Waldenwoods Resort & Conference Center

My parents have a membership here, because it is pretty close to their home. It has some bright spots, like a pretty nice lake, canoes for rent, pools, basketball courts, and tennis courts. The last two areas are not very well maintained at all.
We rarely visit as it is kind of a boring place to hang out. The frustrating part about this location is the nickel and diming they do for members and guests. First, they don’t allow guests to come in for free. Despite my parents hefty membership dues, they cannot even have one person come in for free.period. If you want to visit, you have to pay $ 3 a day. This isn’t terrible, but each member should be allowed at least one member to visit for free. Second, on holidays when the park is busy, they double the fee to $ 6!!! I think that this is outrageous, especially because every year that they are busy, they lose power. So if you decide to visit on a $ 6 day, you can expect to be without power for at least part of the day. Finally, they recently added internet to the park, but you had to pay a daily fee if you used it. After complaints from members, they have made it free, but it isn’t even strong enough to check email. My phone will sometimes connect to the wifi and stops working. I then have to forget the network so that my wireless data will allow me to use it.
Overall, this is an overpriced location that nickels and dimes people once they become a member. If not for my parents being members, I would never visit this place again. I am not a fan and I miss the days where my parents would visit State Parks, which I enjoyed more than Walden Woods.

Another horrible Waldenwoods experience. EVERY YEAR the power goes out which means NO air conditioning, No pool AND, they close ALL OF THE BATHROOMS!!! So what do the people down by the lake do??? They all just relieve themselves while swimming in the lake!!! If you pay good money to camp there you’re a fool, we won’t be going back!!!

We took the tour last summer and camped in August. What a wonderful place. I saw these negative reviews and just had to respond. The staff was friendly, and helpful since it was our first foray into pulling a trailer. Yes the campsites are all natural but level and spacious. Having access to boats, and the lake were great. I actually fished for the first time since I was a kid! I am an avid golfer so having The Majestic right there was awesome! After our experience we joined and are looking forward to many wonderful cam[ping days.

We ran across walden woods at camper and rv show in novi! Sign up to take a tour at there facilities and a week free of camping !! Sounds good right !!! We got 2 – 3 calls per day for about 4 days leading up to our tour to make sure we were going to show! They said it takes about an hour to hour and 15 to do tour. We were there for 2.5 hours and had to leave because had other things to do and they were still not done with tour! What they dont tell you is that its a 10 year commitment and 6100 $ !!! The lady said she would call us to check to see if we wanted to go ahead with this cause off is only good for a week. We called and left a message 2 days later and never heard anything back after a week of waiting ! So assuming no free week of camping and wasted 2.5 hours of my life ! Not impressed with service !

I spent a week here with my family in mid July. It was just ok. I wasnt impressed but I didnt hate it. The first thing I noticed was the fire rings were super super small. Like so small that the firewood was too big to fit into the ring. I noticed a lot of people didnt do bonfires so maybe thats why? The sites were small as well. We got a spot on the end so we had a little extra room but the people on the inside were all packed together.
From Sunday to Wednesday morning it was wonderful and quiet then by mid day Wednesday the kids started coming in and all peace and quiet was gone. By Saturday it was just crazy with kids yelling and screaming, parents ignoring them and kids just randomly walking through your campsite (even though they werent supposed to). Forget about going to the pool too, parents would send their kids down to the pool with the teenagers watching them and it was just ridiculous. I cant say all the kids were horrid, some of the parents actually watched their kids and made them behave, I think it was ⁵⁰⁄₅₀.
It is close to the expressway and I dont care how much people deny it you can for sure 100% hear the traffic from the expressway. I think a lot of people dont notice because they spend a lot of their time inside their campers with the ac on. We spent all of our time outside except when we slept. So yes I could hear it but it just turned into a white noise in the background.
There were a lot of dogs also. Most of them were good but the lady across from us kept her poor dog outside on his tie out alone and the little thing just barked and barked. The rangers drove by a lot and saw it and did nothing.
They do have a «fitness center» but it was in the same room as the kids center. It was a few pieces of equipment stuck in the corner in front of the pool table. They do have an adult workout hour at 9am but I’m not gonna wake up early on my vacation to work out without kids. So, I thought that was awkward and just went for walks instead.
It wasnt all bad. The beach was great. The sand in the water wasnt mushy or gross. The sand on the beach was raked every morning so that was super nice. The prices at the store were great. I was prepared to be gouged on the prices but they were super cheap! We didnt buy any firewood (we brought our own) so I dont know how the prices on that were. We didnt eat at the restaurant on site either so I dont have anything to say about that either. The rangers were super nice and would help out if we needed anything, The quiet times were reinforced and after 10pm it was so nice and quiet (except for the expressway traffic).
The bathrooms were ok. They were cleanish but not super clean. I dont blame the staff though, I know people are just messy. The showers were super small. I’m not a big person but I still had a hard time moving around in it. The one big shower stall they had was clogged the entire week so that wasnt even usable.
We did use the laundry and that was nice. I think it was about $ 5 a load with soap and washer and dryer together. Which seems like a lot but fresh towels in the middle of the week were just amazing!
There was an odd smell of sewage on and off throughout the week. I assume its just from all of the rvs emptying their waste tanks and maybe some just werent hooked up the right way, Im not sure.
All in all I would NOT buy a membership here. I dont think its worth it for my family. It was a fun little vacation but I will take State parks or rustic camping from now on.

