RV Parks In Newberry, Michigan

Newberry is the gateway to Tahquamenon Falls in Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula, and it pairs a world-class state park with friendly full-hookup private campgrounds in town. Tahquamenon Falls State Park has two campgrounds, Lower Falls and Rivermouth Modern, with electric sites minutes from the amber-colored Upper and Lower Falls. In Newberry itself, Newberry Campground offers large full-hookup sites with a heated pool, Kritters Northcountry Campground adds full hookups and cabins about 20 minutes from the falls, and the Newberry KOA provides family-friendly pull-throughs. The common strategy is to base in town with full hookups and drive the short distance to the falls and Lake Superior shore.

Yes, electric hookups. Tahquamenon Falls State Park has two campgrounds for RVers, the Lower Falls Campground and the Rivermouth Modern Campground, with most sites offering 20, 30, and 50 amp electric service, along with modern restrooms, showers, a dump station, and trails, at rates roughly $25 to $35 a night. There is no full-hookup sewer at the site, so you use the dump station on the way out. The payoff is camping minutes from one of the largest waterfalls east of the Mississippi. If you want full hookups with sewer, base at a private park in Newberry like Newberry Campground or the KOA and drive the 20 to 30 minutes to the falls.

The Upper Peninsula is affordable. Tahquamenon Falls State Park electric sites run about $25 to $35 a night plus the Michigan Recreation Passport for park entry, excellent value for camping near the falls. Private full-hookup parks in Newberry, like Newberry Campground, Kritters, and the KOA, generally run in the $40 to $60 range depending on amenities and season. Summer is peak and priciest, especially July and August and around fall color, while the shoulder weeks of early summer and late fall are cheaper. State forest and national forest dispersed camping across the eastern UP is free for the self-contained. Overall, a Newberry trip costs less than the popular Lower Peninsula lake towns while delivering genuine north-country scenery.

Book early for summer and fall color. Tahquamenon Falls State Park opens reservations up to six months in advance, and its Lower Falls and Rivermouth sites fill fast for July, August, and the late-September color season, so reserve as soon as your window opens for prime dates. The private parks in Newberry, including the KOA and Newberry Campground, also fill for peak summer weekends. Because the camping season here is short, running roughly May through mid-October, demand concentrates into those warm months. Outside the summer peak and color weekends, you can often book a week or two out. Always confirm a campground is open for your dates on early-spring or late-fall trips, since the UP season is weather-dependent.

Summer and early fall are the windows. Summer, from late June through August, is the short, glorious peak, with warm days, cool nights, and the falls, forests, and Lake Superior shore at their best, though it is also the busiest. Late September brings spectacular Upper Peninsula fall color and thinner crowds, a favorite for many travelers, with crisp air and fewer bugs. Spring is cool, and early summer can bring heavy black flies and mosquitoes in the north woods, so pack protection. Winter transforms the area into snowmobiling country, but most campgrounds close. For the falls and warm-weather fun, come in July or August; for color and quiet, aim for late September.

Yes. The private parks in Newberry, including Newberry Campground, Kritters, and the KOA, offer large full-hookup sites and pull-throughs built for big rigs. Tahquamenon Falls State Park accommodates RVs with electric sites, though some wooded sites have tighter turns and lower limbs, so check individual lengths when you book. Access is straightforward on M-28 and M-123, the main Upper Peninsula routes, both big-rig friendly, with I-75 and the Mackinac Bridge about 60 miles east. The main caution is simply the remoteness: the UP is sparsely populated, so plan your fuel stops and arrive stocked. For a comfortable big-rig base with full hookups and a short drive to the falls, a Newberry private park is the easy choice.

Yes, abundantly. Tahquamenon Falls State Park is the developed public anchor, reservable through Michigan DNR with some first-come availability. Beyond it, the eastern Upper Peninsula is rich in public land: the Lake Superior State Forest and Hiawatha National Forest offer rustic campgrounds and genuine dispersed boondocking on forest roads for the self-contained, free and primitive with no services. For a developed public site near the falls, the state park is the pick, offering electric sites and a dump station, but come prepared to dump on the way out since there is no site sewer. If you want solitude and are fully self-contained, the surrounding forests deliver classic north-woods camping at little or no cost.

