Winding River Campground
2080 Benzie Highway, Benzonia, MI, 49616
Last Updated: July 7, 2025
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Campground Overview
Check In
Check In Time: 3PM | For the check-in process, kindly proceed to our office. If you happen to arrive late and after hours please proceed to your campsite, get settled in and come up to the camp store in the morning to get your check in materials.
Activities
Kayaking & Canoeing, Snow Sports, Biking, Kayaking, Stand-Up Paddleboards, Swimming Outdoors, Tubing, Wildlife Viewing, Canoeing, Fishing, Hiking
Rules
PETS
All well-behaved pets are welcome at the campground. Pets must be leashed at all times. Please do not leave a pet tied or unattended outside. Please clean up after your pets at all times. Pet waste bags are available for purchase in the store and we have a pet area next to the parking lot. Pets are not permitted in the pool area.
DAMAGES + FEES
If there is damage, missing or stolen items, or excessive cleaning required, the card on file will be charged accordingly.
RULES & REGULATIONS
Upon arrival, you will receive a welcome page outlining all of the resort policies. Please be familiar with these once here and reach out to our team with any questions. Your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions constitutes your acceptance of the aforementioned Rules and Regulations.
AGE REQUIREMENT
Must be 18 years of age or older to reserve a site or accommodation.
CHECK-IN AND CHECK-OUT
CHECK-IN: Check-in time is 3pm. CHECK-OUT: Check-out time is 11am RULES & REGULATIONS Upon arrival, you will receive a welcome page outlining all of the resort policies. Please be familiar with these once here and reach out to our team with any questions. Your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions constitutes your acceptance of the aforementioned Rules and Regulations.
Fish house
The fish house will be open from 9am to 8pm daily during fish season. Please clean up after yourself and discard fish guts into one of the bins inside the cooler next to the fish house. Do not place fish remains inside a plastic or paper bag.
CANCELLATION POLICY
There is a $100 deposit required at booking which is not refundable and not subject to the refund policy. For the remaining portion 100% refund until 30 days prior to check-in. 50% percent refund 14 days prior, then 13 days prior the reservation is no longer refundable. All reservation deposits are non-refundable. We do not provide refunds or credits for early departures. NOTE: All refund calculations exclude the RoverPass service fees and credit card processing, which are non-refundable.
Firewood
No outside firewood is allowed at our campground. Firewood bundles are available for purchase at the camp store (New Rule in 2025). If we notice a camper not abiding by this rule we will kindly ask you to keep it in your vehicle. If non-compliance persists we reserve the right to ask you to leave (we hope we don't need to).
RESERVATIONS
RV Sites RV Regulations: Each RV is subject to management approval. Please contact the resort directly if you have any questions. No more than one RV is allowed per site. Rates include four (4) people, each additional person over the age of six (6) is $5 per person per night. Maximum of six (6) people per reservation. Rates include one (1) vehicle. Additional vehicle parking may be available, please inquire with the staff.
Site Occupancy
Our rule is there is 1 RV or 1 tent per site. An additional tent can be added to a tenting site based on management discretion and would be an upcharge.
Monthly Stays
Monthly rates do not include electric usage. A $50 dollar charge per month will be added to the final bill.
Campground Owned Units (Yurts, RV rentals and Glamping Pods)
There will be a $100 refundable security deposit taken at check in for all unit rentals WRC owns. In the event we identify damage to the site or any of our property we reserve the right to withhold the refundable deposit. We appreciate you using our property as if it was yours. 24 hours after checkout the credit card on file will be credited back.
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