Whether you’re exploring the local area or hanging out at the campground, KOA Holidays are an ideal place to relax and play. There’s plenty to do, with amenities and services to make your stay memorable. Plus, you’ll enjoy the outdoor experience with upgraded RV Sites with KOA Patio® and Deluxe Cabins with full baths for camping in comfort. Bring your family, bring your friends, or bring the whole group – there’s plenty of ways to stay and explore.
Whether you’re exploring the local area or hanging out at the campground, KOA Holidays are an ideal place to relax and play. There’s plenty to do, with amenities and services to make your stay memorable. Plus, you’ll enjoy the outdoor experience with upgraded RV Sites with KOA Patio® and Deluxe Cabins with full baths for camping in comfort. Bring your family, bring your friends, or bring the whole group – there’s plenty of ways to stay and explore.
Please Note: GPS systems will sometimes try and take you down some off-road trails. Do Not Take Landon Road. Compare your GPS to the following directions and there is only One Dirt Road which you turn 40th St our main entrance.
Get Google DirectionsPere Marquette River Area Things To Do:
Let's see--we have boating, fishing, swimming, golfing--and what else? There's such a variety of things to keep you entertained while you're exploring the Pere Marquette River near Ludington in West Michigan! Tour a historic village or enjoy a thrilling dune ride at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes, or visit the popular Ludington State Park. Take the family out for a game of mini-golf, bowling, or catch a concert. You can't leave the area without visiting one of the spectacular lighthouses of the region, and just catching the sunset over Lake Michigan is worth the trip. Hike, bike, or fish in the Huron-Manistee National Forest, where there are endless outdoor activities to do! View the S.S. Badger carferry as it sails into or out of Ludington, or hop on board yourself for the four-hour trip across the big lake. Boredom is never a problem along the Pere Marquette River in West Michigan!
*Talk to the front desk and we will be happy to book you a trip*
Explore the Pere Marquette River with West Michigan's largest paddlesports provider since 1986. This National Scenic River begins in Baldwin where it has a stronger current, is less populated, and meanders through state and national forest land. Canoes, kayaks, tandem kayaks, six person rafts and tubes.
Weekday reservations are not required, but highly encouraged! Saturdays in July and August fill up fast, so book ahead! Saturday "Prime Time" advanced reservations due require full payment to book.
Ludington is well known for stellar sunsets and pristine Lake Michigan beaches. But the fun doesn't end when the sun goes down! This new website will remind you of just how much there is to do in the evening. From summertime events like Friday Night Live and Movies in the Park, to concerts, sunset boat cruises, live entertainment, and more!
Create...discover...explore. Join us for fun and learning.
Featuring 30 interactive exhibits designed to inspire creativity, curiosity, awareness, and love of learning.
Check website for hours. Admission $9; annual family memberships begin at $90.
129 E. Ludington Ave., Ludington, MI 49431, (231) 233-9326
LAKE MICHIGAN SAND DUNES If you love the thrill of climbing a sand dune and enjoying a beautiful panoramic vista, then visit this website about Lake Michigan's most popular sand dunes including Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness, Silver Lake Sand Dunes, and more. Pure Michigan sugar beach sand, clear waters, magnificent sunsets...discover Lake Michigan Sand Dunes.
WEST MICHIGAN GOLF COURSES The beauty of our blue lakes can only be matched by the rolling green landscape of our numerous golf courses. All along the Lake Michigan shoreline you'll find golf courses that challenge you, relax you, and offer wonderful scenic views. This website features details about golf courses from Manistee, Mason and Oceana counties.
Very close to our Kampground there is a lovely course as well. http://www.marquettetrailsgc.com/
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SS BADGER Experience Amazing! The SS Badger is the largest operating passenger steamship in the United States. At 410' she provides a fun, reliable cruise experience across Lake Michigan. Enjoy free entertainment, movies, food, shopping, and more. Cars, RVs, and motorcycles travel with you. Groups, car and motorcycle club discounts available.
HISTORIC WHITE PINE VILLAGE Experience a new look at Historic White Pine Village. Attractive interpretive and educational signs now grace the Time Museum, Car Museum, and areas of the Farmstead complex. Take a self-guided tour to relive Mason County's past as you visit 29 museum buildings rich in local history. 1687 S. Lakeshore Dr., Ludington, MI 49431, (231) 843-4808
Michigan's Premier ORV Experience!
