stalls were full of urine/poop, the showers in this bldg were also dirty, soap scum, & then soap scum/mold & white stuff all over in men's showers (not guessing what that is). We were the only ones in our side of campground. Couple sketchy people wandering around that might have been on drugs. Employee in store very nice. But the company lacks in cleaning & maintaining facilities. So not worth the price! We will not stay here again. Your comment below is Incorrect you were not busy at all almost every site was empty. My 92 grandma loves to visit with other rv people & there wasn't anyone to talk to that's how empty you were. You could have been a good manager & taken responsibility & said you would correct housekeepings mistake. This is the OFF season & you are still charging $112 for full hookups. Since you couldn't be honest (So sad) we will not be back. Your employee in store was really nice she was the only good thing about this rv park.

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The Holly Campground - Stairs in disrepair.

Stairs in disrepair.

The Holly Campground - Back of one of the cabins we rented with the lattice ripped off.

Back of one of the cabins we rented with the lattice ripped off.

The Holly Campground

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Holly Recreation Area - campgrounds - Updated October 2026

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