Welcome to Whispering Waters Campground

Fall camping at Whispering Waters Campground

Located on the Thornapple River in the heart of Michigan’s Barry County, Whispering Waters Campground is ideally situated and easy to reach from the metropolitan areas of Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Battle Creek. Offering a quaint lifestyle that is cherished but so often missing from the contemporary American landscape, the town of Hastings has been identified as #68 on the list of The Best Small Towns in America by author Norman Crampton.

Whispering Waters Campground, in turn, offers its guests some of the best camping in Hastings, Barry County, and the state of Michigan. By definition, this is “Pure Michigan” at its finest!

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Seasonal Camping

You simply drive to our campground, open the door, relax and enjoy

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Fishing & Kayaking

For those interested in fishing Hastings’ area lakes and streams, there are many choices

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Area Attractions

Discover local gems just minutes away from our campground!

Testimonials

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5Jammers

Relaxation. What a great find! We stayed from a Friday to Sunday. Nice late check-out (2pm). The camp ground is clean and well kept up. Most sites have trees for shade and grass for the kids to play on. Bathrooms/showers are very clean. I normally use our camper shower but used the camp grounds instead. Saturday morning craft ($1) and night time hay ride (free) was a big hit with the kids. Pool was nice and clean with lots of chairs for sitting and relaxing. It was nice having choices for buying fire wood, by the bundle or a bucket load. Now the bucket load would last you enough or 4/5 stays depending on how much like to burn. Staff was very friendly and open to conversation. They treated you as if you were family. We will be going back! Extremely happy with our stay.

 
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Nick V.

I just wanted to write and let you know that we really enjoyed our stay with you over the Labor Day Weekend. This was our first time staying at Whispering Waters and we will definitely come back, hopefully soon! The facilities are top notch, the staff are wonderful and the activities you planned for your guests were fantastic. We have done a lot of camping this summer and our experience was a 10/10. Thank you for a memorable weekend.

 
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lrotto81

Fantastic Trip! We just returned home from a great Labor Day Weekend at this campground. Fun activities for the kids such as wagon rides, fossil digs, and a glow in the dark night hike. Staff is super friendly and helpful! Would definitely return for another stay and recommend to anyone looking for a perfect place to camp! Also, went to a nearby canoe/tubing rental place and had a great experience canoeing down the Thornapple River.

 
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nuttyhiker

Great place to camp. This is one of our family’s favorite campgrounds. Staff is wonderful! Lots to do and you never run out of fire wood (they deliver)! VERY clean showers and restrooms!

 
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5Jammers

Relaxation. What a great find! We stayed from a Friday to Sunday. Nice late check-out (2pm). The camp ground is clean and well kept up. Most sites have trees for shade and grass for the kids to play on. Bathrooms/showers are very clean. I normally use our camper shower but used the camp grounds instead. Saturday morning craft ($1) and night time hay ride (free) was a big hit with the kids. Pool was nice and clean with lots of chairs for sitting and relaxing. It was nice having choices for buying fire wood, by the bundle or a bucket load. Now the bucket load would last you enough or 4/5 stays depending on how much like to burn. Staff was very friendly and open to conversation. They treated you as if you were family. We will be going back! Extremely happy with our stay.

 
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Nick V.

I just wanted to write and let you know that we really enjoyed our stay with you over the Labor Day Weekend. This was our first time staying at Whispering Waters and we will definitely come back, hopefully soon! The facilities are top notch, the staff are wonderful and the activities you planned for your guests were fantastic. We have done a lot of camping this summer and our experience was a 10/10. Thank you for a memorable weekend.

 

Firewood & Insect Pests

Due to the Ash Borer, Pine Beetle, Birch Borer, Gypsy Moth, and assorted other bugs who would like to eat our trees, we are not allowing any wood to be brought into our campground. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation, and our trees thank you for their lives! Special low prices for bulk delivery of firewood to our seasonal, monthly, and weekly guests.
Firewood Warning - buy it where you burn it