This is a review for the store. In October- they don't…read moreaccept credit cards! Thankfully, I had enough cash.

This place is AWESOME. Very very laid back tight knit community in a beautiful area. Everyone was…read morevery welcoming. The staff are truly gems and are amazingly helpful with anything you need. Most people we met had been going there for years. The pool is gorgeous and well maintained. Right across from Lake Huron and a very sandy beach that is shallow for a long ways out and not at all rocky. So glad we gave Duggans a try. Put our names on the waiting list for a permanent site. Happy to have found the perfect up north place!

This was by far the nicest campground I have ever been to. There is a super clean outdoor pool,…read moreflush toilets, a clubhouse with a pool table and a huge TV. My firewood was delivered to my camp site. I didn't get even one mosquito bite the whole time I was there! I couldn't believe it. There are varied and affordable types of camp sites. I stayed in a 'rustic' site and had the area all to myself but I could have stayed at a tent site that had power and water or rented an RV that is permanently on site or even brought my own camper or RV. This place is private though- so they get to set some rules- like only women who are over the age of 18. I must say... if that describes you... then do yourself a favor and camp here! 99% of the women that I met were seasonal campers (they are there pretty often and have been for years). Usually camping is relaxing- although labor intense. This trip was so much fun in addition to relaxing. Some weekends they have events. On the weekend that I stayed they had outdoor karaoke one afternoon. It was a hoot! I'm already planning my next trip- making sure to bring along as many of my Chicago friends as possible. This place is too awesome to not be shared.

Not ideal for tent camping. This is the first state campground that I have stayed at, so I don't…read morehave anything to compare it to. We usually stay at more rustic campgrounds. The spaces were close together and there were lot of flies everywhere. There was a poop smell throughout the campground and the beach. With the campsites being so close together you could hear everyone "yelling at their kids" or partying until 2:00 AM. The bathrooms had dirty floors and the shower was gross. The beach was a nice short walk just across the bridge and to the other side of the road. There were lots of campers and many of them had lights on at night or hung lights outside their camper which created light pollution so you could not see the stars. Maybe you want to hang out with a bunch of strangers and listen to their business or their partying until the wee hours of the morning. If that sounds like fun then you should definitely come here. If you came for an outdoor experience, wanted to see the stars or hear nature then I would avoid this campground.

One of our favorite parks to camp at. Seriously it's beautiful. There are so many good sites and…read morewonderful views. This is an annual trip for us.

My friends and i stayed here July 21st thru the 24th, 2022. I was in my 5th wheel, they had cabins…read more Lake Huron campground was awesome. JellyStone, not so much. Overpriced for stays now, bathrooms flooding sewage, pool closed for sewage backup, I'm not a happy camper. They will not allow personal golf carts anymore, i had goose poop, cigarette butts, and the previous camper on my site left a good amount of their black tank contents on the ground. I paid $327.00 for 3 nights. For that amount, a person would expect a clean site. Big corporate campgrounds don't care about their property obviously. We used to camp here at least once a year for the past 6 years now. I can see why there were so many sites open now. Corporate greed has taken yet another nice campground down. We won't be back. (Why won't this site allow me to post zero stars? That's what this place deserves now!)

When we booked our site we asked to reserve a golf cart and were told we had to wait to get there…read more When we got there they said they were all booked and we had to do that while booking the site. The staff is very rude and unprofessional. Talked down to my Mother in law while she try to explain that we had been told to book the golf cart when we got here. When we went back to the office later we were told a different story that we needed to book the cart online. The pool was so cold the kids wouldn't swim. They needed to use the heaters, but I guess that cost too much money. The overall issue here is that the owners are money hungry and cheap. They pay their young staff the absolute minimum and work them too many hours which in turn makes the staff not care about the guests in the slightest. The power went out and the pool shut down because apparently the back-up generator had broke down and it "cost too much" to fix. It is sad because the park itself has a great location, great amenities and big sites. The owners need to learn that they could have a great thing here if they cared a bit more about the guest, take care of their employees more, spend the money on heating the pool when it gets chillier, and buy more golf carts with a policy all of the employees know. So, this is an add-on: I believe a manager of some sort came to our camp site after reading my review. Asked to speak to me, but I was walking the dog. He said he would be back at 7:00 to speak to me and never showed. We went to get ice cream and asked the front desk of he was coming or not. They proceeded to be rude yet again, surprise, surprise, and said "don't wait around and go ahead and leave your review my name is Tracie with an IE"! Guess I'll make sure to now leave this review on all our Michigan camping community websites and friends. All I can say is WOW!!! The owners are trolling our reviews and saying horrible things. My wife and I had to block them.

