Perfectly adequate campground. Restrooms were a little tired and shopworn, but clean. Very little greenery, with sights tightly side-by-side. Views of water and bridge were very limited, although you could walk across road to the waters edge to see more. Owners were perfectly nice. Price seemed a little high for what was provided, but that's a tourist town for you. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We love this campground. We were here 4 years ago and wanted to come back. Nice view of lake with lots of trees and can walk to the beach and look across to the Mackinaw bridge. One of the things that we like about this campground is that is quiet, very few children. There are not many amenities for kids. Family that runs this campground are friendly and helpful. Shuttle to Ferry for Mackinaw and also the Casino in St Ignace comes to campground to pick you up. That way it is less driving when you get there. Hopefully we will get back there in another 4 years We camped here in a Motorhome.
Despite not being "waterfront" this park has several sites with excellent views of the north shore of Lake Michigan, as the sites are elevated above the road and just across the road from the lake. A short path takes you directly to the rocky shoreline, affording views of spectacular sunsets and of the Mackinaw Bridge (at five miles long, is one of the longest in the world). Extremely convenient is the fact that the ferries to Mackinaw Island provide a free shuttle service that comes directly to the Lakeshore Park Campground and will also take your personal bicycles to and from the ferry. If you have your own satellite dish on your RV, many of the sites provide clear access. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Gravel site, had no problem leveling or getting into the site. The sites are very weedy. Staff was friendly. Wi-Fi was slow. Was able to pick up 2 channels on digital TV. View of the lake was nice even though it is a partial view. They do have property on the lakeside of the road where you can walk down to the lake and see the bridge. We camped here in a Motorhome.
What a great view of Lake Michigan and Mackinac Bridge. This park is a nice place to see the area.It is clean and easy accessible. The only complaint is you have this nice view out your front window but they have these tree limbs hanging down and they won't cut them and won't let you. . Would stay again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Very nice campground, most sites had a (partial) view of Lake Michigan, depending on other sites and trees. Pretty good Wi-Fi coverage too. We would definitely stay here again if we were in the area. We camped here in a Motorhome.
View of Lake Michigan was great. Gravel sites not extremely level. Bathroom/showers are in desperate need of updating. While we were there the showers did not have hot water. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We were given a site in the front row with a view of Lake Michigan from the Mackinac bridge to St. Helena island. Both DirecTV and HughesNet worked from here. The staff are friendly and helpful, roads are good gravel, as are the first row sites. There was road construction on Point Le Barbe road but the crew kept the road open for RVers during the construction. We would stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Nice view of Lake Michigan(across the road) from most sites. Restrooms reasonably clean. Gravel and mostly level sites. Price high but typical for area. Good location for exploring the area. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
When we arrived we found that our site had been given to someone else so we had to settle for one next to the bathrooms and then move again the next day. The park would have been fine for an overnight stay if they weren't under heavy construction the week we were there. The dump trucks and backhoes started at 7:30AM, which was still during the supposed quiet time, and continued all day. When asked why we were not told of the construction when the site was reserved so we could have made reservations somewhere else or maybe been given an "under construction" discount, we were told there was nothing that could be done and if we weren't satisfied we should leave. We were yelled at and repeatedly referred to as "you people". Every morning the water pressure dropped making it difficult to do dishes, much less take a shower. You could only use one curling iron or hair dryer at a time in the bathroom or it would blow a fuse. I would not consider this a family campground because of the construction equipment left around and because the "sandy beach" could only be reached by crossing a road. The new sites that were being put in were going to be all gravel and when big rigs were parked there the rest of the campground had no "view of the lake". We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Lakeshore is a very nice campground with a nice view of lake Michigan and the Mackinaw Bridge. The owner is very helpful and quite friendly. We were there late in the season and the restrooms were closed. This would be a 9 or 10 rating if restrooms and showers were available. Due to our late arrival time and date this oversight was not necessarily the fault of the owner. We would definitely stay here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
The sites at this campground were very tight, just did have room for our slides. Noticed other people in big rigs returning to the office for a different site. Not really a good cook-out area. The staff was helpful and pleasant. It was just a little run-down looking. If I were in the area I might look for a different campground next time. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Stayed over July 4th Weekend. The site was neither paved nor gravel, but grass and not recently mowed. Our site as reasonably level, not all are. No sign of staff outside of office the whole time we were there. Showers and restrooms clean and showers themselves OK. Needs updating. It was disappointing for the price. Price we paid was water and electric. The location was very good. Free shuttle service to Ferry was available. The staff was friendly. Laundry facility was good. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 5 / 10 ]
