Warning
GeneralThe Ironman Michigan triathlon will be taking place Sunday, September 20, 2026.The bike course takes place on M-22 and will have significant impact on local traffic. M-22 will be closed from 8:30 am to approximately 2 pm between the City of Frankfort and Esch Road.To avoid road closures, arriving campers should not arrive before the scheduled check-in time of 2 pm.To avoid road closures, departing campers should exit by 8:30 am via Deadstream Road, Platte Road, or M-22 northbound. Southbound M-22 will be closed.
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Average nightly rates171 total sites
RV Sites
141 sites
Tent Sites
30 sites
About Platte River Campground
Number of accommodations: 171
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Pet friendly
River Access
Showers
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Showers
Water Access
- Beach Access
- Lake Access
- River Access
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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Reviews (828)
What Guests Are Saying
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.
What Guests Are Saying
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.
Review Summary
Steve C
VerifiedJuly 8, 2024 • Stayed at: C005, Loop: Walk-In
Very happy with the campground facilities and staff. We will be back for sure
Janet M
VerifiedJuly 6, 2024 • Stayed at: 409, Loop: Loop 4
I wish the disability spots were reserved for people with disability placards since anyone can get them and they do take them because they are nice but some people really need them badly.
Sharon M
VerifiedJuly 6, 2024 • Stayed at: 133, Loop: Loop 1
Large lots with fire pits and picnic tables. Newly paved roads and back in drive in areas for trailers, etc. a big improvement from 2 years ago.
Joan A
VerifiedJuly 6, 2024 • Stayed at: B003, Loop: Walk-In
Our 17th year at the walk in campsites and we appreciate the upgrades to the bathroom facilities. (Improved lighting, renovated shower rooms). The park rangers are helpful and friendly. The Platte River campground has beautiful and spacious campsites, especially at the walking sites. Love it!!
SUSAN D
VerifiedJuly 6, 2024 • Stayed at: 115, Loop: Loop 1
loved the trails connected to the campground. it was fairly well marked and wonderful.
Shiloh D
VerifiedJuly 2, 2024 • Stayed at: 435, Loop: Loop 4
The facilities are kept up and there were regular patrols to make sure campers were following rules which made for an excellent family camping experience. Thanks so much!
JOE W
VerifiedJune 30, 2024 • Stayed at: 214, Loop: Loop 2
Simply put the park is far and away our very favorite...not to say that other options in Michigan are not nice, but none of them attain the level of cleanliness, peacefulness and solitude that we find here at Platte. The staff is always friendly and helpful, the setting is incredible and the availability to hiking trails, beaches, great food or just a quiet night at the campfire are pretty much unmatched anyplace else I've stayed. We have stayed at Platte several times in the past three years and it has never even come close to disappointing us...we are heading back again this year, cannot wait!
Jennifer E
VerifiedJune 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 326, Loop: Loop 3
Fantastic campground, very quiet (except one night, husband ended up talking with the group at 3am because they were so loud). Our site was perfect, bathrooms always clean. Park was so much fun to explore. LOVE our NPS!
Todd A
VerifiedDecember 24, 2023 • Stayed at: C004, Loop: Walk-In
The park does not advertise that the bath house on the tent loop, indeed on all but A loop, get shut within a couple of days of the last reservable date in October. They let go a significant number of staff one week after the last reservation date (roughly October 15) and use their last days to shutter all bath houses but the two on Loop A. So, if you need bathrooms close by, even though the tent sites are 'open', you'll find that the toilets and showers are not by about Tuesday of the week after the last reservable date. Other than that, the stay was just as lovely as it always is. Recreation.gov needs to give the Parks the ability to separately indicate the loss of nearby restroom facilities. This is a coding issue with Recreation.gov, and not a failing of NPS. Yes, I have reported it, but more voices will increase the likelihood that they'll actually give the Parks staff the ability to let us know what's up with the bathrooms on the dates we'd like to come.
jennifer t
VerifiedNovember 1, 2023 • Stayed at: 219, Loop: Loop 2
Spacious sites, clean, great trails. friendly rangers....loved it!
Location Platte River Campground
Address:
5685 Lake Michigan Road
Honor, MI, 49640
United States
From the east (Traverse City): Take State Highway M-72 west to Empire. Turn south on State Highway M-22. Proceed 10 miles 16 km) (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 (11 km). Turn left on Platte Road. Proceed five miles and turn right on M-22. Proceed one mile (1.6 km) and turn left on Lake Michigan Road. Follow the signs to Platte River Campground.
PHYSICAL CAMPGROUND ADDRESS: 5685 Lake Michigan Road, Honor, MI, 49640
Elevation: 184 feet
6.8 mi drive to downtown Honor (about 13 min)
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
12PM
General
- Entrance Fees - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore charges a variety of entrance fees, depending on how a visitor arrives at the park. All visitors must have an entrance pass (separate from camping fees). The park also honors Federal Recreational Lands America the Beautiful (e.g., Resident Annual, Non-Resident Annual, Senior, Access, Military, 4th Grade, Golden Age). For more information visit the park's Fees & Passes web page. The Michigan Recreation Passport is not valid for entry at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, which is a federally managed site.
- 6. Quiet hours are 10 pm - 6 am.
- Violation of terms may result in permit suspension, revocation and/or issuance of a citation by law enforcement.
Warnings & Advisories
Warning
GeneralThe Ironman Michigan triathlon will be taking place Sunday, September 20, 2026.The bike course takes place on M-22 and will have significant impact on local traffic. M-22 will be closed from 8:30 am to approximately 2 pm between the City of Frankfort and Esch Road.To avoid road closures, arriving campers should not arrive before the scheduled check-in time of 2 pm.To avoid road closures, departing campers should exit by 8:30 am via Deadstream Road, Platte Road, or M-22 northbound. Southbound M-22 will be closed.
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