This is the oldest State Park in Michigan 1929 If you have a large RV you will not find a spot with enough room. You should visit this park take a lunch go to the beach, play golf, have fun good time
We had booked a site without seeing the campground first. We decided to go look at our site before we took our trailer. A good thing, we have a 36 ft fifthwheel. The sites are very small and the road is very narrow. We wouldn't have been able to manoeuver the trailer in the campground. There also was not a lot of grass, it was very sandy so to say. We bring our grandson and it would have been a chore to keep the dirt out of our trailer. We do like to camp in the states, this just wasn't the park for us. Others might enjoy it there.
very nice place, fishing,boating,campground is very clean.
I live close and frequent the park. It is clean, staff is friendly, and the lake front lots are great for swimming. The lots are overall a bit close together, thus causing noise. The restrooms and showers are cleaned often and electric/water is easily accessible. There is also a store with gasoline/propane just outside the park.
This state park is located on a large lake in a tiny town. The park offers and super helpful, and friendly staff. In addition there are hiking and biking trails. A separate beach for our dogs to swim, and some Giant trees. This parks facilities were very clean and we enjoyed our experience so much, that we will make this trip yearly. Also you can rent canoes and kayaks and there are these water falls called ocqueoc falls that are a quick drive away and a must see. Amazing experience!
Excellent ORV Trails nearby!!!! Good Playground For The Children. Clean Park with Reasonable Rates. Onaway Town Has Great 4Th Of July celebrations!!!! A Must See :-)
First camping trip last July...Fell in love with Onaway :-) returned this year for Labor Day and cannot wait to return. Everyone was friendly, helpful and really made the weekend perfect. I would drive the 4 hours any time to visit my peace of heaven :-). First time campers I must say this is a great place to start, seasoned campers already know what a gem it is!
All the Michigan State Parks are great!! Also fairly nearby is the Black Mountain Lodge where our family has had many happy holiday meals. It has a beautiful view in a wooded country location, buffets on holidays, and great staff.
We booked a site here last minute for the fourth of July weekend because it was the only park we could still get a spot in. The area is very nice and over all the park is also. The site we were on was very unlevel and awkward though, and it took us a good amount of time to figure out how to set our camper up. We ended up having to put it in backwards (the door facing the back of the site) which was okay, but not what we usually do. The electrical box was also pretty far from where we could put the camper, and we noticed a lot of the sites were the same way, so make sure you have an extension cord! (We talked to another couple setting up and they had to go into town to buy one) The bathrooms were decent, but definitely older than most state parks. There is a small beach that is pretty rocky, but still pretty and the kids had fun. We would stay here again, but we wrote down a couple of sites that were set up better than the one we were on. The sites down by the water looked nice, but a little cramped.
There were 14 people in my family that stayed for a four day trip. We had 7 adults and 7 children ranging in age from 14 to 10. We had four sites reserved by the water. The sites are a bit small compared to other state parks I have been to. However, I only saw the ones that were near me. The showers and flush toilets are in the center of the park. The other facilities are outhouse toilets. The park is kept very clean. My site was next to one of the outhouse toilets. I was surprised at how many times they came in the day to check and clean. Our sites were a bit rocky and it was a challenge to pitch four tents. The rangers patrol the park often and we were actually a bit loud after 10 pm (quiet time) and were told by the rangers to please keep the noise level down. The kids went on many hiking excursions and were able to see deer pass through the park and crayfish in the lake. The park is in a perfect spot to take day trips to Mackinaw and Indian River for tubing. My only complaint is the many biting flies, spiders and earwigs that made their homes on our tents for only being there for four days. I guess that all comes with camping near water. All in all, the trip and accommodations were great! I would come to this park again.