Henry’s Landing

Specialties

Henry’s Landing Campground & Canoe Rental is nestled along the banks of the Pere Marquette River, a National Wild & Scenic River. We have 41 beautiful campsites along the river, canoe, kayak & tube rentals, excellent seasonal salmon fishing, a peaceful riverside path for walking and fishing, general store with bait, tackle and DNR licensing, beach volleyball court and free WI-​FI, just to name a few. We have been family owned and operated since 1974, making us a very family oriented and friendly place to visit. Henry’s Landing is just minutes away from the beautiful Lake Michigan beaches in Ludington, the Little River Casino and several other vacation destinations!

History

Established in 1974.

In 1974, Jim Henry purchased property on The Pere Marquette River and spent two years building it into a campground. He called it Henry’s Landing. At first, Henry’s Landing was meant only to serve fishermen during the 6 week salmon run in late summer. Jim’s wife, Freda ran their general store; checking in campers, selling tackle and writing fishing licenses, which back then, was all done by hand. She was also an expert at tying spawn bags and making lead sinkers. At their fish cleaning station, Jim and his crew spent day and night cleaning thousands of fish. Later, they decided to extend their camping season to include summer camping and added canoe, kayak and tube rentals.

Meet the Manager

Josh H.

Manager

In 1982, Jim and Freda’s grandson, Josh, was born and he spent most of his childhood summers at Henry’s Landing with his grandparents, being Grandpa’s Little Helper. In the summer of 1999, at the age of 16, Josh met his wife, Tess while she was camping with her family at Henry’s Landing. They were married in 2004 and are blessed with two sons, Chase and Mack. They found that they share the same love for Henry’s Landing as Jim and Freda and became involved with operating the campground.