We were here just after Labor Day so the beach was pretty much dead which was awesome for us as we…read morehad the whole place to ourselves. The wind made it a bit too chilly to do much outside from walk along the beach but had it been a bit warmer it would have been a great place to go swimming or wading. I hadn't realized that nearby is also a dark sky park so I imagine you'll have some dynamite night sky gazing if you're there after sunset. I'd love to come back and take some astrophotography shots with my camera this coming summer. Also worth noting, not sure if this is the case in peak season times but the park has a solid public restroom as well. Very clean!

2020-07-25. Oak Beach County Park, Port Austin, MI…read more In Michigan, everyone boasts of the beauty of the mitt; the scenic scapes of the UP (Upper Peninsula), the old world charm of Mackinaw and Mackinac Island, and the great outdoors of the Grand Traverse County. But there's another part to every mitten, and today my travels took me here, to Michigan's thumb. Well, to what I call the Thumbnail to be more precise. The thumbnail I refer to is the coastal areas of Michigan's thumb, from Bay Port to the West, to Harbor Beach to the east. One thing this area isn't lacking are beaches, beautiful sand beaches bordering Saginaw Bay or Lake Huron. While many a property here gets a piece of the water, there are many pubic beaches as well. The beaches are smaller and encompass only a few hundred feet of waterfront, but they make up for it in how many there are within close proximity to one another. Caseville has a decent size beach, but is often very crowded, and with COVID still looming around, we decided to go further north to Port Austin. Our day began at Bay Port to pick up some smoked fish, then to the Port Austin Farmer's Market. After that I had 3 beaches picked out. Oak County Park, Veteran's Park, and Bird Creek Park. Bird Creek Park is a 1000 foot expanse of beach to the immediate east of the Port Austin State Harbor. From here, you would be able to see personal boats come and go. The parking lot has enough space for about 70 vehicles, and spaces fill up by early afternoon. Not finding any spots within social distancing guidelines, we moved to the west side of the Port Austin State Harbor to Veteran's Waterfront Park. It's about half the size of Bird Creek with approximately 500 linear feet of beachfront. This side has the breakwater, so if you're in to boat spotting, it's not the optimal side to be on. While these two parks are adjacent to each other with only about 500 feet between them, there is no direct path to get there on foot. You will need to drive from one lot to the other. The parking lot is proportionally smaller here with about 40 parking spots. Not having any luck at Veteran's we moved to my original choice of Oak Beach. During our journey west, we passed by several other beaches. 4 miles away is Port Crescent State Park. Being a State Park, a Michigan Recreation Passport is required for vehicle entry. We had ours, but if you don't have one, no worries, you can purchase one at the entrance. The cost is $12 for the year + $5 convenience fee for not purchasing it when you renew your License Plate tabs. This beach is the largest of them all by far, and spans about 2 miles. There's one central lot, and despite the price of parking, many come to enjoy this beach. This was my backup beach, so we pressed on westward. The next beach is at McGraw County Park. A small pubic park with no pavilions and only about 400 feet of beachfront. After this one is our destination, Oak Beach County Park. This park is much bigger compared to McGraw with two large pavilions, a playground, 2 horseshoe pits, and about 700 feet of beachfront. Here, we were lucky enough to find both a spot on the beach and in the parking lot. In addition to the pavilions, fixed charcoal barbecue grills are scattered throughout the park for public use. There are restrooms with one shower stall in each as well as a rinsing well to get the excess sand off your legs before heading home. Still on the Lake Huron side, the water is much cooler and the water remains shallow throughout the buoy markers for swimmers. At spots there are pockets where the water does get about 5 feet deep, so if you have little ones, take care to make sure they don't wander off to far on their own. If you venture past these deeper wells, it gets shallow again (about 3 feet). The bottom is sandy so muddy waters are kept to a minimum. Overall a nice beach with nice amenities. 4 stars. The great thing about this beach park is that there is a nature center about a half mile away. The Huron County Nature Center has many hiking trails that are well marked and pets are welcome. Overall, Michigan's Thumbnail Coast boasts many smaller beaches which is quite a nice change from the densely populated ones of Metro Park and Stony Creek. The water is cleaner and cooler, a bonus on those really hot days. There is one more beach if you continue on the Journey to the West. Thompson County Park is very similar to McGraw County Park, with about 400 feet of beachfront and no pavilions or playgrounds. So don't give up if you can't find a spot straight away. Our day trip was to conclude with a stop at Rybak's Ice Cream, but they were closed due to COVID, so we checked out The Grindstone General Store and Blue Moon Ice Cream Shoppe. If you would like to experience more, come dine-with-me.yelp.com I'd love to have your company... Bon Appétit!

