Platte River Campground i USA

We camped in this perfect campground in early October, Loop 1, site 121 paved pull-through with 30 amp hookup. Our rate was $18.00 per night with our Senior Pass. The site was level and included a picnic table, fire ring, with plenty of shade. Clean restrooms and free hot showers were nearby, water and trash receptacles were located at the restroom area. The campground was full, yet very peaceful, and located within a heavily wooded area. A 1.2 mile easy hiking trail to the beach was located next to our campsite. The beach area was very nice, we found a tree log on the beach to sit and watch the waves roll in. This is one of the nicest National Parks Campgrounds I have ever visited, and would definitely stay here again.

3 år siden

This is an excellent campground that is surrounded by lots of outdoor activities. The sites are a lot bigger than state parks. The showers are clean and staff is helpful. I will definitely be back.

4 år siden

This campground has everything we expect from a national park campground -- large, well-spaced sites and and excellent location for accessing trails, beaches, and waterways -- and more. This is one of very few NPS campgrounds to offer electric service AND bathhouses with clean, modern flush toilets and individual shower rooms. As an added bonus, there is also good cell coverage at the campground. On ATT we measured 30-40 down, 5 up. Honestly, there is nothing bad to say about this campground. RV sites are paved and ours was perfectly level. There are plenty of long sites for larger rigs -- I recommend backins instead of the pull-thoughs which tend to be quite tight and better for smaller rigs. There are large, well-maintained pads with a picnic table, fire ring, and plenty of room for tents or canopies. The pads tend to be set back from the main sites, making the sites feel enormous. Electric service was flawless. Potable water is available at the dump station and at locations throughout the camping loops. There are bathhouses on every loop with private unisex toilets and shower rooms. The park offers recycling. The campground is directly on the Platte Plains trail network. It is an easy, level walk of about 1 mile from loop 1 (the furthest loop) to the beach, and the trail system covers about 15 miles. There is a canoe launch across from the campground entrance, and an outfitter on the other side of the river for people who want to do one-way float trips. The campground is also fairly close to the Point Betsie lighthouse and the Old Indian Trail system. It's about 10 miles north to the main visitor center at Empire and less than 25 miles north to the very tip of park property. We found the location to be excellent for exploring the park, especially since some of the lesser-known (but equally scenic) spots near the campground were a lot less crowded than the famous Dune Climb or Pierce Stocking Drive. Groceries, gas, laundry, etc. are readily available in Benzonia, Frankfort, Empire, and other towns within 5-10 miles of the campground.

4 år siden

We were very happy staying here. It was easy to find and all the roads are nicely paved. The spot has plenty of space from our neighbors and the pad is almost perfectly level. The fire ring and picnic table are just above the pad and were clean and well maintained. There is a really nice, short hike at the end of the campground loop that takes you to the water and a small sandy beach. The rest of the dunes are within driving distance along with a few small towns for any supplies.

4 år siden

After spending the past few weeks in tightly packed state parks, we were thrilled to stay in our spacious site at Platte River Campground for 5 nights. There is a lot of room between most sites and the trees provide privacy. The campground is huge and was full during most of our stay, though it never felt crowded. There is a nice mile long trail you can access from the campground loops that leads to the beach. We only went on it once because it's also a breeding ground for mosquitos. The are individual shower rooms with hot water (yay!) and decent water pressure. I saw a tick on the wall during one of my showers, at least it was my only encounter with a tick during our stay. Be sure to keep all 4 wheels on the pavement, we had 1 tire partially on the gravel and the camp host came by to ask us to move. We drove through D.H. Day Campground and this is the better option out of the 2 campgrounds in the National Lakeshore for bigger rigs. Verizon - DOWNLOAD: 3.60Mb/s, UPLOAD: 0.24Mb/s AT&T - DOWNLOAD: 11.26Mb/s, UPLOAD: 1.76Mb/s

4 år siden