Traverse City State Park Campground

I'd probably say 3.5 is more appropriate but we'll round it up to 4 because of the amenities. The campground itself is very nice, very clean and laid out well. The spots themselves are nice size and each spot comes with its own electric panel, which is super nice. The showers are amazing, probably the best ones I have ever seen at a campground and the restrooms were clean, they only use hand dryer... I'd probably say 3.5 is more appropriate but we'll round it up to 4 because of the amenities. The campground itself is very nice, very clean and laid out well. The spots themselves are nice size and each spot comes with its own electric panel, which is super nice. The showers are amazing, probably the best ones I have ever seen at a campground and the restrooms were clean, they only use hand dryers so there is no paper mess. It's also very nice because out the backside of the campground is a walking path you can use to get to Traverse City or Acme and in the front of the campground is a walking path that goes over the busy road and direct to the beach of Lake Michigan. Throughout the campground every so often they have clean water spickets you can use which is nice that you don't ever have to walk to far potable water. They also have a few small, 1-2 person cabins to rent at the front of the campground. The drawbacks would be the amount of people, there are over 400 sites at this campground and it can feel a little crowded but it was too too bad. Secondly, it's pretty near the airport so you hear the planes coming and going, most of the time they aren't too big but probably 3 or 4 times a day you'll get a bigger one that makes a lot of noise, woke me up one night. And it's right off a very main, busy road so it can be hard getting out sometimes and can contribute to unwanted noise if you're towards the front of the campground. Overall, not a bad spot to "camp" if you're visiting. It rained pretty bad on us one night and we woke up sleeping on a water bed, tent held up tho, nothing got wet.

I'd probably say 3.5 is more appropriate but we'll round it up to 4 because of the amenities. The campground itself is very nice, very clean and laid out well. The spots themselves are nice size and each spot comes with its own electric panel, which is super nice. The showers are amazing, probably the best ones I have ever seen at a campground and the restrooms were clean, they only use hand dryer... I'd probably say 3.5 is more appropriate but we'll round it up to 4 because of the amenities. The campground itself is very nice, very clean and laid out well. The spots themselves are nice size and each spot comes with its own electric panel, which is super nice. The showers are amazing, probably the best ones I have ever seen at a campground and the restrooms were clean, they only use hand dryers so there is no paper mess. It's also very nice because out the backside of the campground is a walking path you can use to get to Traverse City or Acme and in the front of the campground is a walking path that goes over the busy road and direct to the beach of Lake Michigan. Throughout the campground every so often they have clean water spickets you can use which is nice that you don't ever have to walk to far potable water. They also have a few small, 1-2 person cabins to rent at the front of the campground. The drawbacks would be the amount of people, there are over 400 sites at this campground and it can feel a little crowded but it was too too bad. Secondly, it's pretty near the airport so you hear the planes coming and going, most of the time they aren't too big but probably 3 or 4 times a day you'll get a bigger one that makes a lot of noise, woke me up one night. And it's right off a very main, busy road so it can be hard getting out sometimes and can contribute to unwanted noise if you're towards the front of the campground. Overall, not a bad spot to "camp" if you're visiting. It rained pretty bad on us one night and we woke up sleeping on a water bed, tent held up tho, nothing got wet.

What a wonderful park! Yes, it's close to the main road, and you will get road noise, so we always try to stay towards the back of the park, but you should know that going in, and prepare accordingly. The staff here was amazing! The bathrooms and showers were very well maintained and clean. There is easy access to the beach across the road, but be warned, they do not allow dogs on the beach in... What a wonderful park! Yes, it's close to the main road, and you will get road noise, so we always try to stay towards the back of the park, but you should know that going in, and prepare accordingly. The staff here was amazing! The bathrooms and showers were very well maintained and clean. There is easy access to the beach across the road, but be warned, they do not allow dogs on the beach in that area, which is why we gave 4 stars instead of 5. We love to take our dogs to the beach (on leash of course), and we were sad they weren't allowed there. But other then that, this was a beautiful park. The trees here are huge, and most of the sites are nice and shaded. We really enjoyed ourselves here!

What a wonderful park! Yes, it's close to the main road, and you will get road noise, so we always try to stay towards the back of the park, but you should know that going in, and prepare accordingly. The staff here was amazing! The bathrooms and showers were very well maintained and clean. There is easy access to the beach across the road, but be warned, they do not allow dogs on the beach in... What a wonderful park! Yes, it's close to the main road, and you will get road noise, so we always try to stay towards the back of the park, but you should know that going in, and prepare accordingly. The staff here was amazing! The bathrooms and showers were very well maintained and clean. There is easy access to the beach across the road, but be warned, they do not allow dogs on the beach in that area, which is why we gave 4 stars instead of 5. We love to take our dogs to the beach (on leash of course), and we were sad they weren't allowed there. But other then that, this was a beautiful park. The trees here are huge, and most of the sites are nice and shaded. We really enjoyed ourselves here!

