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    Inside - one room.
    Sandie Y.

    Just stayed two nights in the mini-cabin, Cabin A. Booked this cabin because it's the only dog-friendly cabin at the campground. I couldn't find out a lot about the cabin before our stay, so I want to put some info out there about it. The campground is great - all/most campsites are tree covered, hills, windy roads, and a beautiful beach. A little about my background - family had a cabin w/o power or water and i spent my teenage years "roughing it." I'm now in my 40's. Cabin A is a fancy "tent," with two sets of bunk beds, heater, light, box fan, countertop and two chairs, mini fridge and freezer (an actual freezer, not like those hotel fridges with the freezer flap thing), microwave, small coffee maker, broom and dustpan, fly swatter, and a storage box (we used as nightstand). There is NO running water, kitchen area, or bathroom in Cabin A. At arrival, I Til pics and wiped down the mattresses and high-touch-points - my wipes were still clean looking. This place was clean and smelled clean - not musty. A short walk away is a drinking water fountain to get water at. I filled up two gallons and the water looked nice and clean. A few hours later, the water turned a yellow-ish color. I didn't want to drink this or give any more to my dogs, so I paid $2.50 for a gallon of water at a store down the street. So, bring your own water! A little beyond that was the bathhouse - with bathrooms and showers (ADA shower/bathroom combo). There are two bathhouses. They are cleaned every day. You can even drive there, there are parking spaces available. I did take one shower. The first shower room I went to had a few spiders, but didn't want to bring those back with me, so I went to another shower room. The water just got warm enough to take a quick shower. (note: we camped in October and it was about 50 degrees,.) There are quiet hours, but there were some campers living it up and making noise close to midnight. We couldn't hear them from the cabin, but could when walking to the bath house. Didn't see a lot of patrolling of staff; once a day. But if you are following the rules and being a considerate camper, then patrolling staff shouldn't be a problem. Okay, back to the cabin. I was with my husband and two 60# dogs. Top bunks were good to store things since no one was sleeping up there. The freezer kept things frozen, and even the fridge froze some goods. The little heater can make this cabin nice and warm. The cabin sleeps 4 people, but it felt a little crowded with two adults and two dogs. The mattresses on the bunk beds were firm - very firm. This was my major complaint - the bed was so uncomfortable, it felt like sleeping on concrete. I didn't get a lot of sleep the first night. Mattresses can be pulled out if you want to bring a sleeping pad or mattress. I would love to stay here again, but I would have a more enjoyable time with a roomier place and good mattress - so i would not stay in Cabin A again. I'd like the room of the larger cabins, but they are not dog friendly. I would be okay to pay refundable fee to make sure dogs don't trash the bigger cabins (more room and bathroom). There is wifi at the office and the cabin is pretty close to the office, but the wifi didn't reach us. There is also an AED machine outside the office, next to the yellow (after office hours) phone.

    Gorgeous beach!
    Betsy K.

    Gorgeous place to spend the day! Follow a sandy path to a beach that borders the Pinnebog river on one side and Saginaw Bay on the other. The water is pristine and the beach is frequently empty. Or just hike the trails. Highly recommend

    Adam J.

    A nice campground on the water with a small beach and some trails that go through the woods, as well as along the lake. For the campground, the facilities are fine. No ventilation in the showers so there are mass amounts of bugs and mosquitoes. Sites are fairly small, although not a major issue. Either way, it's par for a state campground.

    Valentyna H.

    Nice campground on the Lake Huron, beautiful views, close to Port Austin... I enjoyed spending time there.

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    Rangers patroling every 10 minutes or so. Gives the feeling of having to watch out. Not very relaxing.

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    Excellent beach! Dog friendly, beautiful, relatively warm water, invigorating hike over dunes to get there. Clean, not crowded. Loved it.

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

    Lake Huron Campground

    2.7(45 reviews)
    43.0 mi

    My friends and i stayed here July 21st thru the 24th, 2022. I was in my 5th wheel, they had cabins…read more Lake Huron campground was awesome. JellyStone, not so much. Overpriced for stays now, bathrooms flooding sewage, pool closed for sewage backup, I'm not a happy camper. They will not allow personal golf carts anymore, i had goose poop, cigarette butts, and the previous camper on my site left a good amount of their black tank contents on the ground. I paid $327.00 for 3 nights. For that amount, a person would expect a clean site. Big corporate campgrounds don't care about their property obviously. We used to camp here at least once a year for the past 6 years now. I can see why there were so many sites open now. Corporate greed has taken yet another nice campground down. We won't be back. (Why won't this site allow me to post zero stars? That's what this place deserves now!)

