State Park / State Forest · Michigan campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$30–$45/night
Season open
April through October
RV size limit
Up to 40 ft
Reservation window
6 months ahead via MiDNR portal
The insider read
Three campgrounds in one — Pines + Cedar + Beechwood. Beechwood loops 1-2 are closest to the beach. Big Sable Point Lighthouse 1.5-mile beach hike from camp.
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
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Book it right
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Match the campground's size limit and hookup level to a vehicle category, then plan the rest of the trip.
Keep exploring
Near Carp Lake
StateInsider tip · Lake Michigan straits view of Mackinac Bridge. International Dark Sky Park — astrophotographer favourite. Loop 1 oceanfront; loop 2 wooded.
Near Holland
StateInsider tip · Big Red Lighthouse from your full-hookup site. Tulip Time (early May) is the festival — book a year out. Lakeshore loop has the panoramic Lake Michigan view.
Near Christmas
USFSInsider tip · Munising Bay (Pictured Rocks ferry departure point) 5 min. Historic 1870 furnace ruins on site. Quieter than NPS camps; loop nearest the beach gets the Superior fog horns at night.
Near Grand Marais
NPSInsider tip · Walk-down to Lake Superior beach with the cliff backdrop. No water trucked in — bring your own. Au Sable Light Station hike (3 mi) is the underrated photo walk.
Your next step
Ludington State Park Campground takes rigs up to 40 ft, so what you arrive in decides whether the loop works at all. If you don't own one, the same trip runs on a motorhome rented in Michigan.
Nothing in Michigan is bookable today — PickRV opens for bookings on October 25. Dated requests are what we take to owners, so give us the window you actually want — you get one email the day a rig covers it, and nothing else.
Nearby & related
Sourced costs, campground directories, and the places worth a detour — the next layer of Michigan trip planning.
Before you go
Michigan rules
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