Very close, which is the whole point of basing here. Newberry sits about 20 to 30 minutes south of Tahquamenon Falls via M-123, so you can enjoy full-hookup comfort in town and reach the falls in a short drive. The Upper Falls, the star attraction, is one of the largest waterfalls east of the Mississippi by volume, its water stained a striking amber-brown by tannins from the cedar swamps upstream, and the Lower Falls a few miles downriver offers a series of smaller cascades you can walk among or view from rented rowboats. Both sit within Tahquamenon Falls State Park. From Newberry you can also reach Whitefish Point on Lake Superior and Oswald's Bear Ranch in short drives, making the town a natural hub.

The eastern UP is packed with north-country attractions. Beyond Tahquamenon Falls, Oswald's Bear Ranch nearby is the largest bear-only ranch in the country, and the Tahquamenon Logging Museum tells the region's timber history. To the north, Whitefish Point on Lake Superior holds the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum and a famous bird observatory, near the town of Paradise. The Lake Superior shore, blueberry picking, moose watching, and paddling the Tahquamenon River round out the offerings. Newberry itself is the self-proclaimed Moose Capital of Michigan, so keep an eye out for wildlife. Farther afield, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore near Munising is about an hour and a half west for a spectacular day trip.

Yes. Tahquamenon Falls State Park allows leashed pets in the campgrounds and on most trails, and the private parks like Newberry Campground and the KOA are generally pet-friendly with standard leash rules. The cool Upper Peninsula climate is comfortable for four-legged travelers through the camping season, and the forest trails and riverbanks make for excellent leashed dog walking. The main nuisances are the black flies and mosquitoes of early summer, which pester pets and people alike, so bring protection. Watch for wildlife, keep dogs leashed given the moose and bear country, and never leave a dog in a closed rig on a warm summer afternoon. Overall this is a very dog-friendly stretch of the north woods.

If you are at a private full-hookup park like Newberry Campground or the KOA, you have sewer at the site. From Tahquamenon Falls State Park or an electric-only site, use the campground dump station on your way out. Groceries, fuel, propane, and basic supplies are available in Newberry, the main service town for this part of the eastern UP, though selection is limited and prices run higher than downstate, so stock up when you can. Larger shopping and RV service are a haul away toward Sault Ste. Marie or across the Mackinac Bridge. If you are just passing through and need to empty tanks, see our companion guide to RV dump stations in Newberry for the utility side of your trip.

Most close, though the area has a winter identity. The eastern Upper Peninsula gets deep, reliable snow, and Newberry sits in snowmobiling country with an extensive trail network, so a few facilities may cater to winter sledders, but the great majority of campgrounds, including Tahquamenon Falls State Park camping and the private parks, close after fall for the long, hard winter. The main season runs roughly May through mid-October. If you are planning a shoulder-season trip in spring or late fall, always confirm the specific campground's open dates before you go, since they shift with the weather. For a warm-weather falls-and-forest trip, plan for summer or the late-September color season, which is when the region shines.

It is one of the best. Newberry sits centrally in the eastern UP with full-hookup camping, real services, and short drives to the region's marquee sights: Tahquamenon Falls to the north, Whitefish Point and the Lake Superior shore beyond, Oswald's Bear Ranch and the Logging Museum nearby, and the Mackinac Bridge and Sault Ste. Marie within reach to the east. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is a doable day trip west. You get north-woods scenery, waterfalls, Great Lakes shoreline, and wildlife from a single comfortable base, without the crowds of the Lower Peninsula tourist towns. For RVers wanting to explore this remote, beautiful corner of Michigan, Newberry combines convenience and access better than almost anywhere else in the eastern UP.

