Reviews

Michael Tuffelmire

This is my favorite campground in Michigan. The perfect mix of rusticness and modern amenities. The walk out sights are my favorite! If you're staying at one, I highly recommend taking the .5 mile trail out to the beach at night. You can find it if you keep walking out the trail towards the C walk-out sites and just keep going. The starry sky is unforgettable.

Larry Clay

A very well designed campground. The campsite spurs, tent pads, and picnic tables with fire rings are well planned. There are bathrooms with showers. Water spicics are conveniently located. Many sites have electricity. And everything is well cared for.

Toni Baughman

We stayed in spot 425 for 3 nights the second week of September. Spot 425 was right next to the restroom, which I hadn't expected. For some reason the map made it appear further away. Anyway, it turned out to be a non-issue. The toilets are modern marvels: flush toilets, sinks with running water and hand dryers and the showers were individual, not communal. Nirvana for a tent camper! Speaking of which, they're available to tent campers (I'm thinking of you, Tippecanoe River State Park.) All of the sites were relatively large. Site 425 was much lower than the rest of the camp. This is good in that on a breezy night, the breeze was over our heads, keeping us warmer and the fire under control. We also like to quietly play music at night, so the sound didn't travel as easily to the other sites. However, it would have been bad during a large rainstorm. It's basically a rain catch basin. Since all food, or anything with a scent, needs to be kept inside a locked vehicle due to ravenous, ornery raccoons, this meant many trips up and down the hill to our vehicle. There's a really nice hike at the back of the campground that leads directly to Lake Michigan. The ranger told us it as 3/4 mile, but my smart watch recorded 1.3 miles each way. It's worth it but not for someone with physical limitations as there is about a 1/4 mile of thick sand that's difficult to walk through. If you're looking for a nicely kept campground with large spots in a remote area with plenty of hiking and watersports, this is for you.

Paula Churchill

One of the best campgrounds we've stayed in. Large shaded sites, bathrooms are immaculately maintained. Great for kayaking just across the road. Easy access to many lakes and rivers. Highly recommend.

John O Bellinger

Great camping camp ground plenty of sights which fill fast clean rest rooms and showers with a camp kitchen sink for all to use there are many restrooms/showers around loop which there us four of quiet times after dark. Would recommend it for everyone. Even handicap excusable bath and showers in all facilities. Come and enjoy. This is a part of NPS not state run

H T

We love this campground! The sites are level and well maintained. Showers and bathrooms are clean. The location is amazing, within the Sleeping Bear Dunes national park. The trail to the beach is breathtaking! Our top pick for Michigan camping! This is site 312

Lawrence Pareene

One of the nicer NPS campgrounds, all sites are paved and generally level. The showers are nice and hot, clean bathrooms, trash available and potable water. Many hikes in the park with a couple right from the campground.

courtney chandler

We camped during the off season. The campground is beautiful, sites are fairly private. There is so much to see and the Platte River is beautiful. All the Rangers we encountered were super helpful and kind. The bathrooms were clean. Lake Michigan is about a mile hike from the campground. The pads for parking campers seem very level, ours was perfect! Only two complaints. A LOT of the sites have the fire ring and picnic table on a pad that is behind the camper. But, for tents this won't matter. Then, on our last night at the park, the new camp host arrived. He was quite rude and starting shoving his political beliefs in my husband's face amongst other things. Some guy from Iowa. Hopefully there's a different host when we return!

Jack Glazko

Winter camping at Sleeping Bear Dunes is definitely doable. The Platte River campground is beautiful and pretty empty except for the ranger. The campground has better space between the sites than the State of Michigan Campgrounds, by far. And a heated and modern bathroom, even in January, and even some electric equipped campsites. It's about a 1 mile walk/ski to the Lake Michigan shoreline from here via a trail that starts at campground loop 2. And plenty of other hiking from the campgrounds. If you would rather drive, or are in for a 2.5 mile walk, you can take the paved road to the end. There is a township park there (fee for parking in warmer months) and the views are beautiful. No trouble getting to the park - the main roads are cleared quickly, even with lake effect snow. I was impressed enough that we've scheduled a campsite for summer. Looks like it's totally amazing then, and the number of reservations really shows that. Note: those big dunes in the park (see pics) are north of here several miles. So you will likely want to drive or bike to that.

Carter Alan

Nice campgrounds. Very wooded and close to plenty of water for fishing and kayaking. Lake Michigan is a quarter mile hike away, and the Platte River has float trips close by. There are several walk-in tent sites that are accessible by trail. But these campsites are basic with only a firepit and tent pad. Clean bathrooms are a short walk and come with hot water, cleaning station, and showers. Definitely worth a visit

Sebastian fowler

I loved camping here with family and friends, the area is beautiful. campground was tidy and the beach was nice

Rachel G

Loved camping here! The sites are unique, feel woven into the trees so there is a lot of privacy from neighbors. Flat and leveled camping/tent area. Bathrooms clean and close, running water. We liked staying here, very close to fishing in the river and the dunes! Easy day trip to traverse city or Leland too!

Chelsea

Loved this campground. Big spaces and plenty of trees, you definitely feel spread out in loop 2. 214 and 215 were great, and I found plenty more good sites while staying there. Fantastic shower and bathroom, some of the cleanest I’ve seen. Had a great time on the nearby River and walk to the beach. Will definitely come back!

Dave Steeves

A gem of a park. Breath taking views and miles of bike trails.

Autumn Carden

Had a great time at Platte River Campground! Chose the hike-in sites and it was definitely a blast. Close enough drive to Sleeping Bear Dunes.