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    3.6 (14 reviews)

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    Lynden G.

    My boyfriend and I tent camped here over a weekend. It was toward the end of the season and all that was left were campers and mobile homes. We were put on a full-service site as the tent sites were being re-seeded for the season. Our site was right near the bathrooms and we only had neighbors on two sides. The staff at the front desk were very friendly and were helpful in checking us in and getting settled in the area. Nice beach access across the street with beautiful views of the dunes. Quick walk to the store and activities. Easy drive to both the dunes and lighthouse. Nice and quiet location, unlike the noisy visitors next door at the state park. Only cons were that the pool closes early in the season and they dont sell wood on site. Good thing there are tons of locals selling it.

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    Dunes Harbor Family Camp - The Cove where we can get some wifi signal

    Dunes Harbor Family Camp

    4.9(9 reviews)
    2.3 mi

    This campground is wonderful in many ways. Well maintained, friendly & helpful staffs. They pay…read moreattention to little details & so close to the sand dunes. I like that they collect trash twice a day, you just need to put trash out next to your site number. They light up the site number so it was very easy to find out site when we got back in the dark. No alcohol campground so in general, it isn't noisy or loud, just people enjoy their time. Easy in and out as one way around campground. Has lots of things to do for little kid, they have rotating weekly schedule. My toddler loves the playground & big sandbox. We ate some ice cream too as a night treat. I definitely want to be back next year. Just one small thing to keep in mind: as a T mobile user, all of us don't have any cell service. The only place they have wifi is the Cove, so we took turn to spend a short time there to use wifi to keep in touch with family at home. We are okay with no wifi but it is a bit difficult with no cell service.

    We stayed at this campground after researching the area extensively. It is definitely what it says,…read morea family campground! You will hear the laughter and cheers as children play throughout the day! While the pool was definitively the favorite spot of our 6 year old, there really were so many things to do in this campground. There were plenty of staff members to make sure everything was running smoothly. We would rank this as one of the top 5 campgrounds that we have stayed at!

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    Dunes Harbor Family Camp - Raspberry sorbet & rush hour cone

    Raspberry sorbet & rush hour cone

    Dunes Harbor Family Camp - Another side of ice cream store

    Another side of ice cream store

    Dunes Harbor Family Camp - The pool area with lots of things to play for kids

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    The pool area with lots of things to play for kids

    Val-Du Lakes Campground - This is from the registration to the campsites.

    Val-Du Lakes Campground

    3.9(7 reviews)
    1.5 mi

    This is a nice quiet campground with grassy sites. Each site has a picnic table and fire pit. The…read moresites have electric and some have water, but there is no sewer. The bathhouse is kept clean several times a day. Staff is very nice and accommodating. The owner, Brian, is nice and understanding when you need to be moved. He has several rental campers, fully stocked, so all you mainly need are your clothes and personal items. Some of the campers have bunks to accommodate families. No pets are allowed in the rental campers. They have a few large sites for a large group of campers, but it is dry camping. The sites are not paved. The sites are narrow. There are a few that are wider. They still can accommodate toy haulers and motor homes. They also provide overflow parking for FREE, for your 4x4s, cargo trailers, flatbeds, extra vehicles, flatbed, etc. Val-du is a little over 1 mile from Silver Lake. Ideal location just away from the busy down town, but close enough to ride bikes. There is a laundry room open 24 hours. The small store has some laundry soaps. The store is well stocked with plenty of Silver Lake memorabilia to take home or give family and friends. They also sell some camping supplies like showing bags, small teens, lawn chairs, ice, firewood, pop, candy, fire starter, lighter fluid, stores makings, including the sticks to put them on over your fire. They sell sweaters, hats, t-shirts, flip-flops, blankets, towels, tarps, ice cream, pop, water, some games, and so much more. We love this campground and will return. They do have quiet hours between 11pm and 8am. This isn't a party place to stay up all night drinking and being loud. The Silver Lake area has a noise ordinance at 11pm. It's the law.

    Very quiet, nestled in the woods a true campground not a resort. Close to the sand dunes with free…read moreparking for your trailers and toys.

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    Val-Du Lakes Campground - This is the drive up to the registration office.

    This is the drive up to the registration office.

    Val-Du Lakes Campground - This is into the campground.

    This is into the campground.

    Val-Du Lakes Campground - This is the turn off to campground or go straight to the restaurant and bar, or manor house.

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    This is the turn off to campground or go straight to the restaurant and bar, or manor house.

    Whispering Surf Campground - Bass Lake Beach

    Whispering Surf Campground

    5.0(5 reviews)
    12.0 mi

    Very clean and quiet campground, mostly travel trailers and seniors . Our grandchildren had the…read moreplay area and beech almost to themselves ! Quit time is enforced as well as low speed limit . No hot dog teens racing around. Joy

    We really love this campground! The Pentwater/Ludington area is probably our favorite area to camp…read more We have friends who have a seasonal site here so we decided to try it this year. We have always camped at Mears State Park...after camping at Whispering Surf this will be our first choice! First off the owners Jane and Andy and great! They are super nice, knowledgeable and want you to enjoy your stay while being respectful of other campers and their property. I was extremely impressed how they dealt with the Covid restrictions...We felt extremely safe and my family was able to enjoy our camping experience! First off, I don't know about you but my husband and I do not always communicate great when parking our camper...well forget about that at Whispering Surf....The Campground Host will guide you to your site and instruct the driver exactly which way to turn the wheel to get the camper parked on the site perfectly! This is AMAZING!!!! We love the full hookup! They come around twice a day and pick up your garbage from your campsite. They have an app they use called campers app in which you can order wood, ice, firewood, fire starters, Hershey Bar, marshmallows, graham crackers, and more...they they deliver the items to your site. They have a small mini golf course, and play ground however they were not used much due to Covid. This campground is VERY nice, VERY maintained but not fancy...it is perfect for us...we are camping. There is a little resort next door that rents very basic older pontoons for full or half day for very low prices. Which is great if you want to putter around bass lake. The people we have met at Whispering Surf have been kind, diverse and from all walks of life. Quiet hours are similar to most campgrounds, as long as your outside music is off and you can't be heard and aren't disturbing other campers it didn't seem to be problem for us to be out by our fire after quiet hours. We love this campground and plan on booking several spots for next season!