Newberry is the gateway to Tahquamenon Falls in Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula, and it pairs a world-class state park with friendly full-hookup private campgrounds in town. Tahquamenon Falls State Park has two campgrounds, Lower Falls and Rivermouth Modern, with electric sites minutes from the amber-colored Upper and Lower Falls. In Newberry itself, Newberry Campground offers large full-hookup sites with a heated pool, Kritters Northcountry Campground adds full hookups and cabins about 20 minutes from the falls, and the Newberry KOA provides family-friendly pull-throughs. The common strategy is to base in town with full hookups and drive the short distance to the falls and Lake Superior shore.

Yes, electric hookups. Tahquamenon Falls State Park has two campgrounds for RVers, the Lower Falls Campground and the Rivermouth Modern Campground, with most sites offering 20, 30, and 50 amp electric service, along with modern restrooms, showers, a dump station, and trails, at rates roughly $25 to $35 a night. There is no full-hookup sewer at the site, so you use the dump station on the way out. The payoff is camping minutes from one of the largest waterfalls east of the Mississippi. If you want full hookups with sewer, base at a private park in Newberry like Newberry Campground or the KOA and drive the 20 to 30 minutes to the falls.

The Upper Peninsula is affordable. Tahquamenon Falls State Park electric sites run about $25 to $35 a night plus the Michigan Recreation Passport for park entry, excellent value for camping near the falls. Private full-hookup parks in Newberry, like Newberry Campground, Kritters, and the KOA, generally run in the $40 to $60 range depending on amenities and season. Summer is peak and priciest, especially July and August and around fall color, while the shoulder weeks of early summer and late fall are cheaper. State forest and national forest dispersed camping across the eastern UP is free for the self-contained. Overall, a Newberry trip costs less than the popular Lower Peninsula lake towns while delivering genuine north-country scenery.

Book early for summer and fall color. Tahquamenon Falls State Park opens reservations up to six months in advance, and its Lower Falls and Rivermouth sites fill fast for July, August, and the late-September color season, so reserve as soon as your window opens for prime dates. The private parks in Newberry, including the KOA and Newberry Campground, also fill for peak summer weekends. Because the camping season here is short, running roughly May through mid-October, demand concentrates into those warm months. Outside the summer peak and color weekends, you can often book a week or two out. Always confirm a campground is open for your dates on early-spring or late-fall trips, since the UP season is weather-dependent.

Summer and early fall are the windows. Summer, from late June through August, is the short, glorious peak, with warm days, cool nights, and the falls, forests, and Lake Superior shore at their best, though it is also the busiest. Late September brings spectacular Upper Peninsula fall color and thinner crowds, a favorite for many travelers, with crisp air and fewer bugs. Spring is cool, and early summer can bring heavy black flies and mosquitoes in the north woods, so pack protection. Winter transforms the area into snowmobiling country, but most campgrounds close. For the falls and warm-weather fun, come in July or August; for color and quiet, aim for late September.

Yes. The private parks in Newberry, including Newberry Campground, Kritters, and the KOA, offer large full-hookup sites and pull-throughs built for big rigs. Tahquamenon Falls State Park accommodates RVs with electric sites, though some wooded sites have tighter turns and lower limbs, so check individual lengths when you book. Access is straightforward on M-28 and M-123, the main Upper Peninsula routes, both big-rig friendly, with I-75 and the Mackinac Bridge about 60 miles east. The main caution is simply the remoteness: the UP is sparsely populated, so plan your fuel stops and arrive stocked. For a comfortable big-rig base with full hookups and a short drive to the falls, a Newberry private park is the easy choice.

Yes, abundantly. Tahquamenon Falls State Park is the developed public anchor, reservable through Michigan DNR with some first-come availability. Beyond it, the eastern Upper Peninsula is rich in public land: the Lake Superior State Forest and Hiawatha National Forest offer rustic campgrounds and genuine dispersed boondocking on forest roads for the self-contained, free and primitive with no services. For a developed public site near the falls, the state park is the pick, offering electric sites and a dump station, but come prepared to dump on the way out since there is no site sewer. If you want solitude and are fully self-contained, the surrounding forests deliver classic north-woods camping at little or no cost.