    When we booked our site we asked to reserve a golf cart and were told we had to wait to get there…read more When we got there they said they were all booked and we had to do that while booking the site. The staff is very rude and unprofessional. Talked down to my Mother in law while she try to explain that we had been told to book the golf cart when we got here. When we went back to the office later we were told a different story that we needed to book the cart online. The pool was so cold the kids wouldn't swim. They needed to use the heaters, but I guess that cost too much money. The overall issue here is that the owners are money hungry and cheap. They pay their young staff the absolute minimum and work them too many hours which in turn makes the staff not care about the guests in the slightest. The power went out and the pool shut down because apparently the back-up generator had broke down and it "cost too much" to fix. It is sad because the park itself has a great location, great amenities and big sites. The owners need to learn that they could have a great thing here if they cared a bit more about the guest, take care of their employees more, spend the money on heating the pool when it gets chillier, and buy more golf carts with a policy all of the employees know. So, this is an add-on: I believe a manager of some sort came to our camp site after reading my review. Asked to speak to me, but I was walking the dog. He said he would be back at 7:00 to speak to me and never showed. We went to get ice cream and asked the front desk of he was coming or not. They proceeded to be rude yet again, surprise, surprise, and said "don't wait around and go ahead and leave your review my name is Tracie with an IE"! Guess I'll make sure to now leave this review on all our Michigan camping community websites and friends. All I can say is WOW!!! The owners are trolling our reviews and saying horrible things. My wife and I had to block them.

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    Oak Beach County Park

    Oak Beach County Park

    3.7(6 reviews)
    2.3 mi

    We were here just after Labor Day so the beach was pretty much dead which was awesome for us as we…read morehad the whole place to ourselves. The wind made it a bit too chilly to do much outside from walk along the beach but had it been a bit warmer it would have been a great place to go swimming or wading. I hadn't realized that nearby is also a dark sky park so I imagine you'll have some dynamite night sky gazing if you're there after sunset. I'd love to come back and take some astrophotography shots with my camera this coming summer. Also worth noting, not sure if this is the case in peak season times but the park has a solid public restroom as well. Very clean!

