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96% Recommend82 ratings · 41 reviews
This edit is to be continued....but let me just say that my best friend Dominic and I were FLOORED by the natural beauty of this forest. Waking up every morning, the air sounded like a timeless ocean, caressing our tent and eardrums.
Anita greeted us with a smile and a helping hand - providing us with a wagon, tour of the grounds, tips, a tour guide, and answered any questions we had and thensome. She was friendly, and her dog was also friendly, not to mention adorable. We even met Miss Clara, her chicken, who lays an egg every day for breakfast!
Overall, both this location and host could not be topped. FYI: You're in a forest, this is a rustic experience, but even better because a quick 5 minute walk away and Anita is there to lend you so many things you may have forgotten - she even has a charging station for electronics!
I'll be uploading our striking pictures - worth every bit of the 7.5 mile drive from Ann Arbor. Highly recommend to anyone, including UM students and Ann Arbor locals.
Vincent A.
5 years on Hipcamp
I highly recommend Anita's property if you want to enjoy a beautiful, rustic escape into the outdoors. I read the negative review below and decided to take it with a grain of salt. Based on our stay, I would say their experience is an outlier.
Anita was courteous and made sure we had everything we needed. We stayed at campsite 1 which is a good distance from the other campsites. It is a little bit closer to the cabin that Anita and Art were staying in, but we still had plenty of privacy. Although, most mornings we could expect a welcome visit from Anita's chicken, Clara or dog, Roscoe 😊.
Campsite 1 was the perfect size for my boyfriend and me to comfortably set up a large tent and have use of an outhouse, large fire pit, refrigerator, and electrical hookups. And we loved the breathtaking views of the starry night sky after returning from long days of hiking around Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, which was just a short drive away.
I would stay here again and would recommend this site to campers that want a rustic experience to enjoy Upper Michigan. Anita also mentioned that the cabin on campsite 1 is being renovated and should be available for rent in the future. I would definitely check it out!
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Lori P.
5 years on Hipcamp
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· October 2020
Excellent. Great spot back in the woods. Super quiet and peaceful. My wife and I very much enjoyed this spot and will definitely come back.
Jared T.
5 years on Hipcamp
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· October 2020
The campground is less than 20 minutes to Munsing downtown. Super convince. It's very quiet and private as well. Anita is very nice and hospitality. It was chilling and cold when we were there. She tells us we can use the heater. We feel warm and like be at home. Definitely will come back and looking forward the new cabin she is working on.
Sandy G.
5 reviews
We had a group of three and stayed on campsite #1. It was a great experience. The morning check ins from Anita were great and we loved the recommendations. We had a great hike on the Chapel Rock hike about 20-30 min away and had a great dinner at Camel Riders about 30 min away. It was so quiet and dark at night. We really enjoyed our time here and look forward to coming back! All the campsites were booked and this was a last minute booking and it by far exceeded our expectations and it was our favorite campsite during our whole trip! Thanks Anita!!!
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Marysia W.
5 years on Hipcamp
Anita was a wonderful host. She communicated with me right from the beginning. My friends and I had an amazing time during our stay.
The place is very remote and great for camping and connecting with nature. The location is great to go and drive to several nature hikes.
Anita treated us like family and made sure that we had a great time. Not only did she do that but she gave us great recommendations of activities to do around the area. Her property is truly a paradise. She is focused on making sure that every group of campers have their privacy and are taken care.
She has chicken eggs and firewood that make it even better.
I would recommend it to anyone that is looking for a place in nature to disconnect and have a great time.
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Manuel L.
5 years on Hipcamp
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· September 2020
Magical Woods exceeded our expectations, not only was the actual site more amazing than we thought but our host Anita was so helpful and went out of her way to recommend spots to hike and see in the area, she also was extremely accommodating to our needs & we will absolutely stay at Magical woods in the future.
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Ivy S.
5 years on Hipcamp
Anita is wonderful. She's a little hands-on, for sure, but she runs a clean/safe camp, and has water/fresh eggs/wood/etc. if you forgot anything you need.
We camped at her main site. It's got a nice space for one tent. We strung up a tarp cuz it rained. All very good. She let us use a fridge and electric (which we didn't know about), and was a nice surprise.
