Platte River Campground

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.

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

D1 walk in sites was amazing. Close enough to bathroom and parking but the short walk got us tons of wooded privacy. Quiet and peaceful! Nice large bear box. Huge tent pad. Rangers nice and we got jr ranger books on site. Can't recommend enough.

Beautiful campground with semi private sites. We stayed at the Platte River Campground at Sleeping Bear. Apparently there is more than one campground there. Really Clean (I’m OCD), friendly people, and forest service staff on site. I believe we paid $31 a night for our site. Evening educational programs and there is a railroad grade that you can walk on down to the Lake. If you’re over 62, get the America the Beautiful pass for 50% off of camping and free admission to the national parks.

A great area with a wide variety of different locations for camping. Whether you want electricity or you want to be away from all the people with a long hike. This campsite has it all. Thank you for a wonderful day. P.S. Amazing food. Fire roasted filet mignon is truly amazing.

A campsite with access to showers and toilets with running hot water. Has its own small hiking trail that is good for the family. Each site has a fire pit, picnic table & you can park your car within sight. Firewood is sold on sight but cheaper to bring your own or buy from a store off the grounds.

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!

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

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.