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    Whispering Surf Campground - Panoramic pic of the beach and dock area...not a great photo I'm not the best photographer

    Panoramic pic of the beach and dock area...not a great photo I'm not the best photographer

    Whispering Surf Campground - Bass Lake- Whispering's Surf dock in which you can bring a boat or fish from.

    Bass Lake- Whispering's Surf dock in which you can bring a boat or fish from.

    Whispering Surf Campground - Lake Michigan- a short walk from Whispering Surf 1/2 -3/4 mile to Sunset Beach.  Makes for a nice early morning walk.

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    Lake Michigan- a short walk from Whispering Surf 1/2 -3/4 mile to Sunset Beach. Makes for a nice early morning walk.

    Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park - Looking into the front office/registration from the Hang out Area

    Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park

    3.1(14 reviews)
    0.5 mi

    What a great family campground. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The pool is huge which is…read morea plus when you have so many families all wanting to swim. Our lot was plenty big and was clean when we arrived. They give you a program of all the activists happening during your time of stay which was great. I loved that they had fun things for the kids to do. The park is paved so you don't have to worry about dust kicking up every time a car goes by. I also loved that it was within walking distance to some really great shops, Craig's Cruisers and even a few restaurants. If you're in the Silver Lake area you should consider staying here. I think it would be fun even if you don't have kids.

    They've changed over the years. Hardly anything in the camp store as far as convenience groceries…read more Letting absurd amounts of vehicles with trailers park on sites. Why are you allowing people with regular trailers book camping sites to just park there?? Create a bigger over flow lot. We stayed on site 143 a full hook up site. It SUCKED. I have a voltage protector I plug into the park power and it shut off our power at least 15 times during our 3 day stay. This was due to low voltage! That's insanely dangerous for the wiring and appliances in an rv. Most people don't have this device so they won't know if they're getting low voltage which could literally fry the wiring and/or cause a fire. The row of sites we stayed on gets power from an industrial generator! That's insane considering it couldn't even keep up with the power demands hence why our power sucked. Jellystone, please update this row of sites and run some real power lines to the park boxes. The amount of times we lost power was ridiculous and you should be embarrassed.

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    Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park - Current playlist by the camp fire.

    Current playlist by the camp fire.

    Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park - They even have a place to do your laundry, that's so convenient.

    They even have a place to do your laundry, that's so convenient.

    Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park - Pool area

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    Pool area

    Hide-A-Way Campground & Resort

    Hide-A-Way Campground & Resort

    2.4(11 reviews)
    1.4 mi

    First off, I just want to say PLEASE READ ALL reviews before deciding on a camping spot. We did…read moreAFTER reserving this place and that was a mistake. Despite the bad reviews, we still decided to give it a try. This place is absolutely horrible! It does't even deserve a 1 STAR!!!Their rules are ridiculous! If your trying to have a good time with family and friends DO NOT consider this place! They have no consideration to privacy what's so ever! They will walk onto your site literally and tell you go to bed. If your trying to sleep in your tent with music or even watching YOuTube, they will shine a light into your tent and tell you to turn it off. If they have given a verbal warning, consider yourself a target. After two verbal warnings, they WILL evict you. They have workers watching you from all around the park. The workers are seasonal members; therefore, you have no idea people are watching you. The speed limit is 5mph in the park, yet they go faster than that on their golf carts. To top it off, their facilities are gross. They do not restock the bathrooms throughout the day at all. They decided to evict our family at 9 o'clock at night. Even though over half of our family and friends left earlier because of how they harassed us at night to go to bed. They waited all day to tell us,right before it was dark. We were originally told we had 20 minutes to get out, but my husband said that's "impossible!" Keep in mind we had our 7 kids, 1 pop up, and 4 tents. He said if we didn't leave, the police would be called for trespassing. Luckily, nobody was drinking because of the harassment we experienced from the previous night. But what would have happened,if we had been drinking? To top it off who tells someone to leave at dark? Why would they wait till 9pm to do that? My husband's credit card was also charged $200.00 with no specific explanation of any fee's. At the bottom of the the eviction letter, it stated there will be a fee imposed for an eviction. But nothing was explained on what the fee was for. We thought they would just keep our deposit. I am pretty sure the campsite was picked up pretty well but keep in mind it was dark when we left. We had to use our headlights on our cars to see anything. But $200.00???? They are profiting on what they think is "Unacceptable noise!" Highway robbery!!!!Not only were we forced to leave a day early, they kept our deposit, plus charged us an eviction fee. We paid for 3 nights but was only there for 2 nights. It ended up costing over $700.00 just for camping with nothing FABULOUS at all! I do not recommend this place! Please do not give them your business!!! We also reported this to the local sheriff. He said it isn't right and that he hears about this all the time, but can't really do anything about it. Just STaY CLEAR of this place people!

    low end campground. it was my second time this year and absolutely no any upgrades .A lot of people…read moreand just little grass. To many seasonal campers and this place looks so trashy. Bathrooms disgusting , mold on walls,pit WC ... Staffs HORRIBLE! To many rules! Find something else! DUMP!

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    Hide-A-Way Campground & Resort
    Hide-A-Way Campground & Resort
    Hide-A-Way Campground & Resort

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