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  3. Timberline Campground

Camping at Timberline Campground near Benzonia

Private campground · Benzonia · 11 campsites

A campground near trout fishing, and hiking. RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

On the cusp of Crystal Lake, where the Betsie River flows, your Timberline Campground awaits in the place where the heart of the camper glows. The go-to base camp for the expert angler and avid boater, we’re famous for trout and salmon fishing.

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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 40 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • Full hookups on many sites
  • Pets welcome
  • Showers
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationPlan your stay

2 available sites

2 open of 11 site types
RV Pull Thru FHU 50amp Electric
RV · Up to 40 ftFull hookups
Available all 2 nights
$116 for 2 nights
$58/night · before taxes & fees
Sunflower Cabin - Pet Friendly
Cabin / lodging
Available all 2 nights
$650 for 2 nights
$325/night · before taxes & fees
View full availability calendar · night-by-night from Hipcamp

Check dates on Hipcamp.

SiteFr
13
Sa
14
Price
RV Pull Thru FHU 50amp Electric✓✓from $58
Sunflower Cabin - Pet Friendly✓✓from $325
RV Back In Water/30amp Electric 28ftXXfrom $47
RV Back In Water/30amp Electric 30ftXXfrom $47
RV Back In Water/30amp Electric 32ftXXfrom $47
RV Pull Thru FHU 30amp ElectricXXfrom $59
RV Pull Thru FHU 50amp ElectricXXfrom $61
RV Pull Thru FHU 50amp Electric 12X20 PatioXXfrom $71
RV Back In FHU 30amp Electric 28ftXXfrom $79
RV Back In FHU 30amp Electric 32ftXX
From $116 for 2 nights
$58/night · Before taxes & fees
2 sites available for your entire stay

You book directly on Hipcamp. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Hipcamp ↗

2 openSites from $58/night
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Amenities & location

  • Campfire Allowed
  • Clothes Washer
  • Cookware
  • Drinking Water
  • Electric Hookup
  • Internet
  • Pets Allowed
  • Picnic Table
  • Playground
  • Sewer Hookup
  • Shower
  • Toilet
Pets
Allowed (per listing)

Hookups (individual campsites): 7 full-hookup, 3 electric individual sites.

Location

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Timberline Campground: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Timberline Campground?
Longest RV site listed: 40 ft (9 of 9 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Timberline Campground have RV hookups?
7 full-hookup, 3 electric individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Timberline Campground?
Reservable on Hipcamp (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Timberline Campground?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Hipcamp listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 40 ft (9 of 9 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 7 full-hookup, 3 electric individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 4 pull-through, 5 back-in
Pets
Listing Allowed
Water
Listing Water at 9 sites
Booking
Listing Reservable on Hipcamp
Getting there
Listing Benzonia, MI (map in Location below)
Road & site access · Generators · Quiet hours · Cell signal · Starlink / satellite · Shade · Price · Stay limits
Not listed — check with campground
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  • Camping with dogs
from $79
RV Pull Thru FHU 50amp Electric Deluxe 12X20 PatioXXfrom $82

✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights37 sites open for every night

Winding River Campground

0.8 mi from Timberline Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $48/night
$97 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights7 sites open for every night

Llama Meadows Eco Farm BaseCamp

1.4 mi from Timberline Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $50/night
$100 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every night

Camp Squid Off The Grid

3 mi from Timberline Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $75/night
$150 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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11 individual reservable campsites from Hipcamp, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Other sites

11 sites · from $71, from $82/night

2 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

  1. Day 1 · Arrive and settle in

    • Check in and set up camp.
    • fish for trout (per the campground listing)
  2. Day 2 · Get out and explore

    • Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Michigan Lakeshore, M-22 7 mi · 8 hr–1 day · from $17/person
    • 5-Hour Traverse City Wine Tour: 4 Wineries on Old Mission Peninsula 27 mi · 5 hr · from $79/person
  3. Optional full-day extension

    Longer tours — plan travel time before and after.

    • NON-BUS 4 Winery Traverse Wine & Food Tour on Old Mission 27 mi · 4 hr–5 hr · from $69/person

Self-guided tours at 5 mi away, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

  • Port Oneida Rural Historic District · 1–2 hr · Stops: Charles & Hattie Olsen Farm, Port Oneida School, William & Charlotte Kelderhouse Farm, Fredrick & Frederike Dechow Farm

    The rolling hills and idyllic landscape of Port Oneida have remained relatively unchanged since the turn of the 20th century. Most of the houses appear much as they did in the last century with only…

  • The homelands of the Anishinaabek · 2–5 hr · Stops: Dune Overlook - Stop #3 on the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive, Wayside: First People of the Place, Sleeping Bear Dune Overlook- Stop #10 on the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive, The Legend, Wayside: Mother Bear is Migrating, Glen Lake Sugarbush +4 more

    Visit sites of historical and cultural importance to the Anishinaabek, the first peoples of this area.

