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Located 3 miles from Honor and 10 miles from Interlochen. Located on US 31, just 20 minutes west of Traverse City and three miles east of Honor.
Very nice! The owners are nice and welcoming. How they have so many bad reviews is sad. It is a quiet campground. My kids loved the pool and riding their bikes around. Walks to the river is nice too. The little store is amazing. They have ice candy, beer. Platte river is 12 min away to enjoy the beach. The owners are very welcoming.
After calling around to every option in the area I tried one last resort. Traveling with my one year old puppy gets you a lot of "no's" when looking for a room for just one night. One local hotel was happy to offer a $390 night deluxe room. Called here and was offered an entire cabin for just $159 for the night. Being that there weren't to many other options I took it... after all it was the 4th of July weekend. Had a late arrival and the owners accommodated me. Upon my arrival I was greater by Dan who worked out the details and got me settled in. While I have stayed at the best resorts money can buy.... this was just what I needed for my situation. Basic yet comfortably appointed cabin. I enjoyed watching the many families camping and celebrating family time. Close to all the places I needed to get to. Thanks Dan...you da man! 👍
Other than the women's showers had no hot water if any water at all. I had to use the only shower available and that was only one, in the men's bathroom. The other shower was out of order. Luckily my boyfriend was there to be a look out for me. Beautiful campground on the Platte River but I recommend you take a camper with a shower, rent a cabin, or take a camp shower with you.
This was probably the best camping experience I've ever had, just with the area we were given that was by itself tucked away near the river. We met Dan who was extremely cool and gave us that spot so we could have more room than what we originally had reserved. All in all we all had a great time and surprisingly didn't have to use any deet, so that was a big plus. Only about a 20 minute drive to Frankfort as well, if you want to see the sunset. I will definitely be coming back to this place and would recommend it to anyone else who is looking for a place to camp.
We arrived at the general store to check in and found the store in complete disarray, empty coolers, shelves all taken down, no electricity and very dark. It reeked of cigarette smoke. The manager sat drinking beer at his table in the dark waiting for guests to arrive. We paid the cash for our reservation (no computer, no credit card machine, no formal paperwork, etc.) and followed through to a camp site. It does not feel like a campground…more just like you’re in a backyard. We found our spot and set up, ignoring the trash left in the firepits and pool that stunk and was full of black water. We quickly realized we were one of the few actual overnight guests, as most campers were being lived in and had boarded up windows. Those spaces looked like junkyards. Later, though we only had 4 people and tried to put our teenagers in a second tent, the manager told us we’d have to pay another $40. He told us it was a state rule, which isn’t true (We’ve camped avidly around the state for years and know the regs) and while he is in his right to charge whatever he wants, there was no way I was paying $80/night to stay next to a black pool and rotting trailers. We got our money back and left, drove the one mile to the state forest campground around the corner, paid our $20, put our tents back up, and had a campfire by other campers in a beautiful spot on the Platte River. Sunnywoods may work for a single dude that needs a place to crash before fishing as a last resort, but thats about the extent of what it provides. Go to the campground right around the corner instead. Half the price and provides a true camp experience without all the rundown yuck.
