Lake Camping Near Detroit, Michigan, US: 12 Best Lake Campsites 2025

Welcome to Hipcamp, your go-to website for finding the perfect camping experience near Detroit, Michigan, with a lake as your preferred activity/terrain! With over 90 options to choose from, you're sure to find the ideal spot to immerse yourself in nature's beauty. Looking for lakeside tranquility? Check out top-rated campsites like Rusty's Loft (74 reviews), Nature and Nurture Farm (66 reviews), or Lake Erie Private Beach Camping (49 reviews). With amenities like potable water, cooking equipment, and trash disposal, your stay is made convenient. Plus, indulge in snow sports, boating, and exploring historic sites to make your camping experience truly unforgettable. The average price per night is $63, with options as low as $30. Happy camping!

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Top-rated campgrounds

Welcome to Hipcamp, your go-to website for finding the perfect camping experience near Detroit, Michigan, with a lake as your preferred activity/terrain! With over 90 options to choose from, you're sure to find the ideal spot to immerse yourself in nature's beauty. Looking for lakeside tranquility? Check out top-rated campsites like Rusty's Loft (74 reviews), Nature and Nurture Farm (66 reviews), or Lake Erie Private Beach Camping (49 reviews). With amenities like potable water, cooking equipment, and trash disposal, your stay is made convenient. Plus, indulge in snow sports, boating, and exploring historic sites to make your camping experience truly unforgettable. The average price per night is $63, with options as low as $30. Happy camping!

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Top-rated campgrounds

1. Beautiful Lake Shawood Sanctuary

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21mi from Detroit · 1 site · Tent, RV · Novi, MI

We are closed for the season. Have a wonderful fall and winter season. Beautiful camping experience on our little slice of heaven. Lake Shawood is a beautiful, natural spring-fed, non-motorized lake that primarily borders the City of Novi's exquisite Lakeshore Park. Lakeshore Park has everything from playgrounds for very young children and older children, to picnic pavillions and a sandy beach, and miles of hiking, running, and biking trails. We fell in love with this property the second we walked behind the old cottage. I love nature and being outdoors, especially hiking and biking. We are still making improvements on the land with a small garden, which you are welcome to enjoy during your stay. Our big-picture vision is to renovate the old cottage and live in it. This property is about 1/3 of an acre and has 1 large old oak tree and garden beds with flowers, herbs, and vegetables. (You can help yourself to any of the fruits or vegetables that are ripe) We are on an old smaller home/cottage-style small residential street. Please keep in mind, that this is a spot for family and friend fun with the awareness of keeping it a sanctuary space for the neighbors as well. Enchanting Lakefront Camping Site Pitch your tent and bring your family and children to our exquisitely beautiful site. The property sits on Shawood Lake, a non-motorized private waterfront site. There’s plenty of room to park your car, pitch a tent, enjoy a campfire, and the beauty of all types of birds (swans, geese, ospreys, and the occasional bald eagle), and animal life. The sunsets in this area are breathtaking. Take a short 30-second walk and enjoy Pavilion Shore Park, a family-oriented park with a playground, swimming, fishing pier, and waterfront seating of Walled Lake. You’ll also find public restrooms which are open until 10 pm through the summer and a restaurant across the street. We also have a portable camping toilet with a nice pop-up tent for privacy. Lakeshore Park is a 5-minute walk, an 11-acre park with volleyball, swimming, bike, and hiking trails (more than 10 miles of mountain biking and multi-purpose trails), horseshoe pits, BBQs, picnic shelters, and play structures.

2. White Pine Farm HipCamping

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40mi from Detroit · 6 sites · Tents, RVs · Ann Arbor, MI

LARGE GROUPS - We are hosting events! Graduation parties, small weddings, family reunions, you name it. You can rent the whole campground for a day a night, a weekend, or a whole week if that suits your need. Just send us a message and we can talk about it. We can also accommodate large groups at a single campsite or you can rent several of them. Our primary guideline is that if your event will be held while other campers are here, it cannot disturb them. So, consider renting the whole campground. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please plan to arrive and set up camp between 3 and 9 PM. If you are planning to arrive after 9 PM, please send us a message letting us know. We decide on a case by case basis since we prefer not to have late arrivals. In any event we do not accept arrivals after 11 PM except in an emergency since many campers and your host may have already gone to bed. Overview: Our beautiful 10 acre farm and homestead is situated between Ann Arbor and Dexter not far from the Huron River. The 5 acre area where our campsites are located is wooded with mature oak, maple, walnut, elm, and white pine trees. We're isolated and surrounded by wild areas and natural farm land but just a 10 minute drive to restaurants, groceries, fuel, and other amenities. The Ann Arbor area is home to a huge array of world class events from the Ark music venue to National Champions Michigan home football games and a whole lot more. Downtown Ann Arbor or Dexter or Chelsea is only a 15 minute car drive. White Lotus Farms, which has a wonderful farm market on Saturdays from 9 - 2 and Wednesdays from 9 - 1, is a 10 minute walk down our dirt road. If you forget to bring something that you need, don't hesitate to ask! We've got a growing number of camping essentials for rent or sale for very reasonable prices that can make your stay even more enjoyable: from bug repellants to camp chairs, potable water in 2.5 - 5 gallon containers, and more. NEW IN 2025 we have installed a hose with potable water near the entrance to the campground for your convenience.