Very close, which is the whole point of basing here. Newberry sits about 20 to 30 minutes south of Tahquamenon Falls via M-123, so you can enjoy full-hookup comfort in town and reach the falls in a short drive. The Upper Falls, the star attraction, is one of the largest waterfalls east of the Mississippi by volume, its water stained a striking amber-brown by tannins from the cedar swamps upstream, and the Lower Falls a few miles downriver offers a series of smaller cascades you can walk among or view from rented rowboats. Both sit within Tahquamenon Falls State Park. From Newberry you can also reach Whitefish Point on Lake Superior and Oswald's Bear Ranch in short drives, making the town a natural hub.

The eastern UP is packed with north-country attractions. Beyond Tahquamenon Falls, Oswald's Bear Ranch nearby is the largest bear-only ranch in the country, and the Tahquamenon Logging Museum tells the region's timber history. To the north, Whitefish Point on Lake Superior holds the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum and a famous bird observatory, near the town of Paradise. The Lake Superior shore, blueberry picking, moose watching, and paddling the Tahquamenon River round out the offerings. Newberry itself is the self-proclaimed Moose Capital of Michigan, so keep an eye out for wildlife. Farther afield, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore near Munising is about an hour and a half west for a spectacular day trip.

Yes. Tahquamenon Falls State Park allows leashed pets in the campgrounds and on most trails, and the private parks like Newberry Campground and the KOA are generally pet-friendly with standard leash rules. The cool Upper Peninsula climate is comfortable for four-legged travelers through the camping season, and the forest trails and riverbanks make for excellent leashed dog walking. The main nuisances are the black flies and mosquitoes of early summer, which pester pets and people alike, so bring protection. Watch for wildlife, keep dogs leashed given the moose and bear country, and never leave a dog in a closed rig on a warm summer afternoon. Overall this is a very dog-friendly stretch of the north woods.

If you are at a private full-hookup park like Newberry Campground or the KOA, you have sewer at the site. From Tahquamenon Falls State Park or an electric-only site, use the campground dump station on your way out. Groceries, fuel, propane, and basic supplies are available in Newberry, the main service town for this part of the eastern UP, though selection is limited and prices run higher than downstate, so stock up when you can. Larger shopping and RV service are a haul away toward Sault Ste. Marie or across the Mackinac Bridge. If you are just passing through and need to empty tanks, see our companion guide to RV dump stations in Newberry for the utility side of your trip.

Most close, though the area has a winter identity. The eastern Upper Peninsula gets deep, reliable snow, and Newberry sits in snowmobiling country with an extensive trail network, so a few facilities may cater to winter sledders, but the great majority of campgrounds, including Tahquamenon Falls State Park camping and the private parks, close after fall for the long, hard winter. The main season runs roughly May through mid-October. If you are planning a shoulder-season trip in spring or late fall, always confirm the specific campground's open dates before you go, since they shift with the weather. For a warm-weather falls-and-forest trip, plan for summer or the late-September color season, which is when the region shines.

It is one of the best. Newberry sits centrally in the eastern UP with full-hookup camping, real services, and short drives to the region's marquee sights: Tahquamenon Falls to the north, Whitefish Point and the Lake Superior shore beyond, Oswald's Bear Ranch and the Logging Museum nearby, and the Mackinac Bridge and Sault Ste. Marie within reach to the east. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is a doable day trip west. You get north-woods scenery, waterfalls, Great Lakes shoreline, and wildlife from a single comfortable base, without the crowds of the Lower Peninsula tourist towns. For RVers wanting to explore this remote, beautiful corner of Michigan, Newberry combines convenience and access better than almost anywhere else in the eastern UP.

Yes — there are free RV waste disposal options available near Newberry.