    2020-07-25. Oak Beach County Park, Port Austin, MI…read more In Michigan, everyone boasts of the beauty of the mitt; the scenic scapes of the UP (Upper Peninsula), the old world charm of Mackinaw and Mackinac Island, and the great outdoors of the Grand Traverse County. But there's another part to every mitten, and today my travels took me here, to Michigan's thumb. Well, to what I call the Thumbnail to be more precise. The thumbnail I refer to is the coastal areas of Michigan's thumb, from Bay Port to the West, to Harbor Beach to the east. One thing this area isn't lacking are beaches, beautiful sand beaches bordering Saginaw Bay or Lake Huron. While many a property here gets a piece of the water, there are many pubic beaches as well. The beaches are smaller and encompass only a few hundred feet of waterfront, but they make up for it in how many there are within close proximity to one another. Caseville has a decent size beach, but is often very crowded, and with COVID still looming around, we decided to go further north to Port Austin. Our day began at Bay Port to pick up some smoked fish, then to the Port Austin Farmer's Market. After that I had 3 beaches picked out. Oak County Park, Veteran's Park, and Bird Creek Park. Bird Creek Park is a 1000 foot expanse of beach to the immediate east of the Port Austin State Harbor. From here, you would be able to see personal boats come and go. The parking lot has enough space for about 70 vehicles, and spaces fill up by early afternoon. Not finding any spots within social distancing guidelines, we moved to the west side of the Port Austin State Harbor to Veteran's Waterfront Park. It's about half the size of Bird Creek with approximately 500 linear feet of beachfront. This side has the breakwater, so if you're in to boat spotting, it's not the optimal side to be on. While these two parks are adjacent to each other with only about 500 feet between them, there is no direct path to get there on foot. You will need to drive from one lot to the other. The parking lot is proportionally smaller here with about 40 parking spots. Not having any luck at Veteran's we moved to my original choice of Oak Beach. During our journey west, we passed by several other beaches. 4 miles away is Port Crescent State Park. Being a State Park, a Michigan Recreation Passport is required for vehicle entry. We had ours, but if you don't have one, no worries, you can purchase one at the entrance. The cost is $12 for the year + $5 convenience fee for not purchasing it when you renew your License Plate tabs. This beach is the largest of them all by far, and spans about 2 miles. There's one central lot, and despite the price of parking, many come to enjoy this beach. This was my backup beach, so we pressed on westward. The next beach is at McGraw County Park. A small pubic park with no pavilions and only about 400 feet of beachfront. After this one is our destination, Oak Beach County Park. This park is much bigger compared to McGraw with two large pavilions, a playground, 2 horseshoe pits, and about 700 feet of beachfront. Here, we were lucky enough to find both a spot on the beach and in the parking lot. In addition to the pavilions, fixed charcoal barbecue grills are scattered throughout the park for public use. There are restrooms with one shower stall in each as well as a rinsing well to get the excess sand off your legs before heading home. Still on the Lake Huron side, the water is much cooler and the water remains shallow throughout the buoy markers for swimmers. At spots there are pockets where the water does get about 5 feet deep, so if you have little ones, take care to make sure they don't wander off to far on their own. If you venture past these deeper wells, it gets shallow again (about 3 feet). The bottom is sandy so muddy waters are kept to a minimum. Overall a nice beach with nice amenities. 4 stars. The great thing about this beach park is that there is a nature center about a half mile away. The Huron County Nature Center has many hiking trails that are well marked and pets are welcome. Overall, Michigan's Thumbnail Coast boasts many smaller beaches which is quite a nice change from the densely populated ones of Metro Park and Stony Creek. The water is cleaner and cooler, a bonus on those really hot days. There is one more beach if you continue on the Journey to the West. Thompson County Park is very similar to McGraw County Park, with about 400 feet of beachfront and no pavilions or playgrounds. So don't give up if you can't find a spot straight away. Our day trip was to conclude with a stop at Rybak's Ice Cream, but they were closed due to COVID, so we checked out The Grindstone General Store and Blue Moon Ice Cream Shoppe. If you would like to experience more, come dine-with-me.yelp.com I'd love to have your company... Bon Appétit!

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    Lighthouse County Park - 8-11-2018 sunset photo Visited the location with group of photographers.

    Lighthouse County Park

    3.0(8 reviews)
    14.3 mi

    It's alright,,, one of the reviews are pretty correct, but I just want to be fair and say, that…read morethere are pros and cons. It wouldn't just because it wasn't my ideal type of set up, doesn't mean I'm going to one star a joint. Let's start shall we. Pros: Very clean, very quiet, close to the water, there's a dock to launch a boat, kayaks or paddleboards, a light house and it's an actual park. The facilities are well maintained. Showers are dialed in the to the perfect amount of heat. Firewood is well stocked every night as well. Cons: It's very open, no trees so it's excruciatingly hot in the afternoon, the rustic sites are right next to a canal which is a bit insulting. Rustic sites are also by bright road lamps, which is a bit bright specially when sleeping under opaque tents. The spigot for water felt like it was in one of the sites, so it felt like you were pretty much walking into someone's space when you're fetching drinking water or cleaning your food eating equipment. A friend of our brung a pop-up camper, so we got to get the best of both worlds. This camp area is more for "Glampers" not real campers. Don't get me wrong, we totally had a pretty good time here. Yes we had a real good time here, but it just doesn't quite check all the boxes. Strong suggestions on the trees, I would've loved to hang my hammock somewhere. Thank you so much for reading my review. I hope this helps with your decision making experience. Enjoy your awesome yelptastic day!

    This is a lovely campground near the water, perfect for those who like a getaway or a longer…read morevacation. Located in the upper part of Michigan's beautiful thumb, this campground is one of many affiliated campgrounds in the region that I would highly recommend. The lighthouse is historical with a cute little gift shop in the friendly shop clerk. This is our first time at this campground but not our first time camping in the thumb.

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