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**Bear Cave RV Resort** is a wonderful place to experience the great outdoors, meet new people, relax, and be a part of history. We have the only naturally formed cave in Michigan. This cave has a lot of history, through its connection as a stop on the Underground Railroad and the silent film "The Great Train Robbery". **Bear Cave RV Resort** is a peaceful and fun park, focused on family fun in a friendly environment. Enjoy our many weekend scheduled activities or make new friends and create one of your own using our many onsite amenities. Stand near a Native American Conference Tree or watch wildlife trek through our campground. From this Southern Michigan RV campground you can fish in the St Joseph River or rent a row boat or kayak. The **Bear Cave RV Resort** staff is here to make your stay a pleasant and memorable experience! Southern Michigan RV campground is rich in history, adventure and natural beauty Whether you're planning a retreat for the whole family, a group of friends or a getaway for two, there's no shortage of unique activities to explore at Bear Cave RV Campground. Plan activities upon arrival or visit this page before your departure to plan ahead. Looking for more? Our friendly staff can fill you in on all of the great ways to make your stay a memorable experience.
From jct US 31 (exit 72) & US 12: Go 2 mi W on US 12, then 5-1/2 mi N on Red Bud Trail.
Nice, quiet campground with decent sized sites. Dirt roads but well maintained. Love the walking paths and landscaping. The camp manager was very responsive to a minor issue we had and made sure it was taken care of right away. The laundry facilities and restrooms were clean and nice. The campground store includes many common food items in addition to the normal campground store items. We would come back in a heartbeat.
This was our second TT experience. It's a lovely and quiet park, and it was fun to explore the cave. The staff was pleasant. We were happy to not see any mosquitos.While we mostly enjoyed our stay, it wasn't completely ideal. Here's the issues we had at Bear Cave:
-You have to go down a narrow dirt road to get to the park, which could be an issue if anyone else is also on that road when you're pulling a rig.
-Dirty bathroom/shower house (photos attached).
The bathroom trash was emptied once during the 13 days we stayed. The bathrooms were never cleaned, even though I saw a woman "mopping" the perpetually dirty floors the Friday before Labor Day. I didn't get any pics, but the showers have issues with mold on the cinder block walls.
-Sites are close together and trees are not in ideal spots, making it hard to maneuver with a big rig and your neighbors are crazy close.
-Not many full hook up sites and you don't get one unless you stalk them 24/7, apparently.
-Not a lot of 50 amp sites.
Friendly staff...the grounds and buildings are in significant disrepair and in need of some work. The lodge and game room was fun...outdated and in need of some freshening up. The cave tour was a bit pricey for the limited experience. The cave was fascinating but a bit over-rated. Our neighbors did not respect our rented lot space...letting their children and dogs run around. We had some neighbor's loose dogs run into our lot which caused a tussle with our leashed dog. Overall, our experience was okay...probably will not make a return trip.
We enjoyed our stay. We wish the tent camp sites were more individually marked. They are accessible to the pool, the playground, the restrooms with showers very nicely redone. The sites do have electric and water available. This campground is about an hour and 45 minutes from us. It would be nice to be able to play ping pong and pool after the store closes later in the evening when there is less to do. The waterfall and cave wasnt accessible/available which would have been nice to be made aware of or posted on website. It would be nice if there were more trails. The trails available you can walk in 3-5 minutes.
