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VerifiedSeptember 19, 2025 Stayed at: 451, Loop: Loop 4
Fantastic campground. Felt like I had the entire place to myself!
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Platte River Campground is a well-maintained, beautiful location perfect for outdoor activities like hiking, biking, and kayaking, with easy access to Lake Michigan. Campers appreciate the clean facilities, including bathrooms and hot showers, as well as the friendly and helpful staff. The spacious, private sites offer a peaceful atmosphere, making it a favorite destination for many who return year after year.
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September 19, 2025 Stayed at: 451, Loop: Loop 4
Fantastic campground. Felt like I had the entire place to myself!
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September 18, 2025 Stayed at: 130, Loop: Loop 1
This is a beautiful campground! The beach is wide, clean, lots of sand, and very well kept. The sites are a nice size, easy walk/bike to get around. The bathrooms are very clean. Recent updates were noted. It was quiet during our stay (off season). Close to Sleeping Bear Dunes- which is why we came here. Absolutely love this area. It's obvious that Michigan's DNR is well supported. I wish Wisconsin would take notes. We loved our stay!
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September 18, 2025 Stayed at: 426, Loop: Loop 4
This campsite is always so peaceful and clean. Time spent here is well worth it!
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September 18, 2025 Stayed at: 427, Loop: Loop 4
Fantastic campground with more tent centric areas as well as RV centric areas. 4 mi of beach is about a mile hike from the campground, stellar for breakfast or an after dinner walk. Walk-in sites have individual bear lockers and are very private, parking for walk in sites is not as defined as it could be.
Our National Parks and the National Park Service are awesome!
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September 17, 2025 Stayed at: 418, Loop: Loop 4
Cleanest and quietest campsite I’ve ever stayed at. My new favorite campground! Highly recommend
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September 17, 2025 Stayed at: 424, Loop: Loop 4
Shaded campsite with easy access to facilities. Hot water in bathroom. Pleasant area to walk
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September 17, 2025 Stayed at: 426, Loop: Loop 4
One of my favorite places.
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September 17, 2025 Stayed at: 411, Loop: Loop 4
Nice site
Nice clean restrooms
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September 17, 2025 Stayed at: 425, Loop: Loop 4
We stayed in spot 425 for 3 nights the second week of September.
Spot 425 was right next to the restroom, which I hadn't expected. For some reason the map made it appear further away. Anyway, it turned out to be a non-issue. The toilets are modern marvels: flush toilets, sinks with running water and hand dryers and the showers were individual, not communal. Nirvana for a tent camper! Speaking of which, they're available to tent campers (I'm thinking of you, Tippecanoe River State Park.)
All of the sites were relatively large. Site 425 was much lower than the rest of the camp. This is good in that on a breezy night, the breeze was over our heads, keeping us warmer and the fire under control. We also like to quietly play music at night, so the sound didn't travel as easily to the other sites. However, it would have been bad during a large rainstorm. It's basically a rain catch basin. Since all food, or anything with a scent, needs to be kept inside a locked vehicle due to ravenous, ornery raccoons, this meant many trips up and down the hill to our vehicle.
There's a really nice hike at the back of the campground that leads directly to Lake Michigan. The ranger told us it as 3/4 mi, but my smart watch recorded 1.3 mi each way. It's worth it but not for someone with physical limitations as there is about a 1/4 mi of thick sand that's difficult to walk through.
If you're looking for a nicely kept campground with large spots in a remote area with plenty of hiking and water sports, this is for you.
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September 16, 2025 Stayed at: 410, Loop: Loop 4
Campground was clean. Bathroom snd shower areas were well maintained.
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5685 Lake Michigan Road, Honor, MI 49640 United States
Elevation: 184 ft
From the east (Traverse City): Take State Highway M-72 west to Empire. Turn south on State Highway M-22. Proceed 10 mi 9.9 mi) (and turn right on Lake Michigan Road. Follow the signs to Platte River Campground.
From the south (US-31/M-115): At th...
From the east (Traverse City): Take State Highway M-72 west to Empire. Turn south on State Highway M-22. Proceed 10 mi 9.9 mi) (and turn right on Lake Michigan Road. Follow the signs to Platte River Campground.
From the south (US-31/M-115): At the junction of U.S. Route 31 and M-115, continue north for seven miles (6.8 mi). Turn left on Platte Road. Proceed five miles and turn right on M-22. Proceed one mile (1 mi) and turn left on Lake Michigan Road. Follow the signs to Platte River Campground.
PHYSICAL CAMPGROUND ADDRESS: 5685 Lake Michigan Road, Honor, MI, 49640
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Last updated: October 23, 2026