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    Waterways Campground

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    Fisherman's Island State Park - Sunset at the public area right before entering park

    Fisherman's Island State Park

    4.7(16 reviews)
    45.1 mi

    This rustic state park is one of our favorites. The scenery is gorgeous, with miles of sandy and…read morerocky beachfront, walking trails, 5-mile road for biking and spacious wooded lots and a prized few water front lots. There is firewood and ice at the check-in station which is very convenient. T h e grounds are well maintained and the vault toilet stalls are mostly clean (though can become odiferous when the park is full). It is usually the case that visitors to the rustic parks are more respectful of the quiet. We are bird watchers and always love spying the eagles and variety of other birds in the area. Close to the town of Charlevoix, there are plenty of options for sight seeing, eating and finding supplies. Beautiful area of our state.

    If you love collecting Michigan rocks, come to this lovely state park. You can take the short trail…read moredown to the water, where you will find rocks om the sand. The park is secluded, and we only saw about 5 others there during the duration of our stay. It appears that because this location is not so heabily populated, you can find some Charlevoix and Petoskey rocks in the water as wel as on the rock bed. You just have to know what to look for. I suggest finding a walking stick for the water. It helps guide you, and it helps you move some rocks. The next time I come here I definitely want to bring a sifter because I saw so many cute tiny ones with the rock pile. My twchnique was to pull the ones near the water down, and I found quite a bit this way. James used the stick to look in the water, where you will find medium to large rocks. Overall the secluded atmosphere is soothing and relaxing.

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    Fisherman's Island State Park - Nothing like Lake Michigan sunsets

    Nothing like Lake Michigan sunsets

    Fisherman's Island State Park - Northern shore is both sand and rock.  Excellent for rock hounds

    Northern shore is both sand and rock. Excellent for rock hounds

    Fisherman's Island State Park - Public beach at south end of the park.  Sandy beach walking

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    Public beach at south end of the park. Sandy beach walking

    Roberts Landing Campground

    Roberts Landing Campground

    1.5(13 reviews)
    10.8 mi

    The only plus side this place has is being right on the water in a calm area and free showers. I…read morebooked a spot for same day and the first email said that 2 email confirmations were needed. So I called to confirm since we were already on our way and was told we were all set. We arrived around 3:30 to the office that had not been cleaned in years to a man that had no memory of me calling them saying my reservation was not confirmed. When I showed him my call history and first email confirmation he said oh I remember now, I blew you off. As he finished my check in he received another call and out this customer on speaker, I thought the woman asked normal questions but as soon as she hung up he said "people call with the dumbest questions". lastly we were not given an exact spot but was just told to not go too far on either said cause of rain and that I will see "the idiots that don't listen". Bathrooms were gross but there was hot water so I didn't mind

    Find the worst review written for this place and multiply it by 10. That's how awful this…read morecampground is. BELIEVE ALL THE BAD REVIEWS!!!!! They aren't exaggerations. I was hesitant to write a review bc I have PTSD from the little time we were there. The mismanagement of our reservations leading up to the stay should have been our first sign to stay away. When we arrived, it looked disgusting and run down. We followed the gravel drive around to the back of the house where there was a hut that sat feet away from the back side of a house that had blankets covering the windows. We had to assume that was the "office" bc there were no clear signs stating it. There was firewood strewn all about. The whole campsite area appeared to be a gigantic disorganized mess... which it was. The campground is essentially some guy's backyard. My husband went in to the hut to register and pay. When he returned to the car he said there were beer cans all over the guys floor and the guy had no idea what he was talking about bc there were no full hook ups- which we were told several times when calling that there would be. We drove around the circle to the site we thought was the one he told us to go to bc none of the sites were clearly labeled. There appeared to be several campers placed on one "site". Basically, we did a lap around the loop, took one look at our "site", and pulled right back out. When asked if he could refund us since we weren't staying for fear of our health and safety, he said he couldn't refund our money bc he didn't know how. We were sold a bill of lies between the reservation phone call promises and the pictures on the website. There was no full hook up, there was no fire pit, there was no picnic table. The sites were a disheveled mess. I wish we would have read reviews about the place so this never would have happened. Truly- believe all the horrible reviews. They aren't exaggerating about how awful this place is.

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    Roberts Landing Campground

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