By 2022, it may be glamping, but for now, Magical Woods is straight camping, and a really relaxing stay.
Peter L.
3 reviews
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· September 2020
Anita was a very welcoming and hospitable host. Everything was very clean and she was generous with information about the area and other necessities we required for our trip. Would definitely stay there again!
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Ramie B.
5 years on Hipcamp
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· September 2020
Anita was a great host! Her property was beautiful and very private! We forgot a few things and she was more than welcoming with helping us out with anything we needed and providing us with things we forgot to pack! Would highly recommend!
Jalyn D.
5 years on Hipcamp
Great location for skiing at Valley Spur or visiting Munising. Nice host that looks after her guests.
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Mark S.
4 reviews
Recommends
· August 2020
Anita was a very gracious host and was extremely accommodating, especially considering the rainy weather we experienced. I would gladly stay here again!
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Alexander E.
5 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· August 2020
My husband and I spent two wonderful peaceful nights at Magical Woods. We were greeted by such friendly hosts. They made us feel straight at home. They helped us with our belongings and made sure we were ok and settled in. They answered any questions we had and were also great at giving us local information. As for the campsite it was great, all alone in the woods with our fire on just relaxing. So peaceful just what we needed to escape what is 2020!! So much to see and do we will definitely be back!
D & A C.
5 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· August 2020
Group trip ·
Magical Woods & Gardens
Great place to camp! Host was very welcoming and helpful in the sense of making you feel comfortable and making sure you have everything you need such as supplies, directions, recommendations, etc. Very well done and was a nice, peaceful addition to our trip!
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Clarissa H.
5 years on Hipcamp
Anita was a very attentive and gracious host. I wish we had more time to spend there. The site was clean, well planned out with enormous fire pit, very clean toilet, and tent site. The stars and quiet at night was impressive!! It was an easy drive to various hikes, pictured rocks etc. We would love to return! Thank you!!
Roberta E.
5 years on Hipcamp
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· August 2020
Great place right near pictured rocks. Host was very nice. She let us borrow her table that was a big help. Also we got the eggs and they were very good.
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Wesley K.
5 years on Hipcamp
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· August 2020
What thoughtful and accommodating hosts! I had a great stay and my site was as private as can be. I would definitely stay again.
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Jamie K.
5 years on Hipcamp
Great area - beautiful land. Anita was very accommodating! She was helpful with where to go and where to avoid. We greatly appreciated everything! I highly recommend staying here. The plans Anita has for the future will give different options for hipcampers - whether you want to do rustic camping or need more conveniences. I would stay here again when we come back to Munising.
Sandra P.
2 reviews
Great little Hipcamp if you're visiting the "Yoop". Anita greeted me as I arrived, was very communicative, and provided a great experience during my 2 nights in Northern Michigan. The view of the pond was nice during twilight hours, wifi was provided, the fire pit was well managed and my nights under the stars were quite peaceful.
Christopher G.
