Grand Haven State Park
Michigan State Park
Write a Review 1001 Harbor Ave. Grand Haven, MI 49417 616-847-1309 Reservations: 800-447-2757 Official WebsiteGPS: 43.0562, -86.2463
Overview of Grand Haven State Park
Michigan Recreation Passport is required for vehicle entry into state parks and recreation areas, state boat launches, state forest campgrounds and state trail parking lots. The Michigan Recreation Passport does not cover local, county, municipal, or metropolitan parks or recreation areas. Learn more: Michigan Recreation Passport
Last Price Paid: $42
Reported by Bill on 8/12/2023
Longest RV Reported: 30 feet (Class A)
Reported by Bill on 8/12/2023
Number of Sites 174
Pad Type asphalt
Reservations yes
Elevation 557 ft / 169 m
Max Stay 15
Tent Camping Yes
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Q&A - Ask the Community about Grand Haven State Park
To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. 616-847-1309
camper-714995 asked on 7/10/2022
Does the campground offer potable water to fill fresh water tank?
AngelBic asked on 7/26/2020
Since the sites are rather close, is there enough room to put your slide out AND your awning up?
Reviews of Grand Haven State Park 9 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 7/27/2020
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Last reported 6/27/2020
“Cramped but fun as can be”
Reviewed 8/12/2023
| Nightly rate: | $42 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 82 |
| RV Length: | 30' (Class A) |
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As others have written, this campground is a big parking lot, so spots are tight. Nevertheless, we enjoy this campground and have visited three times over the years. It has a wonderful beach vibe, as it is positioned right on the beach and next to the pier with lighthouses. Lots of families with young kids having a ball. It's also adj... more
As others have written, this campground is a big parking lot, so spots are tight. Nevertheless, we enjoy this campground and have visited three times over the years. It has a wonderful beach vibe, as it is positioned right on the beach and next to the pier with lighthouses. Lots of families with young kids having a ball. It's also adjacent to the Grand Haven River and a paved riverwalk that leads to quaint downtown Grand Haven (a mile away). We thoroughly enjoyed the Grand Haven Musical Fountain Show every evening in thr summer months. We rode our bikes 4 miles to Rosy Mound dunes and nature area, where we enjoyed a nice hike.
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Bill would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Beautiful Beachside camping”
Reviewed 8/25/2022
| Nightly rate: | $42 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 125 |
| RV Length: | 27' (Travel Trailer) |
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Gorgeous place if you are lucky to have a beachfront site. Not everyone’s cup of tea as you are within spitting distance of your neighbors. But the beach access and views certainly make up for it. Clean bathrooms. Great boardwalk out to the pier and along the channel in to town. If you are there on a Wednesday go to the marina for the ... more
Gorgeous place if you are lucky to have a beachfront site. Not everyone’s cup of tea as you are within spitting distance of your neighbors. But the beach access and views certainly make up for it. Clean bathrooms. Great boardwalk out to the pier and along the channel in to town. If you are there on a Wednesday go to the marina for the Farmer’s market. We also visited the USS Silversides submarine museum in nearby Muskegon, worth a visit.
Now for the negatives: very very tight road in campground makes it difficult to park your rig if people leave cars at campsite. There is an overflow lot next to the entrance where you can park larger SUVs and trucks. Since the sites are small there really isn’t a lot of room to park at your site. Also, while there are walkways from the beach to the campground many (adults, not kids) feel it’s perfectly OK to plow right through the middle of your site. Not cool.
But the views and lovely town of Grand Haven make up for these inconveniences.
SpenceAir would stay here again
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“A Different Camping Experience”
Reviewed 6/27/2021
| Nightly rate: | $41 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 18 |
| RV Length: | 15' (Teardrop Trailer) |
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Grand Haven is essentially a big beach parking lot with electric hook ups. But it is well-run, clean and has good bathroom/shower facilities. There is a true summer beach vibe and is easily accessible to town with many shops and restaurants. We booked it with some doubts, but were pleasantly surprised.
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Travelin3D would stay here again
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“Great park for the whole family”
Reviewed 8/15/2020
| Nightly rate: | $33 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | 64 |
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This was our first beach camping we were not sure if we were going to like it. It was a fantastic site great beach great sunset other things to do with families. Department of Michigan natural resources does a great job keeping everything clean.
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Mikey would stay here again
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“Go with a different mindset of "camping" and you may enjoy it!”
Reviewed 8/8/2020
| Nightly rate: | $37 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | #95 for 4 nights; #27 the first night |
| RV Length: | 29' (Fifth Wheel) |
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We have never been fans of "parking lot" camping, but I have been wanting to go to Grand Haven to stay at the beach for a few years so we finally went. The first night we stayed on site #27 which was an inside site and then we moved to site #95 for the next four nights which was on the river channel. Site #27 was fine (and it was an en... more
We have never been fans of "parking lot" camping, but I have been wanting to go to Grand Haven to stay at the beach for a few years so we finally went. The first night we stayed on site #27 which was an inside site and then we moved to site #95 for the next four nights which was on the river channel. Site #27 was fine (and it was an end site) but moving to where you can see water, either channel or beach, is much better. We enjoyed watching/hearing the boats throughout the day. After staying on the channel and walking around the park, we decided we probably won't go back unless we can get a beach site (and I really do want to go back for that). As others have said, you are very close to your neighbors and there are people everywhere, in the summer at least, so going in you have to know it is not your typical rustic/primitive or even state park with a little space between you camping experience. It is a different mindset. Everyone we encountered was nice though and understood this type of camping. The one thing I had an issue with is there were quite a few people who parked their car by their camper and were waaaay outside the lines so pulling your camper through got a little too close at times (and there were some bigggg rigs there); but I'm sure if anyone had too much trouble and they asked, the cars would be moved for them. There were plenty of park workers all throughout the day that I think they could have monitored this more closely and made sure people didn't cause those issues for others. There is a parking lot to park your car adjacent to the camp ground. Our site was pretty close to the lot so it was very convenient. We enjoyed our nightly walks on the pier at sunset and got some great photos. We rode our bikes into town (Pronto Pups was about 0.8 miles and downtown shopping was about 1.7 miles). I'm so glad we went and look forward to going back when we can get a beach site!
