We like and prefer Platte River CG in SBNL. It's a gorgeous big site National Park CG with a lot of sites on 4 large loops. Loop 1, 3, and 4 are reservable and loop 2 is not unless they have changed it since last year. Loops 1, 2, and 3 have 30 amp min electric and loop 4 has no hookups and is usually about half tents but due to the thick forests you don't see many from another site. The bathouses are tiled and very clean and modern. The showers are along the back side of the buildings and each shower has it's own door from the outside. Showers are token operated and tokens are available in the machine outside 24/7 at the check in office. Wood for fires is right between loop 2 & 3.
SBNL is very long in miles and there's attractions all over the National Park. Lake Michigan beaches can be by trail or by vehicle from the PRCG sites. Canoe, kayak, and other floats for the Platte River trip out to the mouth at Lake Michigan are right across from the CG. You can't see the road to Lake Michigan from the CG sites because of the thick woods between the 1/4 mile of thick woods inbetween. The dunes are like 400' to 450' high and there's a fabulous 12 mile long paved drive thru some of them with very steep hills both up and down and NO trailers are allowed on the drive and many busses are prevented because they couldn't handle the grades and tight curves. There are parking spaces for RV's at most of the dune drive lookout areas and features. There's also a picnic mountain so pack a lunch. The gorgeous scenic sights are part of why SBNL was voted by the public as the most beautiful place in America. We've been to SBNL way over 50 times now and are still find more and more.
There's also about a dozen or more private owned CG's right in the area from basic hookups to very high class. Lot's of quaint little town and museums and other things to do close by.