7 years on Hipcamp
Listing is very exaggerated. Her house is next to the site, too close. No privacy. Such a small area to put your tents. Do not get fooled by this listing repeatedly stating its 44 acres. You are practically on top of the host. She advertised trails and a creek that you can explore but the water is more of a swamp and there are no trails. We have very experienced campers in our group & we’ve done a camping trip for the last 7 years. Anita & her boyfriend kept mentioning that all of their neighbors were rude to her & that they want her Hipcamp shut down because they think only people who own property should enjoy the land. I thought it was kind of strange she talked about it so much but I just chalked it up to bad experiences between her & them. The first night we had a speaker playing country & Anita popped over again to tell us she loved the music. We thanked & and she kind of looked around like she was waiting for more of a conversation. Earlier she had brought out her guest book & asked if everyone could pass it around before we left for the weekend. While reading past entries, I noticed a lot of the people said Anita came & drank wine & beer with them. Later Anita came out to see if all the campers had arrived because she had to lock the gate up. I honestly thought that was extremely strange. I know for sure it wasn’t written on the listing! Anita told each camper that she met that she was “420 friendly,” everyone politely told her that we wouldn’t be doing that. It could be worth mentioning that 2 from our group were law enforcement officers & the youngest person was me, at 25 years old. At 11:30 Anita came back out & said that it was too loud for her & her grandkids. We were all very apologetic. Just goes to show how close she is to you... We all felt bad & were super apologetic and shut the music off right away. The next morning Anita came out & apologized for coming out the night before & said her neighbors make everything very difficult for her & she doesn’t want to be shut down. Understandable! Sat. we had a kayak tour from 2-530pm & got back by 7. We hung by the fire with our music. This time it was on shuffle, not just country. Anita’s BF, Art, came out & said that a neighbor called & complained about noise. He expressed his anger about how nosy they were & said the neighbors just had a large party 4 days before were louder. He continued to say that they’re trying to take their Hipcamp out. We all agreed that it’s ridiculous how the neighbors act. During this convo one camper from our group noticed that Art was back on our site & asked if the music needed to be turned down. Art said yeah, just a few notches. So the music got turned down. About 10 minutes later things took a drastic change. Anita was in her pajamas running to the site. She was kind of slurring her words & said y’all have to get the F off of my property. Y’all are disrespectful & I don’t want you here, I don’t like this type of music. Everyone was like what’s going on?! She said Art just came out & said turn the music off and you turned it up. Pack your s#!t & get off my property. We apologized & said he said turn it down, not off, we thought quiet hours were @10:30pm. She said this is my property I make the rules! My neighbors can hear everything! My sister said Anita, I walked out to the gate after Art left & I couldn’t hear a thing from out there on the road. Your neighbors are crazy! Anita said I don’t F-ing care what you can hear. I don’t want to hear this type of shit. This ain’t country & this ain’t no party place! We said Anita look around no one is “partying.” Every single one of us is sober. It’s off now. We didn’t know, we thought 10:30pm quiet time. She seemed to calm down for a moment & said you can stay. She walked back to her area & one of the officers from our group said we needed to leave ASAP and find another camp because she was acting unstable. 10 minutes later, Anita came out, new outfit, & realizes we’re leaving & starts getting upset. She’s swearing & name calling. My sister said please stop and she responded “you shut your f$&@ing mouth.” Things got escalated so I began to record her. I said we felt more comfortable with police presence. I think she was abusing some sort of substance whether it was alcohol or narcotics, it got scary very fast & I wasn’t taking chances! To make matters worse the cell service was bad. Anita kept walking back out from her house as we packed up looking for a fight, yelling y’all are the worst hipcampers. She pointed at my sister & said y’all could have stayed but that B!&ch got smart with me. As we packed up they walked along the property in a circle. I’m not sure if this was to intimidate us but I announced that I was taking photos of the property as proof that we didn’t leave any mess or cause any damage.
Kat C.
6 years on Hipcamp
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· July 2019
Group trip ·
Magical Woods Group/RV/Tent Site 1
We spent 5 days and 4 nights at Anita's Magical Woods. We had an excellent stay and Anita is a wonderful host. Her property is wonderful (beautiful pond/marsh, trails, and a great open area surrounded by trees (the forest) for a private camping experience). We were close to town for convenience but did not feel at all like we were in town (if that makes sense). Listening to the frogs, turkeys, owls, and cranes (?) was a great way to wind down each evening. Also, Miss Clara (Anita's chicken) definitely is a free range gal and made herself at home; we almost got her into the camper one night. (She also lays tasty eggs!)
Anita has great plans to further improve her property (we think it's fine the way it is). Hoping to visit again and see what she has done.
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Ray G.
6 years on Hipcamp
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· June 2019
Anita is a kind and generous host, and was super willing to help us out with anything we might need.
Her property is lovely, and it will be extra nice when she gets some more hiking trails cleared; as of now, real exploration would involve a machete. :) There are tons of hikes nearby, though.
The campsite is great-- super spacious with many choices for where to pitch your tent, and the fire pit is enormous. Although we bought some firewood from her, Anita also encouraged us to delve into the brush pile and burn whatever we could, which was nice. The water and electric outlets were conveniently located, and the port-o-john was really nice and clean. Seriously have never been in one that tidy and well-kept.
