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Camping at Northern Exposure Campground near Mesick

Private campground · Mesick · 13 campsites

A forested campground.

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At a glance

  • Pets not allowed
  • Showers

    Dump station on site.

  • River or water access
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationPlan your stay

0 available sites

0 open of 13 site types
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Price
50-amp Back Site
rv
XXfrom $28
30-amp Back Site
rv
XXfrom $28
Large 50-amp Water Site
rv
XXfrom $28
Paved Site
rv
XXfrom $28
Pull-Thru
rv
XXfrom $28
Waterfront Site
rv
XXfrom $28
Cabin A
lodging
XXfrom $75
Cabin B
lodging
XXfrom $75
Cabin C
lodging
XXfrom $75
Cabin D
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Amenities & location

  • Arcade
  • Bathrooms
  • Beach
  • Boat Launch
  • Dump Station
  • General Store
  • Paddle Boat
  • Playground
  • Restaurant
  • Showers
  • Waterfront
Pets
Pets not allowed

Location

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Northern Exposure Campground: questions answered

How do I reserve a site at Northern Exposure Campground?
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Booking
Listing Reservable on Campspot
Getting there
Listing Mesick, MI (map in Location below)
Max rig length · Hookups & power · Pull-through / back-in · Road & site access · Pets · Generators · Quiet hours · Cell signal · Starlink / satellite · Water · Shade · Price · Stay limits
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Guides for this trip

  • Camping with dogs
lodging
X
X
from $85
Cabin E
lodging
XXfrom $85
Cabin X
lodging
XXfrom $85
Cabin F
lodging
XXfrom $99

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

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights2 sites open for every night

Spruce Hollow Campground

6.8 mi from Northern Exposure Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $41/night
$83 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 nights2 sites open for every night

Michael O.’s Land

9.8 mi from Northern Exposure Campground (straight-line)
Sites from $44/night
$88 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 nights2 sites open for every night

Patchwork Camp

10.9 mi from Northern Exposure Campground (straight-line)
Sites $40/night
$80 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
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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.
  2. Day 2 · Get out and explore

    • 5-Hour Traverse City Wine Tour: 4 Wineries on Old Mission Peninsula Traverse City area · 5 hr · from $79/person
    • NON-BUS 4 Winery Traverse Wine & Food Tour on Old Mission Traverse City area · 4 hr–5 hr · from $69/person
  3. Optional full-day extension

    Longer tours — plan travel time before and after.

    • 5-Hour Traverse City Wine Tour: 3 Wineries on Leelanau Peninsula Traverse City area · 5 hr · from $79/person
Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 48 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here. 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 · 20 mi from campground

$155/night listed · Outdoorsy · 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 · 25 mi from campground

$125/night listed · RVshare · 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 · 26 mi from campground

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

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Things to do

Activities near Northern Exposure Campground

Bookable tours nearby

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

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

Traverse City area · 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

Traverse City area · 4 hr–5 hr · from $69/person

5-Hour Traverse City Wine Tour: 3 Wineries on Leelanau Peninsula
5-Hour Traverse City Wine Tour: 3 Wineries on Leelanau Peninsula

Traverse City area · 5 hr · from $79/person

See 6 more bookable tours
4-Hour Traverse City Sunset Wine Tour: 3 Wineries on Old Mission Peninsula
Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

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

MonthOpenBookedClosed
Nov 20260%0%0%
Dec 20260%0%0%
Jan 20270%0%0%
Compare site types

13 individual reservable campsites from Campspot, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Lodging

7 sites · From $75, From $85/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Rv

6 sites · From $28/night

0 open Nov 13–Nov 15

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

Traverse City area · 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

Traverse City area · 5 hr · from $369/person

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

Traverse City area · 4 hr–5 hr · from $69/person

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

Traverse City area · 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!

Traverse City area · 1 hr · from $159/person

Private Traverse City Winery or Brewery Tour
Private Traverse City Winery or Brewery Tour

Traverse City area · 4 hr · from $700/person