June 2009
$52
We were disappointed with this KOA. The sites were small, narrow and uneven. The interior roads were dirt-gravel and very muddy. The pull-through sites resembled a parking lot at a RV dealer. The park did have 50 amp, full-hookups and cable TV but cost $52 a night(we did receive one night free with six nights). We didn't try their internet, use their pool or putt-putt(extra charge). We thought that this park was not up to KOA standards. We enjoyed the campround's closeness to attractions. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Nice wide shaded spaces; wifi had problems that were being worked on—but we had some access, nice management, heated pool, pretty level sites, putt-putt golf, convenient to the Soo, free shuttle to the ferries in St Ignace to Mackinac Island, nice drive to Whitefish Point. There were some noisy campers one night, they were thrown out the next day, but we were disappointed to learn there was no management on site at night—not even workampers. We expect more from a KOA—working wifi and quiet--and especially for the money. We would probably look elsewhere next time. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We had a fairly level gravel site [#109] with a nice view of Lake Michigan (though not the bridge) out the front of our motorhome. Dish came in great at the south-facing site, as did their free Wi-fi. Staff was nice. It is not a lakefront campground, but across the road there are no houses between the road and the lake. St. Ignace is a 10-minute drive where all the passenger ferries to Mackinac Island leave. It is an expensive campground area, and although this camp is $36, you can save $5 by paying cash and not hooking up your sewer (there is a dump). That brings it on par to even Straits State Park. It is on an uncrowded loop road so it is very quiet. Negatives are many of the sites are gravel and uneven; high price; not actually on the lake; sites close together (but wide). I did not use the facilities. We camped here in a Motorhome.
The campground had nice appeal and a good layout. The wireless Internet (WIFI) did not work; the guy at the counter said it had been out for a few months and that they hoped to fix it in the future. (They did let us plug into a cable in the laundry, which worked OK.) I would have rated it a 8 or 9 if the Internet worked. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Not a great park. Roads are tight and poorly maintained. The hookups are really screwy. In half of the sites the electric and cable are on the right side of the coach and they are really a stretch. Wi-Fi works occasionally and office staff is not real helpful. This could be a nice park with some work. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We stayed in sp.#28. We thought it a very nice site, next to restrooms, however, never visited them. WiFI was excellent, four bars, however, couldn't get satellite. Good cable. Owners were very nice. Lake Huron's bay front only a couple miles from park, ferries to Mackinac Island which was very enjoyable. Lots of rear space in campground for walking our dog. Would definitely stay here again if in area. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Roads and sites just dust and dirt which does not justify a nightly rate of $45. Wifi and cable are good. Handy to town and the ferries for Mackinac Island being about 3 miles away. Not an attractive park and we would be looking elsewhere if we returned to the area. Met friends here who were staying at Mill Creek RV in Mackinac City, on the waterfront and paying $31 for water & sewer hookup. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Signage to campground limited compared to many KOA's. Office friendly but not efficient, they recorded us on the wrong site. Access roads OK, but many sites not level and very scruffy. Electricity pods very erratically placed with one pod between two sites. Sewage hook-up point very far forward. Garbage bins full to overflowing. Rustic to the extreme and seemingly little maintenance. Very expensive. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Price was for 3-way hookup, no cable TV. This park has the second strangest hookup I’ve ever seen: water and sewer are normal but the electricity is shared between two sites, requiring a 50-ft cord. Unless your extension is rated at 30 amps, it will limit you to 20. Sites are lightly graveled mud and only some have cable TV: ask for it specifically if the 6 stations received on the antenna are insufficient. The WIFI cuts out maddeningly often. You can buy tickets at the park office for the catamaran to Mackinac Island, and the company that runs it will pick you up at the park. We took advantage of the service and had a fun day in this resort area which doesn’t allow vehicles other than bicycles and horse-drawn. Back at the park, restrooms and laundry were clean, fairly modern and very nicely heated: much appreciated in freezing temps! Friendly, helpful staff; overall a good (albeit over-priced by about $ 10) place to stay while exploring the Straits of Mackinac. I originally rated the park as a 7, but increased it to 8 when, on departure, I drove around it and found some absolutely beautiful sites further in, some with room for an RV plus a tent. Don’t know what the hookups are like or whether the WIFI works back there. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Very convenient to area attractions and it even had a shuttle to the island ferries. The full hookups were nice, but they were not nearly as shaded as the water/electric only sites. A few weeds and piles of leaves detracted from the overall appearance. One of the bathrooms was having toilet issues, but that can happen anywhere. We would not hesitate to camp here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Not very fond of KOAs but this one wasn't too bad. At least the trees were trimmed for adequate height and width clearances. Good pull thrus. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We had a spot in upper section. It is backed by the interstate. It is real noisy. I think it is not worth the money for non Michigan residents. It is almost $50 per night when all is said and done (towing a van). We camped here in a Motorhome.