  • Tour the South Manitou Island Lighthouse Complex · 1–120 min · Stops: Welcome to the Light Station - SMI Wayside, Beacon of Warning, Beacon of Refuge - SMI Wayside, Saving Lives and Cargoes - SMI Wayside, Evolution of a Lighthouse - SMI Wayside, South Manitou Lighthouse Complex

    Tour the South Manitou Island Lighthouse Complex

Source: National Park Service. Tours are in the free NPS App.

Ways to stay

Have an RV waiting

    Need an RV for your stay?

    Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 40 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

    R & D's RV (Delivery only)
    R & D's RV (Delivery only)

    Travel trailer · 33 ft · sleeps 8 · 19 mi from campground

    $155/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

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    2021 Jayco 32TSBH Huge Bunkhouse room
    2021 Jayco 32TSBH Huge Bunkhouse room

    Travel trailer · 35 ft · sleeps 10 · 22 mi from campground

    $163/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

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    “Catnip Evergreen” 2018 Heartland Prowler Lynx
    “Catnip Evergreen” 2018 Heartland Prowler Lynx

    Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 7 · 38 mi from campground

    $125/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

    View rental
    Things to do

    Activities near Timberline Campground

    Bookable tours nearby

    Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

    Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Michigan Lakeshore, M-22
    Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Michigan Lakeshore, M-22

    7 mi · 8 hr–1 day · from $17/person

    5-Hour Traverse City Wine Tour: 4 Wineries on Old Mission Peninsula
    5-Hour Traverse City Wine Tour: 4 Wineries on Old Mission Peninsula

    27 mi · 5 hr · from $79/person

    NON-BUS 4 Winery Traverse Wine & Food Tour on Old Mission
    NON-BUS 4 Winery Traverse Wine & Food Tour on Old Mission

    27 mi · 4 hr–5 hr · from $69/person

    See 6 more bookable tours
    5-Hour Traverse City Wine Tour: 3 Wineries on Leelanau Peninsula
    Best time to go

    Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

    Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Hipcamp for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.

    MonthOpenBookedClosed
    Nov 202618%0%0%
    Dec 202618%0%0%
    Jan 202718%0%0%
    Feb 202718%0%0%
    Mar 202718%0%0%
    Apr 2027100%0%0%
    May 2027100%0%0%
    5-Hour Traverse City Wine Tour: 3 Wineries on Leelanau Peninsula

    27 mi · 5 hr · from $79/person

    4-Hour Traverse City Sunset Wine Tour: 3 Wineries on Old Mission Peninsula
    4-Hour Traverse City Sunset Wine Tour: 3 Wineries on Old Mission Peninsula

    27 mi · 4 hr · from $74/person

    Designated Driver TC - We Drive Your Car - Private TC Wine Tour
    Designated Driver TC - We Drive Your Car - Private TC Wine Tour

    27 mi · 5 hr · from $369/person

    NON-BUS Old Mission Sunset AFTERNOON Wine & Distillery Tour
    NON-BUS Old Mission Sunset AFTERNOON Wine & Distillery Tour

    27 mi · 4 hr–5 hr · from $69/person

    Daily Tours to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
    Daily Tours to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

    27 mi · 6 hr–7 hr · from $169/person

    Hi-5 Rickshaw Tour Traverse City - First Thing You MUST Do in TC!
    Hi-5 Rickshaw Tour Traverse City - First Thing You MUST Do in TC!

    27 mi · 1 hr · from $159/person

    Free things to do (National Park Service)

    Ranger programs, trails and park activities — typically free. Separate from paid tours above.

    From the National Park Service · 5 mi away, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

    A horse team pulls a wagon of people on a wagon ride.
    Photo: NPS
    Port Oneida Fair

    Step back in time at the Port Oneida Fair and experience life as it was in the late 1850's through the early 1940's.

    Larger fossil among small stones. Honeycomb appearance, with dark circles within each comb.
    Photo: NPS Photo
    ParkPuzzler

    30-90 Minutes

    Park Puzzler- a set of puzzles that you can complete while in the park or anywhere!

    Shelves filled with historic items and an old coffee grinder on counter.
    Photo: NPS credit
    Visit Glen Haven Historic Village

    1-4 Hours

    Glen Haven is the best-preserved cord wood station on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, and perhaps in the entire Great Lakes. It was a company town, eventually diversifying into…

    A paved road winds through plant covered sand dunes.
    Photo: NPS
    Explore Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive

    1-4 Hours

    Enjoy spectacular views of Glen Lake, undulating sand dunes, and breathtaking views of the grandest of all dunes, with shimmering Lake Michigan as the backdrop. Wind through cool…

    Bikers on a paved trail curving left into wooded area
    Photo: NPS credit
    Biking in the Lakeshore

    Where can you bike in the Lakeshore? On public roads or the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail but not on any other park trails.

    Paved path through lush green trees
    Photo: NPS credit
    Paddle and Fish Loon Lake

    30 Minutes

    Have a picnic on the shore of one of the park’s tranquil inland lakes. A big lake with a sandy bottom, Loon Lake has a new fishing pier and accessible kayak launch.

    Source: National Park Service (Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore). Photos link to nps.gov and are credited to their photographers.