One thing to be sure of if you visit this (indeed pretty magical) campsite: Come prepared for mosquitos. I brought homemade lemon eucalyptus spray which did nothing to help. My partner brought good old-fashioned, highly toxic Deet, which also did nothing to stop the onslaught. We encountered lots of mosquitos all over the U.P., so I don't believe this is particular to Anita's site, but the standing water in the area created a pretty big horde of them. BRING NETTING or be prepared to hide out in your tent for hours.
We would definitely come back, just more prepared for the blood suckers next time! Thanks, Anita!
Jean E.
4 reviews
This place is awesome! Easy to find and is only about 20 mins away from Munising and the pictured rocks coast line. Anita was amazing and very accommodating she is an absolutely wonderful host we couldn’t have asked for anything more. Super nice and helpful. It was super quit and we had plenty of privacy which is a must for me. Im used to minimalist camping but having the “porta John” was nice and was SUPER clean! If your looking for an amazing experience this is the place to be really!!! We are already planning the next trip up. Highly recommended. Keep in mind this is not a campground. It’s way better
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Carl R.
6 years on Hipcamp
Absolutely the best camping experience ive ever had! The Magical Woods is such a truly Beautiful place to stay. Its so quiet and peaceful. Anita was was a wonderful host , making sure the campers had everything they needed , reseptful of your privacy , and letting me know of all the attractions and places to hike and visit during my stay. Theres so much to see in this area that anyone would be amazed! From all the waterfalls, to the Great Lakes, and the stargazing is absolutely unbelievable. I plan on coming back to the Magical Woods again many times! I would highly recommend it to everyone! Sitting by the campfire and watching the wildlife and looking at more stars than ive ever seen in my life. If you want to relax and enjoy life , please visit the Magical Woods !
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Arthur G.
7 years on Hipcamp
Anita was a wonderful host. The site was fantastic, private, and better than we could have expected. Anita gave us a tour and was there for us if we needed anything. Great fire pit, water, sanitary sewer, and electric hook up for the RV.
Marko D.
6 years on Hipcamp
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· September 2018
Anita is so welcoming and attentive to your needs. She got us blankets when temps creeped down to the 40's at night, and had her neighbor come and help when we got a flat tire. If you are contemplating the best place to enjoy the UP, look no further!
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Shelby B.
7 years on Hipcamp
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· August 2018
Loved the campsite. Very large space, could have brought a few more friends and still felt like I had my own space. Anita was very accommodating with a few things we forgot. She’s working on some improvements that got me excited to come back!
Vince I.
7 years on Hipcamp
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· August 2018
We had a great time staying at Anita's property in the Magical Woods. It is a really beautiful spot in the forest with tons of magnificent trees and a variety of different places to set-up camp. It is a little bit of a choose your own adventure and we chose to stay in the woods! There is a picnic table for use next to the large firepit, as well as a hose that is available. The porta-potty is located at the front of the property where Anita stays, but other than, it is a private experience. Would definitely recommend!
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Sean D.
9 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· August 2018
Group trip ·
Magical Woods & Gardens
Our family sought a private, safe space to tent camp while we explored the Lake Superior area. We found this at Magical Woods. Anita treated us like our own family. She is busy making improvements to the property this summer, but worked around our schedule so it didn’t interfere with the experience. The starry sky was truly magical. We were a convenient drive to so many picturesque hikes, dune climbs, and cold water swims... we stayed busy and made so many memories. If you’re looking to check out the area and really connect with the people in your party, I’d recommend staying with Anita.
Brittney E.
2 reviews
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· July 2018
Magical Woods was the perfect getaway for my husband and I. It provided a peaceful getaway, where we experienced all that nature has to offer at this wonderful camping spot. Pictured rocks and several falls are just a short drive, and easily accessible from this location. Anita was extremely accommodating and was a huge help with several brochures and suggestions to the main attractions in the area! We highly reccomend this spot to anyone looking for a secluded retreat in the beautiful woods of Michigan!
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Breana G.
7 years on Hipcamp
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Munising, Alger, Michigan, United StatesTo respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
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