Way Back Campground

The best place to camp!! This is our first year as a seasonal camper and we LOVE IT!! The owners are wonderful and take pride in their campground! Jerry and Kathleen are always upgrading and making the camping experience the best that you could ever have. We drive over an hour from Indiana and would not change a thing. If you want a GREAT camping experience come here and stay!

We didn't have time to explore all Way Back campground has to offer. Our hosts were so helpful to us after a long day of travel. The restrooms were very clean and newly updated. We look forward to a return visit.

We camped at Way Back campground llc in Michigan for three seasons, initially building strong friendships with the owners and their grandchildren. Our kids would eagerly await our weekly arrivals during the summers, often chatting and playing video games during the off-season. The campground initially offered family-friendly activities like hayrides and crafts.. these dwindled to events that included only our children and the owners' grandchildren, often overshadowed by drunken behavior unsuitable for kids. By the second season, that sense of community soured when the owners' friends/family began uninvited weekend parties on our campsite. Groups would show up, using our firewood and partying late into the night while our kids struggled to sleep, often leaving only after we became assertive and telling them to leave so we could go to bed. This disregard for our family's needs, compounded by other unsettling issues made it clearly evident that Way Back is not a family friendly campground. Our campsite being littered with debris from a previous burned, condemned camper on our lot, promises of cleanup that went unfulfilled for 3 seasons. Obscene drunken adult behaviors in front of children that went unaddressed, only created a growing sense of disappointment. We also faced safety concerns, such as homeless individuals using drugs and living in the campgrounds. Convicted sexual offenders and known drug addicts in the park. Hostile fighting and commotion usually provoked by and instigated by the owners. A lingering presence of inappropriate adults around children at the park. Despite our initial rapport and giving the owners multiple chances to make improvements, issues only escalated, leading us to strongly advise against this campground.

This was my 3rd time here camping. I like the spots down by the river. I did remember the spring when I camped 12 years ago but would be nice if they would make a camping spot right next to the spring. The river felt like it was around 70 degrees while the water coming from the spring was around 35 to 45 degrees. Just think the sound of water running all night next to the tent would be very calming and a stress reliever. I would recommend this place to anyone who likes camping out but really can't go deep in the woods. I will go back again when I get up to Michigan again.

I intended to camp here through the summer as we are looking for our new home. Thought everything was good, seemed friendly. However, apparently, if you aren't rich and have a fancy camper, you aren't able to rent for the summer. Our camper is older but clean and in good condition, yet after sending the requested pictures and placing a deposit the following day, I receive a message they have to pass. They did refund my deposit. However, I feel extremely judged by not allowing us to camp because our camper isn't nice enough. I'll be sure never to camp on a weekend here either. If I'm not good enough now, I'm not good enough then.

Great lil campground, right downtown. Unbelievably private location at the end of a long driveway. Great trail by the river, clean hot showers, flush toilets. Offers firewood and ice making for a comfortable time.