NOTE: There are NO CABINS at this campground. There is another place that is a private campground…read morewith a similar name just up the road. Good news! This is a very quiet campground with spacious sites that are generously spaced out from one another. Another plus is that it is a small campground with only 19 sites. Campground host, Faith, is very engaging and accommodating. Lots of potential to observe all kinds of wildlife. Overall, this is a quiet campground and if you're seeking some period of solitude this is one is it!

Lots of caterpillars. 5/5…read more Yelp wants me to write more... Stayed at campsite 1 & 3 this past weekend. Rules are a little unclear about capacity of each site.... was told originally 2 cars and 6 people per site but later told 6 people / 2 cars / 3 tents ..... then found a sign later that said 8 people to each site (2 cars rule still applies). Meh.. either way we booked two spots because we had 4 vehicles. No big deal.

We really loved our camping experience at lighthouse Park. Had to wait until Wednesday to explore…read morethe inside of the Pointe Aux Barques lighthouse, but it was worth the wait. Chose the non full hook up site on the lakefront side. Rest rooms and showers were good. WiFi was not good where we were, but Verison was adequate to be able to stream on our hot spot without buffering . Only negative was the pesky black flies! Overall, a great experience. Will come back

It's alright,,, one of the reviews are pretty correct, but I just want to be fair and say, that…read morethere are pros and cons. It wouldn't just because it wasn't my ideal type of set up, doesn't mean I'm going to one star a joint. Let's start shall we. Pros: Very clean, very quiet, close to the water, there's a dock to launch a boat, kayaks or paddleboards, a light house and it's an actual park. The facilities are well maintained. Showers are dialed in the to the perfect amount of heat. Firewood is well stocked every night as well. Cons: It's very open, no trees so it's excruciatingly hot in the afternoon, the rustic sites are right next to a canal which is a bit insulting. Rustic sites are also by bright road lamps, which is a bit bright specially when sleeping under opaque tents. The spigot for water felt like it was in one of the sites, so it felt like you were pretty much walking into someone's space when you're fetching drinking water or cleaning your food eating equipment. A friend of our brung a pop-up camper, so we got to get the best of both worlds. This camp area is more for "Glampers" not real campers. Don't get me wrong, we totally had a pretty good time here. Yes we had a real good time here, but it just doesn't quite check all the boxes. Strong suggestions on the trees, I would've loved to hang my hammock somewhere. Thank you so much for reading my review. I hope this helps with your decision making experience. Enjoy your awesome yelptastic day!

We came here to visit Turnip Rock! As we don't own any kayaks and there's no public way to see…read moreTurnip Rock other than by the water, we decided to rent kayaks from here. The process was pretty straight forward as we had already made our reservations online. (They do accept walk ins pending kayak availability.) We checked in smoothly and had a quick explanation of the route and the water conditions. There's a shop with various sundries such as sandals, hats, sunscreen, waterproof bags, etc. You walk down to the water to get life jackets and the kayaks after checking in. They pushed us off into the water and away we went. I won't say too much about the kayaking other than the water is pretty shallow for the majority of the route and there's a small beach across from Turnip Rock. I would rent from here again, although I would buy a waterproof backpack from them since my stuff got drenched! Thankfully, I had brought a change of clothes and I was able to change in their restrooms (unisex single room room x2).

I'm so glad I kayaked to Turnip Rock - it did not disappoint. The company's online sign-up,…read morepayment, and check-in were very efficient. However, there were zero safety instructions. We were just given an overview of the route, handed life jackets, escorted to the kayaks, and pushed off. No one told us how to properly fit the jackets or even cared if we were wearing them. They didn't give instructions about paddling or recovering from capsizing to the newbie paddlers. I knew what to do but felt badly for people who didn't know how to kayak.