Stony Creek Metropark Offering Family-Friendly Camping Weekends This Summer

Stony Creek Metropark is offering five family-friendly camping weekends this summer and fall at 45 rustic campsites nestled among towering oak trees at its new Ridgewood Campground. Make your reservations now to camp during these special weekends to be held on June 22 - 24, July 20 - 22, August 10 - 12, August 31 - September 3 and October 12 – 14.

The new campground is perfect for families looking for a secluded place to camp just a short walk in the woods from beautiful Stony Creek Lake. It’s also an easy walk to the park’s hike/bike trail, which circles the lake and provides access to most park facilities. The campground is just one mile from the park’s Eastwood Beach, and two miles from the Nature Center.

The campground contains 43 standard campsites, of which two are handicap-accessible and four are primitive walk-in only.  The campground also has two bigger, premium sites which can accommodate more tents or campers than the standard sites. In an effort to provide a quiet, more natural experience, generators will only be allowed at four designated sites, including those that are handicap-accessible. A campground host will be on site each weekend to assist campers. The October family camping weekend will be Halloween themed.

The standard campsites can accommodate up to one camper and two tents. Only tents are allowed at the primitive sites. Up to two campers and three tents, or five tents (no campers), are allowed at the premium sites. The standard campsite fee is $40 per weekend; the premium campsite fee is $80 per weekend. For the three-day Labor Day Weekend, campsites will be rented for $20 per night/standard site, and $40/night premium site. Park entry is charged separately. A map of the campground is available at this link: Stonycreekcampground

Campers will have 24-hour access to restrooms, with showers available at the Eastwood Beach bathhouse. Tents, campers and motor homes are allowed but there are no hookups (water or electricity) available at the campsites. Check-in time starts at noon on Friday; checkout is by 6 pm Sunday. 

Pre-registration with a full non-refundable payment is recommended. Stony Creek Metropark is located near Rochester/Washington Township. For more information, contact Stony Creek Metropark at 586-781-4242, or go to www.metroparks.com.