We stayed on lower level with walking access to water. There is a nice view of the bridge. Nice back-in sites. There were hardly any campers in late September. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We camped in the upper campground to avoid the road noise from I-75. We had a large pull-through site and found it to be level and wide. A number of the lower campground sites looked quite narrow and not very level. The staff was helpful and friendly. One very nice feature was each shower house has four private and lockable showers. In our shower house, one was fine, but the other three provided only scalding hot water. This lasted our visit of five days. A neighboring shower house was fine. Bathrooms were clean. Very convenient to I-75. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Quiet tree lots some with sight of Lake Michigan. Nice water access but very rocky and not a place to do a lot of swimming but a nice place to walk in sight of the Mackinaw Bridge. Bathhouse was very clean and had been recently remodeled. Firewood was available for purchase at a reasonable rate, however, had to walk a long way carrying it. Sites are large and roomy and having paved roads keeps the dust down within the area. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Friendly staff. Very visible DNR rangers. Very scenic campground. Lakeshore spots primitive only. Almost walking distance from downtown St. Ignace, and ferry boats to Mackinaw Island. The reason I rated low: too close to ‘Big Mac’ road noise all day, all night. (If you’re deeper into the campground, those sites are a bit quieter). Water level in the lakes is very low, and the shoreline suffers from it. Had site 83- huge, but had a pretty good slope to it. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Nice state park on the shore of Lake Huron. Some sites a pretty close together, while others have more space. It's the luck of the draw during crowded times. We stayed in the lower campground and had a large shaded site. Due to recent rains, the site was muddy and didn't drain well. We are not Michigan residents so we had to purchase an annual state park pass for $29, $24 for residents. If you don't purchase the pass, it is $8 additional for each day you stay. A little steep for a state park. The pass is worth it if you are staying for an extended period of time or more than 3 days. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This park is very convenient to I-75 and the Mackinac Island ferries. Since this is a popular tourist spot, we made a reservation for the camp site. This was not necessary; possible because it was after Labor Day. There were many sites to choose from. There are two areas in the campground: the upper and the lower. Most of the larger sites for big rigs are in the upper area. We reserved an extra-long site in the upper area of the campground and were very pleased with it. We camped here in a Motorhome.