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AngelBic would stay here again
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“Great Location, Tight Spots”
Reviewed 7/27/2020
| Nightly rate: | $33 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 5 |
| RV Length: | 20' (Travel Trailer) |
Overall Rating
Grand Haven has a fantastic, clean, and large beach. This campground is located directly off the beach with some sites backing right onto it. The campground is also located a quick bike ride, or walk into downtown (about 1.3 miles). The campsites themselves are pretty tight. With our awning out, we were probably only a couple fee... more
Grand Haven has a fantastic, clean, and large beach. This campground is located directly off the beach with some sites backing right onto it. The campground is also located a quick bike ride, or walk into downtown (about 1.3 miles).
The campsites themselves are pretty tight. With our awning out, we were probably only a couple feet from the campsite lines. Fortunately we have a smaller camper (20') so it wasn't difficult for us to back in, however something larger I could see being tricky. No water hookup, but there was 30 amp service at the site we were at.
Though sites were close, the people were all very respectful, and it was quiet at night. No fire pits provided, but if you bring your own you must setup in the sand.
Cell coverage depends on where you are on the site (for AT&T). Towards the South side of the campground near the large parking lot, I was getting 0-1 bars of coverage. However the further North and closer to the channel I was getting solid 3 bars. This is not a large campground so this was interesting for me such a drastic difference.
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jaspass would stay here again
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“Beach Camping at it’s finest”
Reviewed 6/27/2020
| Nightly rate: | $33 |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| Site Number: | 120 |
| RV Length: | 22' (Travel Trailer) |
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If you are lucky enough to get a spot here enjoy it! This is one of the only places on Lake Michigan where you can camp with the beach literally outside your door. You can walk/ride your bike to multiple breweries and restaurants. You can walk down the pier. Watch the sailboats go by. All this and never drive your car. The sites are le... more
If you are lucky enough to get a spot here enjoy it! This is one of the only places on Lake Michigan where you can camp with the beach literally outside your door. You can walk/ride your bike to multiple breweries and restaurants. You can walk down the pier. Watch the sailboats go by. All this and never drive your car. The sites are level, but if you have a rig longer than 20 feet you’ll be taking your time backing in because it’s tight. But once you are in your spot everyone is nice and the location is lovely. It reminds me of a more organized Lone Rock campground. I really don’t know how someone could rate this less than 5 stars. I’m a beach camping connoisseur. It’s always crowded. It’s always loud. It’s always electric energically. That’s what makes it fun! There are two types of people. Those who beach camp and everyone else. Enjoy! :)
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borntobenomadic would stay here again
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“Location, location, location ”
Reviewed 8/19/2019
| RV Length: | 25' (Travel Trailer) |
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Full disclosure: we didn’t stay here overnight but came for the day and happen to check it out. This is essentially parking lot camping with hookups. Everyone is jam packed and your site is just pavement. The sites that are on the outside have direct access to the sand and views of Lake Michigan and the lighthouse- but if you are... more
Full disclosure: we didn’t stay here overnight but came for the day and happen to check it out.
This is essentially parking lot camping with hookups. Everyone is jam packed and your site is just pavement.
The sites that are on the outside have direct access to the sand and views of Lake Michigan and the lighthouse- but if you are on the interior it’s not so great.
You are close enough to town that you could bike or even walk.
Cell service is fine, bathrooms are decent
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Vicari.us would stay here again
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“So close together”
Reviewed 8/23/2016
| Nightly rate: | $33 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | 156 |
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If you camp here be aware that you WILL meet your neighbor because there's no way of avoiding them. The spots are so tight that we couldn't park our truck in the site. You also get to hear your neighbor's conversations no matter how quiet they talk. The entrance is a bit hard to spot but if you pass it (like we did) the next driveway ... more
If you camp here be aware that you WILL meet your neighbor because there's no way of avoiding them. The spots are so tight that we couldn't park our truck in the site. You also get to hear your neighbor's conversations no matter how quiet they talk.
The entrance is a bit hard to spot but if you pass it (like we did) the next driveway is easy to turn around in and is part of the state park so they don't mind. The roads are paved to get in as well as the pad you park on. It's hard to park due to how cramped everything is and being extremely close together. But the site was almost perfectly level and the electricity was reliable even though the campground was packed.
It's situated on a lovely beach where you can walk out for quite a way without the water going above your hips! The campground is right at the lighthouse and its a short walk to it (beautiful at sunset).
The town is close and there are lots of breweries and restaurants to keep you busy.
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Amenities
Hookups
- 50 Amp
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- fishing
- picnic area
- playground
- recreation trail
- swimming beach
- water access
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- cabins
- dump station
- general store
- recycle
- restrooms: flush
- showers
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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