3. Nature and Nurture Farm

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40mi from Detroit · 4 sites · Tents, RVs · Dexter, MI

Our 130 acre property is currently an organic heirloom vegetable seed farm that is only 12 minutes from Ann Arbor. We've converted this former conventional agricultural land to a beautiful oasis of Certified Organic seed production and homesteading. The rolling land is 1/2 forest/wetlands and 1/2 fields, making it a biodiverse hot spot for plants, animals, and fungi. Nature abounds at Nature and Nurture Farm so come enjoy our private camping spots.

4. Bass Pointe

31mi from Detroit · 6 sites · Lodging · Ira, MI

Our property offers 5 individual small cabin-type units. They’re fully furnished with linens, a/c, and WiFi. Located directly on Lake St Clair. There are boat slips with shore power for your fishing boat. You can also fish directly off our dock. Hop in your kayak and paddle all around the shoreline. Our one-bedroom and loft units make for the perfect fishing vacation rental. Located directly on Lake St. Clair and across the street from St John’s Marsh you are surrounded by nature. Bring the boat or the kayaks! A boat slip with shore power is also included with our waterfront units. The huge yard, dock, fire pit on Lake St. Clair, and patio area allow plenty of options for relaxing. FISHING RIGHT OFF THE DOCK! Every unit comes with an optional boat slip with power. Plenty of parking for your boat trailer. Amenities Free WiFi and air conditioning are included in each unit as well as dishes,a coffee maker, a microwave, towels, linens, and a hair dryer. Plenty of parking for your truck and trailer. See "Parking" tab A public fishing boat launch is within a mile. The marina with gas is within view of our dock. Several restaurants and bars are in the area - 2 within walking distance Gas stations, party stores, marinas, grocery stores and pharmacies are all near.

5. Secluded Nature & Nurture Farm

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39mi from Detroit · 4 sites · Tents · Dexter, MI

This 50-acre property is part of a 130-acre farm and is currently an organic heirloom vegetable seed farm that is only 12 minutes from Ann Arbor. Part of it was formerly owned by the Egeler family who at one time owned quite a bit of Marshall Rd and this part of was owned by the Mersereau family. It was formerly a conventional farm, but we've converted it to organic production. The rolling land is 1/2 forest and 1/2 fields, making it a biodiverse hot spot for plants, animals, and fungi.

Public campgrounds near Detroit

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Seven Lakes Campground

41mi from Detroit · 71 sites · Tents, RVs · in Seven Lakes State Park

Stories from the community

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Aaron

October 2025

17 ft pop-up camper

With kids

Weekend Trip to White Pine Farm HipCamping

Pete and Olga were absolutely a delight both over text and in person. Very cool property/hipcamp. I recommend this to anyone looking for a unique experience.

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Allison

September 2025

18 ft campervan

1 night at White Pine Farm HipCamping

Pete was super kind and pleasant. Campground was great!

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Sydney

August 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to Secluded Nature & Nurture Farm

We absolutely loved our stay on Michael’s land! We stayed at Site 9 so we had a very secluded spot with an amazing view. It was very quiet and peaceful. The only downside was it was quite a walk back and forth to the porta potty, something to keep in mind, but we didn’t mind the walk, it was nice scenery to walk through.

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Ian

August 2025

Tent

Weekend Trip to White Pine Farm HipCamping

Pete was extremely helpful, accommodating, and responsive— and his dog Geddeon (I think that’s how it’s spelled) treated me as if I had known him for years. This place is perfect for a quick getaway that’s only a stone’s throw from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Highly recommend staying here. There are several campsites to choose from depending on what you’re looking for and each has its own quirks.

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Matthew

July 2025

20 ft travel trailer

With kids

Weekend Trip to Nature and Nurture Farm

Easy spot with a kind and welcoming host. Kiddos loves the animals that visited our site and we got great local recommendations.

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Alyssa

July 2025

16 ft car

With kids

3 nights at Nature and Nurture Farm

Loved the wild blackberries we were able to pick, extremely friendly, quiet and stunning scenery.

Richard

July 2025

17 ft campervan

1 night at White Pine Farm HipCamping

Pete's place had spacious camp sites with plenty of trees for shade. Lots of mosquitoes though !

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Kayla

June 2025

19 ft campervan

1 night at White Pine Farm HipCamping

Nice quiet place to park our campervan! The trees and scenery were beautiful. Host was very friendly!

derek

May 2025

2 nights at Nature and Nurture Farm

Had a great stay at Nature and nurture farm. Great hosts, loads of trails, privacy and fresh asparagus at the time. Would recommend

Luqianlan

January 2025

22 ft campervan

Group trip

1 night at Nature and Nurture Farm

We spent a night at Michael's place for a video shooting project and it was great experience! Michael gave us a tour upon arrival and it was very informative. There is an electrical hookup on site and away from the house which gave us privacy. And the portapotty nearby was very clean. Michael was very responsive and helpful when we had questions later that day. Highly recommended anyone wanting to enjoy the nature while still having the convenience of electrical hookup.