Ottawa County Fairgrounds Campground

The kind folks that take care of the campground bathrooms work HARD, and it is an often thankless job. The bathrooms were always very clean, even though there are a lot of dirt paths around. There are showers available in the restrooms as well. (They are way nicer than many other campgrounds.) There are no individual fire rings, but there is a community one. There are also no picnic tables, but most of us carry extra tables anyway. Also, no full sewer hookups, but again, no worries for simple camping. We had a site with water and electricity. We went to a nearby station to dump for a whopping $10. Overall -- no complaints.

I love this spot. I don't know if we lucked out or it's always quiet and spacious but it was so peaceful. The surrounding woods were eery but I kinda liked that so 🤣 The showers are probably the best camp showers I've ever seen and the price was exceptional. Thank you to the person answering the phone! I must have called 3 times and they were patient, kind, and helpful (also very specific which I need in life). Lovely fenced in playground! Never been able to let my disabled son roam freely and play before, it was a milestone. 💖

Not a great campground as there are no signs to tell you where you are supposed to be. We arrived when it was raining and parked in a spot under the trees. Well come to find out a couple days later we were in the wrong area because of an upcoming event. So we moved to the correct area. Only water and electric, no sewer. So you had to dump up front at the dumping station. Either move your rig or use a pull behind honey pot. That is a big inconvenience. So the day we left there was an event going on and we were told by event staff that we couldn’t dump. So we went down the road to Love’s truck stop and dumped and were charged $10. The park did reimburse us for that charge. Close to town, no laundry facility. Nothing great and we wouldn’t stay here again.

State park was full so I thought this could be an option just 2 nights before going to Traverse city state park. When I arrived to look around I was in awe of how depressing it looked. The bathrooms were way out dated? The sites had no power on them many yards away? The vibrations were very bad and negative. You couldn’t pay me $500 a night to stay here ! Just horrible visual!! Beware !!

I wouldn't recommend this campground unless you are planning on being at the fair. Snarky and ill-tempered man runs the place but if you can get past that its an alright place. Nothing extraordinary here just basic hook-ups. Bathrooms are outdated as you'll use the fairgrounds amenities.