Over 230 Miles of Trail
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Ludington Area is always having some fun events!
Eat some chili, drink some beer and watch some entertainment at Octoberfest. See Santa and do Holiday Shopping at the Holiday Arts and Crafts Show. Enjoy some concerts and music festivals with friends or family.
Some popular, local events throughout the year include:
Check out Visit Ludington's Website and Pure Ludington's Calendar to view upcoming, local events.
We are located less then 1 mile from the world known fishing river, the Pere Marquette National River.
Location where the brown trout was first released and also where they get a wonderful steelhead run from Lake Michigan.
Visit and wonderful fun town of Ludington. Lots to do many local events including music, farmers markets, ice cream, shows and much more.
The Huron-Manistee National Forests comprise almost a million acres extending across the northern lower peninsula of Michigan. The Huron-Manistee National Forests provide recreation for visitors and habitat for fish and wildlife. The Huron-Manistee boasts thousands of lakes and miles of sparkling rivers and streams. The nationally-known Pere Marquette and Au Sable Rivers offer quality canoeing and fishing. Over 330 miles of trails are available for hiking in the Huron-Manistee National Forests, some of which are shared trails with horses or cross-country skiers in the winter months. The hiking and horse trails are often linear, while the cross-country and interpretive (nature) trails are usually loops of varied lengths. There are developed and primitive campgrounds throughout the Forests. Enjoy your relaxing camp spot, or engage in any number of recreation activities: fishing, hunting, mountain biking, canoeing or boating, and off-roading. Winter recreation includes: snowmobiling and cross-country skiing and shoeing.
11713 W 40th Street
Branch, MI 49402
The park has 5,300 acres, frontage on Lake Michigan and Hamlin Lake, 347 campsites, 18 miles of hiking and biking trails including the Skyline trail and 16 miles of cross country ski trails, interpretive center, swimming, fishing, hunting and boating. The park also offers wildlife viewing from its extensive trail system. An official Michigan Viewing Area. Metal detecting area.
Ludington State Park offers many great attractions, classes, hikes, and interpretive programs year round. Visitors can learn about the sand dunes, the Great Lakes, the history of Big Sable Point Lighthouse, lumber town, and the Civilian Conservation Corps camp.
To get to the park, follow M-116 north to the state park entrance.
Halfway up Lake Michigan's sweeping shoreline and located between the cities of Muskegon and Ludington, you'll find the famed Silver Lake Sand Dunes of West Michigan. These 2,000 acres of rolling sugar sand mountains, nestled between the great lake and inland Silver Lake, have been a favorite family vacation spot for generations. Year after year, visitors return to explore the natural wonder of the Silver Lake Sand Dunes as there is nowhere else quite like it in the world. On foot or by ORV, there are so many ways to experience the Dunes.
More than just sand beyond the miles of sand and freshwater shoreline, the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Area is also known for its scenic parks and nature trails, treasured historic sites, lush farmland, and valued commerce. Silver Lake, in addition to the surrounding communities of Mears and Hart, offer many unique shopping and dining opportunities, as well as unbeatable community services, year-round.
Take a Pub Brew Tour and Walk around Downtown Ludington.
"The growing popularity of craft beer in Michigan hasn't escaped the Ludington area. Visitors and locals alike are tapping into some of the best Michigan beer around, thanks to three popular places in downtown; Ludington Bay Brewing Company, Jamesport Brewing Company and The Mitten Bar."
The 100th National Cherry Festival will be held in Traverse City, Michigan, from July 4 to July 11, 2026. As the "Cherry Capital of the World," Traverse City hosts this annual eight-day celebration featuring over 150 events, approximately 85% of which are free to the public.
The 2026 Baldwin Blessing of the Bikes in Michigan is expected to take place on Sunday, May 17, 2026, marking the annual, massive gathering for rider safety traditionally held on the third Sunday of May. Organized by AMVETS Post 1988, this popular event at the Baldwin Municipal Airport features a blessing ceremony at 1 PM, vendor booths, live music, and thousands of attendees.
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