A nice park with great views of the straits and the bridge. The beach at the park is rocky but a short drive on US 2 will take you to beaches that make you think you are in Mexico. There are great walking trails in the woods and the town is walking distance away. The road get a little noisy at times but it was not a bother. I would return. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We had a site on the East Loop (17) with a bridge view. The sites are close together and small. However, we did not mind as our neighbors were quite nice. Our site had quite a slope to it. I had to crank the tounge jack all the way down to level the camper. Very nice camp hosts. The beach is pretty rocky, but the water is shallow. We'll stay here again when we want to explore the Mackinac area. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Expensive even without including the required motor vehicle permits ($58 total for MH and car; yearly passes made sense for us otherwise it's $8 per day for the MH and $6 per park for the toad) and they don't have water at the sites but once you get over that the park isn't bad. We had site #258 with 50 amp electric in the area away from the water and were basically happy with it. It had a gravel pad, some trees for afternoon shade and was level if you backed into the left side of the site. The sites near the water were jam packed with tents and people, not at all appealing to us. The roads in the campground loops are in good condition but extremely narrow but not one way, fine for our 30 ft class A but heads-up for oncoming traffic. The bathhouses were decent and had private individual showers that were fairly clean, even over the weekend. The park has a couple of nice views of the bridge and an easy day trip to the Soo Locks in Sault St. Marie. Dump is easy to access and has fresh potable water that you can reach while dumping your tanks. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Outstanding campground! We stayed here on the last two nites of an 11 day trip to Toronto from Wisconsin. This park was exactly what we needed. Everything was clean and very well maintained. Nice BIG fire pits, nice big sites. Roads are paved and sites have gravel parking pads. Pads are level. Quiet at nite and lots to do during the day. Just a very nice and relaxing camping experience. We will be back! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Made reservation online. Did not like the site once I saw it. The girl in the office gave me a list of all available site and told me to let her know which I took. The "gravel pad" sites have been grass seeded over. Stayed in the lower campground. The lower area is not very big rig friendly, but it is possible. Bathrooms and shower were great. Right next to Mackinac Bridge ($5 for 2 axel trailer) and only a mile from the shuttles to Mackinaw Island. Well maintained. Prices are $22-$24 plus you have to have or buy Mich S.P. window decal for each vehicle(s) - $24 for annual resident, $29 annual non-res. OR purchase by the day. Very friendly staff. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Best state park I have seen. Been a couple years since I have been back. They were not
taking reservations in 2003 and pretty booked in 2004. Newly renovated so I can't wait to see the improvements. Had to mark I don't knows in the ammenities
section since the updates might have changed that. Awsome view of the Mackinac Bridge at night and just a quick ferry ride to Mackinac Island.
We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
This is an old campground which needs a lot of work. The grass had not been cut in weeks; roads and sites are gravel and traffic creates a lot of dust. Wi-Fi is extremely slow on your campsite. You could only connect and get reception in the campground office. There is no cable TV in this park. Sites are shaded and there is quite a lot of room between sites. Campground is 20 minutes to Mackinac City; 1 hour to Tahquamenon Falls State Park; two hours to Pictured Rocks and a few minutes to the ferry to Mackinac Island. Since there are no other campgrounds nearby, it sufficed. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Shore Services: 50amp, Sewer good, Water @ 45psi - WiFi: Not available at campsites - AT&T Cell Phone: Good signal - Sprint Air Card: Good EVDO - Site: 28 narrow and behind building - Site Size: had to park TV Sideways behind trailer - Site Closeness: good distance between most sites - Roads: gravel - DirecTV Satellite: Could get signal from this site but others would be a problem. - Discounts: Camp Club USA. - Payment: Cash or Check - Additional Remarks: This is a Camp Club Park and they want you to call and let them know your going to use the discount club. Easy location to get to different attractions in the area. We would stay here again if we could get a good site. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is a nice, friendly RV park. It is located close to town and the ferry boats to Mackinac Island. The only reason I gave it a seven is because of the terrible mosquito problem. Other than that, it is a ten! We camped here in a Motorhome.
Very friendly park host. Our pull-through site was narrow up hill gravel. The WiFi works OK close to office. Great location for the boat trip to Mackinac island, they will pick you up and deliver you back to the park. We would stay here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Not real fancy, but had everything we needed except wifi to the RV. Wifi Hotspot was in office with no electrical hookup so had to run battery. Our site had view of Lake Huron=very nice. Staff was helpful and literature given upon checking in was extensive. Evidence of more sites being laid out. This park is a good place to anchor to see the surrounding area, including Mackinac Island. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Fairly small park with sites close together. Staff very friendly; they provided us with a Chamber of Commerce packet with discount coupons. Park was very quiet; though it is near a small airport. Wi-Fi available at many of the RV sites, or in the office (open 8am-8pm). Some sites have sewer connections. Sites are gravel/rock; some back-ins are grass. Very convenient to town. Not many activities for kids. This is a good value for the cost for adult and retired campers needing a base for site-seeing. I stayed here 2 nights and would stay again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Park has an additional 50 tent sites. Sites are a little tight but being on top of a hill and right in town make up for a lot of that kind of thing. Tent sites are really in the woods. No playground or much of anything for kids. Little contact with staff. An acceptable park if you don't plan to spend a lot of time sitting around your site. Good stuff, lots of places to go and things to do that are very close by. We camped here in a Motorhome.