Very clean park. Clean showers. Dog walk path with wood chips and dog bags/trash. They really pack the campers/tents in here. There are plenty of trees, which gives a little privacy at some sights. They have a walk bridge to get across to the bay where there is a beach but no dogs allowed. The park backs up to a huge paved bike trail. This park is very close to an airport so if you suffer fr... Very clean park. Clean showers. Dog walk path with wood chips and dog bags/trash. They really pack the campers/tents in here. There are plenty of trees, which gives a little privacy at some sights. They have a walk bridge to get across to the bay where there is a beach but no dogs allowed. The park backs up to a huge paved bike trail. This park is very close to an airport so if you suffer from ptsd, beware. Staff has been friendly. There are 2 dump/fill stations which are usually lined up.

Very clean park. Clean showers. Dog walk path with wood chips and dog bags/trash. They really pack the campers/tents in here. There are plenty of trees, which gives a little privacy at some sights. They have a walk bridge to get across to the bay where there is a beach but no dogs allowed. The park backs up to a huge paved bike trail. This park is very close to an airport so if you suffer fr... Very clean park. Clean showers. Dog walk path with wood chips and dog bags/trash. They really pack the campers/tents in here. There are plenty of trees, which gives a little privacy at some sights. They have a walk bridge to get across to the bay where there is a beach but no dogs allowed. The park backs up to a huge paved bike trail. This park is very close to an airport so if you suffer from ptsd, beware. Staff has been friendly. There are 2 dump/fill stations which are usually lined up.

This park was nice. The only bad thing I can say is it gets packed on the weekend and you feel like you're packed in like sardines. The other bad was how they placed the firepits. The sight behind us their firepit was right at the back of our rv ( you can see in one of the photos I posted) so the smoke was coming in the rv everytime we opened the door! It made us feel like they were hanging out in... This park was nice. The only bad thing I can say is it gets packed on the weekend and you feel like you're packed in like sardines. The other bad was how they placed the firepits. The sight behind us their firepit was right at the back of our rv ( you can see in one of the photos I posted) so the smoke was coming in the rv everytime we opened the door! It made us feel like they were hanging out in our camp site because they were so close. It's also by the main road so lots of road noise. On a good note during the week it was not as many people so it was enjoyable.

This park was nice. The only bad thing I can say is it gets packed on the weekend and you feel like you're packed in like sardines. The other bad was how they placed the firepits. The sight behind us their firepit was right at the back of our rv ( you can see in one of the photos I posted) so the smoke was coming in the rv everytime we opened the door! It made us feel like they were hanging out in... This park was nice. The only bad thing I can say is it gets packed on the weekend and you feel like you're packed in like sardines. The other bad was how they placed the firepits. The sight behind us their firepit was right at the back of our rv ( you can see in one of the photos I posted) so the smoke was coming in the rv everytime we opened the door! It made us feel like they were hanging out in our camp site because they were so close. It's also by the main road so lots of road noise. On a good note during the week it was not as many people so it was enjoyable.

My family and I stayed at the Traverse City State Park Campground Memorial Weekend. We felt the website map is very misleading. It shows Lake Michigan and then the Campground with a bridge to get either side. It does not let you know that it is because of a freeway between the lake and campground that you need the walkway/bridge and it is VERY noisy, not to mention the airplanes taking off and lan... My family and I stayed at the Traverse City State Park Campground Memorial Weekend. We felt the website map is very misleading. It shows Lake Michigan and then the Campground with a bridge to get either side. It does not let you know that it is because of a freeway between the lake and campground that you need the walkway/bridge and it is VERY noisy, not to mention the airplanes taking off and landing low overhead. There is also a long hotel that blocks the view of the lake. This was not the camping experience we were hoping for. The Campground was nice. I only went to the newer bathroom/shower house but it was nice and clean.

My family and I stayed at the Traverse City State Park Campground Memorial Weekend. We felt the website map is very misleading. It shows Lake Michigan and then the Campground with a bridge to get either side. It does not let you know that it is because of a freeway between the lake and campground that you need the walkway/bridge and it is VERY noisy, not to mention the airplanes taking off and lan... My family and I stayed at the Traverse City State Park Campground Memorial Weekend. We felt the website map is very misleading. It shows Lake Michigan and then the Campground with a bridge to get either side. It does not let you know that it is because of a freeway between the lake and campground that you need the walkway/bridge and it is VERY noisy, not to mention the airplanes taking off and landing low overhead. There is also a long hotel that blocks the view of the lake. This was not the camping experience we were hoping for. The Campground was nice. I only went to the newer bathroom/shower house but it was nice and clean.