Hessel and Cedarville, Michigan: Kewadin casino campground, Les Cheneaux Distillery, and more

September 2022, 1-night, weekend

Kewadin casino campground in Hessel, Michigan

Kewadin casino campground in Hessel, Michigan

After camping in Mackinaw City with no facilities, we needed a place to recharge our camper and dump our holding tank. Although we are not huge gamblers, this seemed like one of the better options available for just a one night stay. We paid $20 for a campsite with electricity, and I see the rate on the Kewadin website now says $22. We joined the players club after we checked in, and each received $10 in free play.

Kewadin casino campground in Hessel, Michigan

This campground has vault toilets, and a sanitation station on-site. I am not sure why the website says the dump station is off-site. We were on the first campsite against the woods on the right, although I do not recall the campsite number. The only other people in the park the night of our stay were a few campers together in the center lots. Apparently, there are no rules about how to park campers because the campers in the center were not actually parked within their sites, and they had their fire in another fire pit, which was not on the campsite of any of the campers. 

Mackinaw Bay Nature Preserve in Cedarville, Michigan

Cedarville, Michigan: Les Cheneaux Distillery and recreation

There are a couple of nature preserves between the casino and Cedarville: Mackinaw Bay, Young Montgomery, and William B. Derby. The photo above is from the platform on M-124 between the first two preserves listed. William B. Derby Nature Preserve has hiking trails that are accessible from 4-Mile Road. 

Cedarville Bay next to Les Cheneaux Distillers on Hodeck Street

There is a small swimming beach on Lake Street in Hessel, pretty much directly down 3-Mile Road from the casino. In downtown Cedarville, there is a public boat launch, and there is a grocery store located on the corner of M-124 and Meridian Street.

Les Chêneaux Distillers has two locations in Cedarville. The main facility on Meridian Street, and a second location on the bay. They have discounts in Hop Passport and Reel Craft Pass. We had great visits at both locations.

Boat launch in Cedarville, Michigan

Misc. and overall

Cedarville is a nice town to visit. It is about 15 miles from DeTour State Forest campground where we stayed in 2021. There are also a couple of RV parks in Cedarville; we chose the casino because we thought the cost at those parks was quite expensive.

Let me know if you have any questions!