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Rifle River Campground & Canoe Livery, LLC is located in Sterling, MI along the beautiful Rifle River. We offer camping both modern and rustic camping with over 25 campsites directly on the river. Whether you prefer to enjoy to serenity of the river in one of our canoes, tubes or kayaks or simply want to explore nature, we have what you need to enjoy your camping experience.
This place doesn't know whether they are coming or going. Their pricing didn't even make sense. We brought a camper for full hookup and didn't get the camp spot we actually booked for and then they charged our friends $86 to camp in a tent and use a tube but then they charged our other friends only $30 to camp in a tent and use a tube and then we tried to get our deposit back and they said they didn't charge us a deposit even though when we originally paid they told us our price was so expensive because of the deposits. The tubi g trip was fun and we will do that again but will not be staying at this campground again
I wasn't familiar with campgrounds in the area. The thing that made me decide on this campground was they had a phone # and answered it. I didn't have to email them first. We got there later than we said we would. The ladies were very nice and were happy we made it. We had a spot right by the river with electricity and water. The Campground is very nice and very clean. Their bathrooms and showers weren't new, but they were very a clean. The ladies I met when we got here are the owners and are very nice. They told me their father built the campground over 50 years ago. When he passed at 92, his daughters took over the park. We stayed for 3 day and really enjoyed ourselves. We rented a kayak one day and floated down the beautiful river. We really like this campground and intend to comeback soon. I wonder if some of these bad reviews are for the River View campground which is next door. For one thing, the Rifle River Campground doesn't have a security guard on-site. Don't believe the bad reviews.
Rented a canoe for the day on the rifle river! Excellent trip with great customer service! We had a very nice ride with the owners husband to the drop in site, he told us about his time in the military and answered all the questions we had about the trip. Price is very reasonable for how long of a trip. Definitely recommend these guys for a day rental! They have lots of options!
Booked a last minute trip and ended up with one of the best sites (#27) in the park which is right on the river with it's own little beach! Kids loved having the river right at our campsite and being walking distance to the playgrounds. Booked the 2.5 tube trip but due to the river being so high and the current being faster than normal our trip ended up only being 1.5 hours so we sat at our beach for the rest of the day and chatted with other campers/tubers passing by 😄 Will definitely be back again next year and will book the longer tube trip. (Pic of the Shoe Tree)
We rented two cabins - I will start by saying they were clean and very nice!
Onto the owners.. not nice. The two ladies who run the front desk are extremely rude. I booked the cabins 8 months in advance in December 2022 and paid in FULL with check (since they were closed) and had a receipt. Come my trip in august 2023, the ladies tried to tell me the price went up and I owe $60 more. I LAUGHED. They said “it’s like gas prices.. sometimes a week later they go up”… No mam. Does a hotel charge you $100 for a hotel 6 months from now and then increase it to $300 a night and make you pay the $200 difference?! NO THEY DONT. They should be happy I paid in FULL 8 months in advance. Very rude about it. They also said “prices are subject to change.. it’s on the website and brochure”.. you better believe I checked both and it said that nowhere. No place I camp at has ever tried to do that before, red flag to this campground. Also tubes are $30 each when other places there under $20. What a rip. Will not go back. Campgrounds are supposed to be friendly fun, not crabby owners who seem miserable to be there. Should have read the reviews ahead of time as plenty of others say the same, I would have been warned!
