Waterloo State Recreation Area

Campsite at Green Lake was nice and peaceful. The lake, however, was overgrown and had a film. Beautiful views. Needs some love, but I would camp again.

Close to I-94. Easy check in. We did not have a reservation but the park wasn’t full since it was a week day in mid May. Nice lake with a beach and swimming available. Very nice shower and restroom facilities. The park was very clean. Decent cell signal so we were able to stream our shows at night. Lots of hiking trails in the area. We took a two mile hike around the park. Quiet time after 10 pm and all of the campers adhered to that. Overall, a very nice place to camp. We will keep it in our good list for future travels.

One of my favorite places to hike in Michigan, full of beautiful forests and wetlands. The Waterloo-Pinckney trail is the main trail in a vast network of trails. You could wander for woods for days.

Love the beach here. Very clean, well kept. Dog friendly, concessions, paddle board & other rentals. Sandy areas, lawn areas, grills, ample space. Plenty of parking but it is a short walk to the beach down a hill (with a paved path). I highly recommend using a wagon if you have one.

We visited the South Fork rustic cabin on a chilly weekend in March. It was lovely and secluded. The wood stove is wonderful and it was very warm during the day but we had to get up multiple times and refill it during the night to stay warm. There was an amazing amount of bird species in the area , and we heard coyotes the first night. Many hiking trails close to the cabin. Quite roomy inside, with a picnic table that was excellent for family games. Be sure to grab a trail map before you come, as there was none in the cabin. Likewise matches for the wood stove, we were lucky that we had some in the car as we've had forgotten to bring any with us. There was ample wood for the wood stove although if you want an outside fire you need to bring your own wood. Lovely time had by all.