i had a member ship and cancelled because nothing was ever open. They said it was open all year round but everything fun closed when it got cold. even the inside buildings where we played bingo and pool. also the kitchen closed for the winter. very poor service, how are you open people…

Walden Woods is home away from home for very dear friends of mine, so I get invited often. I go maybe once a year, and long to go more often.
The memories of childhoods spent in campgrounds with friends and family arise upon pulling into WW. A very warm and friendly place, where campers yell at you if you’re driving through too fast (oops…ma bad) and where children roam freely as their parents gather with each other for BBQ’ing and beer. Onsite they have a pool, sauna, and jacuzzi. A man made spring fed lake, several cottages, a pavillion, and a general store with a mini ice cream parlor inside. I’ve seen from other reviewers there is a bar and restaurant on grounds, but I personally haven’t been to either. I truly never want to leave when I visit, and always promise to stay longer the next time I do. I love the fact, that it’s close to home, with that out of town feeling. It’s what summer’s all about!

It is a very nice campground. We camped in winter so we didn’t get to enjoy the lake:(they have a restaurant on site. We did not try it as husband prefers home cooking. They have a fitness room and laundry facilities! The only complaint would be the lack of Parking pads for campers. The roads thru the campground are not all paved or well graveled, so it was quite slick. (I had to use 4 wheel drive to get out). I know people who stay there every spring and LOVE it.

Beautiful setting, but atrocious service. The staff there is shockingly rude and overtly unhelpful, though I’m sure if you are the bride or family of the wedding they are perfectly sweet. Folly after folly. They did their best to make up for it eventually, but it involved missing significant parts of the party I traveled thousands of miles to go to.

This will be our 3^rd year. There is a beautiful lake and a surrounding hiking trail. We love to walk and enjoy the wildlife. The trail is mediate on difficulty. The kids love to kayak, swim, lay on the beach, go to the pool, fish, and other activities. We love the relaxation. The bathrooms are always clean. We make wonderful memories here and count down the days until summer vacation. It does require a membership but, if you go on a free tour you get to stay 2 days/​night for free. The 4^th of July is a must go to and they have a carnival even. There are sailboats, windsails, kayak, canoes, paddle boats, fishing poles, and other things to rent or bring your own. No gas powered boats allowed. There is also a restaurant on, store, cabins, hall, lodge, to stay in. We are more of the R.V. people. There is also a golf course right next to it but, I forget it’s there.

This has been our Resort since 2002… We LOVE it there!!!. Lot’s to do… Every weekend is a theme!.. Always crafts… Dances…BBQ’s…Oh and a Bar called «The Bellringer».Great bar food… huge place to relax and chill.“Lot’s of things to do at the bar too…“The View from the Cromaine Lodge”… is just Amazing… Great Sun sets… Lake Walden right there with all is glory and Nature.Beach.rent boats. etc…fishing…Great place for Weddings… Breakfast on weekends delish… camping is «Us»…Funtimes!!!