Petoskey Motorcoach Resort Review

First Impressions

We have not travelled far and wide so our first impressions are based on a handful of campgrounds. However, I know what I like and what I do not like. And Petoskey Motorcoach Resort? Lorraine and I loved this place. Not perfect but overall I would rate this park 9.5 out of 10.

A little bit about our expectations. We don’t mind paying more for a nice experience. This resort is on the expensive side of the ledger. If you are looking for a low cost site, this park is not for you. We paid $85 per night to stay here. We also enjoy a clean and calm environment with lots of space. This park is really not designed for kids. Yes, it has a swimming pool and a tennis court but it was clearly designed for, ahem, older folk. There is not much here for children. If you enjoy a quiet experience with some Class A coaches to keep you company, this place is for you.

No picnic tables. No fire pits. Petoskey is generally a more upscale park than most.

Getting into the Park

The Petoskey Motorcoach Resort is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We had a long drive to Petoskey from our home in Canada and we took exit 290 from I-75. There were several hours of very rough roads on the Interstate but otherwise a very straightforward drive to the exit. The path to Petoskey will take you through some narrow winding roads in town and there can be a lot of traffic. This part of the drive kept me alert. US-131 to US-31 are the roads that you have to use to get to Petoskey. Heights were fine all along the way to the resort.

Pulling into the resort you will find a wide boulevard and an entrance that was clearly designed for big rigs. The office check-in was quick. They knew we were coming and they had our package ready for us. The package contained our passcode for the security gates, rules and regulations of the park and tourism brochures.

Sites

You will have two choices depending on the type of site you select: pull-in or back-in. The pull-ins, like the one we had, are the most expensive in the park. The pull-in sites are 1-24 and 66-73. That said, I would have been happy with most any of the sites on this resort. We wanted to be away from the clubhouse and away from the sites that backed on to US-31. We had site 4. The yellow sites, 1-16 are all nice. I also liked the purple sites, 45, 48-50, 55-57.

Pros

Very quiet park catering more to Class A coaches and older couples
Beautifully landscaped with a high-end, private golf club feel
Generous lot size and expansive views

Cons

Not very many coaches on site and this may be why they recently opened the park up to RVs of all types
Odd mix of primarily Class As with a few fifth wheels and travel trailers — odd because the demographics of the park do not mix well. Most of the people we spoke with wanted a quiet, upscale experience and not a busy KOA experience.

We loved our time at Petoskey and we would definitely go back.