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Campgrounds in Traverse City, MI

46 campgrounds in and around Traverse City, Michigan. Check open sites for your dates.

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Right now: 223 campsites open this weekend near Traverse City at 12 of the 20 campgrounds we checked.Availability read Nov 8, 10:40 AM ET

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  • Michigan DNR
  • & 43 more

Traverse City has 5 campgrounds, with 41 more within 25 miles. 3 list full hookups and 25 list sites of 40 ft or longer. You book through Hipcamp, State parks and Campspot.

More ways to stay near Traverse City: glamping & cabins (3) · RV rentals (38)

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Available this weekend near Traverse City

Nov 13 – Nov 15 · open every night of the stay.

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campgrounds near Traverse City

Parks in Traverse City first, then everything within 25 miles, nearest first (straight-line distance).

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Private campground

Pi Acres

Traverse City, MI · 3.4 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
1 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

Shade Tree Haven

Greilickville, MI · 5.7 mi away
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1 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

Farm Drive Retreat

Williamsburg, MI · 6.4 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
4 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

House of Bear

Grawn, MI · 10.1 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
1 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

Elm Valley

Suttons Bay, MI · 10.5 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
2 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

Brown Family Farm

Lake Ann, MI · 10.8 mi away
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1 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

The SOL Homestead

Kingsley, MI · 11.1 mi away
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1 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
State park campground

SFC Forks

Williamsburg, MI · 11.4 mi away
From $20/nightvia State parks
8 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
State park campground

SFC Lake Ann

Lake Ann, MI · 13 mi away
From $20/nightvia State parks
30 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

Sherwood Forest

Williamsburg, MI · 14.3 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
3 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

Fun on the Farm

Empire, MI · 15.9 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
1 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

Griff's River Lot

Rapid City, MI · 15.9 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
1 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

Patchwork Camp

Buckley, MI · 16.4 mi away
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2 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

HillCrest

Rapid City, MI · 16.4 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
2 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
State park campground

SFC Garey Lake

Empire, MI · 16.6 mi away
From $20/nightvia State parks
12 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

JCs Ooasis

Lake Leelanau, MI · 17.2 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
2 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

Griff's Back 40

Rapid City, MI · 17.8 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
2 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
State park campground

SFC Platte River

Honor, MI · 19.9 mi away
From $20/nightvia State parks
26 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

Gypsy Hill

Honor, MI · 21.6 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
4 RV sitesTent sites
Private campground

Log Lake Campground

★ 3.8 (45)
Kalkaska, MI · 22.2 mi away
From $30/nightvia Campspot
26 RV sitesTent site · Not listed
Private campground

Gatehouse Camp

Thompsonville, MI · 24.7 mi away
See price with providervia Hipcamp
4 RV sitesTent site · Not listedGlamping

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Things to do near Traverse City

Tours and activities from Viator; you book with Viator.

National parks near Traverse City

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · about 16 mi

From the National Park Service · 16 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…

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

How it works

Find it here. Book it with the park.

  1. Find open sitesSearch by place and dates; we check each provider's calendar for your whole stay.
  2. Check the fitHookups, amps, rig length and pull-through come from each park's own listing. When a listing doesn't say, we leave it blank.
  3. Book with the providerCampspot, Recreation.gov, ReserveAmerica, KOA and state park systems: you complete each reservation on their site.

A few good questions

How many campgrounds are in Traverse City?

5 campgrounds in Traverse City, and 46 counting everything within 25 miles.

Which campgrounds near Traverse City have full hookups?

3 of them list water, electric and sewer at the site; 1 list 50-amp service.

Can I bring a big rig to Traverse City?

25 parks within 25 miles list sites of 40 ft or longer (up to 75 ft), and 16 list pull-through sites.

What's near Traverse City?

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (about 19 miles, straight-line), Lake Charlevoix (about 43 miles, straight-line) and Burt Lake (about 67 miles, straight-line).

How much do campgrounds near Traverse City cost?

Of the 15 parks that list a nightly rate, the middle starting price is about $20 a night. The park's own site has the final price for your dates.

Why we're different

The most campgrounds in one place

8,900+ public, private and glamping campgrounds from 50+ booking sites, including 46 state park systems, side by side.

Real open sites, not just listings

For 8,400+ of them we read the booking calendar, so you see which campsites, cabins and glamping stays are open for your dates.

Book on the official booking site

When you find your spot, you reserve on the campground's own booking site. We don't take payments, so Basecamping never adds a fee.

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