Parrot’s Landing

This review is for Wild Bill’s. Dune buggies can be very dangerous. We rented from Wild Bill’s and were told not to wear helmets (only goggles). We also weren’t given a proper instruction or safety talk (only a brief overview of what the dunes park is like). We had no idea how big these things are until we got out there! Unfortunately two people in our group suffered a devastating rollover accident. The buggy’s roof collapsed in and both suffered severe head injuries. One ended up in the neuro ICU for days with a severe brain bleed. Both had additional broken bones in their extremities. Thankfully both people are on the long road to recovery. In the meantime, Wild Bill charged the credit card on file OVER $ 15,000 for damages to the buggy. They don’t carry insurance so everything is the responsibility of the customer, despite not having buggies that meet safety requirements of the DNR. Please look elsewhere for your dunes experience and be safe!

We had a great time at Parrot’s Landing.
Our group had people from Chicago, New York and Seattle and we all love it there. Will go again next time!
Lena Myronchenko
Bridal Kaleidoscope

I would give it five stars due to Larry alone, great tour guide. But unfortunately A.J. the manager is very rude and was a pain to deal with.

Great experience! We took the jeep tour and our guide, Larry, was great. The tour is an excellent way to experience the dunes as a first timer. It can be a little intimidating with all the private ORV but we felt very comfortable with the tour. It covers a very large area too. Would definitely do it again!

so we rented from Wild Bills ATV rental side
wow what fun! thanks for the great experience. I started out a little worried reading other reviews online. the ATV/​Razor was lots of fun! It had plenty of power to go anywhere, the 2 hours we had was just enough time for my wife and i to take turns driving and have lots of funned see all the dunes. the rental process was quick and easy, yes a big deposit required and a little pricey per hour, but thats the cost of having fun sometimes. when it came to the return of the deposit simple and fully… thanks Wild Bills for the fun!

Our family of 4 rented a Red Jeep from Parrots Landing to use on the Silver Lake Sand Dunes. We had great service: quick, professional, and friendly.
The return process was even easier than checking in!
We will come back, but won’t get the Jeep again — we couldn’t get everywhere in the Dunes, so we will try the ATV Razors next time.
Thanks Parrot Landing & Pat for Recommending them to us!

My husband and I found their flyer at our hotel. We checked out their website and loved that they are upfront with the prices. It leaves out the guesswork or time spent on the phone. The prices are reasonable in my opinion and so we decided to go the next day. We went ⁹⁄₁₃ and had no problem getting a spot as walk in. I am sure that is different during the summer months. We decided to book the tour as well as 1 hour on our own. If you can effort it, go for that package. The tour was so much fun and gives you good inside and practice, if you have never done this before. The additional hour was pure fun. My husband wasn’t to get off that driver seat. But it’s not just for guys, I enjoyed it myself and would go back. You get excitement as well as beautiful views and a show, depending on the other drivers out there.
The staff was friendly and patiently waited while I got my current insurance card sent to me via their fax machine. So, remember to bring your current insurance card to avoid some hassle.

Parrot’s Landing crew is well informative and very nice. They took time out to explain everything that they offer. This past Friday I went out on the Dune Jeep Tour with Wild Bill. I had an awesome time climbing the dunes in a 2013 Jeep Wrangler. Wild Bill is wonderful and the best tour guide. I highly recommend checking this place out while your in Silver Lake. It’s the best tour to drive the dunes with a guide. You can also extend your trip by an hour after the guided tour in advance. Silver Lake Dunes Rocks.
Parrot’s Landing rents Jeeps, ATV’s & Jet Ski’s. It’s conveniently located at the edge of SilverLake. Private parking lot.

DO NOT rent from them. We were given a good explanation before we left from a nice employee on how to approach the dunes in the jeep we rented. The guy informed us to follow the rules because the guy out there watching us «doesn’t play around.» I should have picked up in his tone that basically he meant the guy was a jerk. I get out there with my girlfriend, & two preteen boys, so I’m being careful. We hit one dune kinda fast after being out for 2 hours. The guy drives straight towards us, I thought he was some crazy guy trying to play chicken with us, and it’s the employee telling us if we take a dune too fast again he’s making us go back. I’m so paranoid and embarrassed that I barely made it up the next dune, he quickly comes over and tells me that’s it I have to go now. I’m like are you serious? We barely made it up that one we went so slow. Some rental was cut an hour short. This was just the beginning. We drive back, with the jerk following us and when we pull in he starts telling the manager the front wheel looks bent inward. The manager looks at it for 2 minutes, doesn’t put it on a lift, no alignment rack, & says yeah that’s gonna cost you $ 1,700. You can claim it on your insurance or will charge your credit card. These people are scam artists and jerks. I said there is no way we did that, produce an inspection form showing me that you inspected this before I left, as we were told to look for body damage before we left out. They of course couldn’t produce such a document. Needles ls to say I now have to take the matter up with my credit card company.

Our entire family (4 in their 30’s) and my wife and I (mid-50’s) wanted to go dune buggy riding, but were very disappointed last year with the quality of the dune buggy we rented. This year we went to Wild Bill’s, which is part of Parrot’s Landing. We rented 4 quads and my wife and I opted for the Arctic Cat, Wildcat. I’ve got to say that this was a fantastic experience, far surpassing last years. The Wildcat lived up to it’s reputation, as there was no hill it couldn’t handle, and the extremely well-​designed suspension made it a stable and fun ride. The quads were also great, but what was really great was the service. The woman who signed us up (her name escapes me) was absolutely fantastic, and couldn’t have been more fun. The young man who drove us to the dunes was friendly and knowledgeable.
Our oldest son, rolled his quad, and was charged for the broken flag and something to do with an oil filter and fuel filter, all told around $ 45 bucks. There was no evidence of gouging, or taking advantage of us. All in all, just the best experience, and I would highly recommend these guys for any of your dune rides.

Have been here twice, 1^st time we rented a buggy and a jeep, the buggy was from parrot’s partner establishment. The jeep is just a stock jeep, nothing special, could probably go over the dunes better on any other 4×4. It was obviously overpriced.
The 2^nd time I went, we weren’t sure of what to do on the dunes this time. So we repeated asked the person over the phone if we were to cancel that we would get a full refund. He said yes. Well that wasn’t the case, we were in exchange given $ 50 gift cards for each jeep that we reserved. The guy behind the counter was really rude and was obviously the owner and he didn’t budge even though he clearly was lying when he said full refund. Never going back again. Would go to the places down the street.

This place is definitely WAAAAYYYYY over priced when you compare other rental establishments in places like cali or florida, but in this region of the mitten, they’re probably the best you can go with. They have everything: ski boats (plus tubes to go with), jet skis, jeep wranglers for the dunes, and mopeds!
A few years ago, we rented jet skis, mopeds and jeep wranglers from these guys and the experience was great. This year we only wanted to do water sports so we rented a jet ski, and i think the kind they have are newer and more updated than the ones we used last time. At least we know they’re putting all those overcharges to good use by investing in better equipment lol!
The staff is really nice and professional, they were even nice enough to give half our group a ride to the dunes after dropping our jet ski at the docking area. We kind of had to do this since we got to park our cars free of charge in their lot during our rental hours, that was a nice perk since parking is $ 6/​day at the Silver Lake state park.
Can’t wait to go back to Silver Lake! :-)

Had another great experience with Parrots Landing this past July weekend of Summer 2010. Yes, rentals are still pricey, but the convenience of them being so close to Silver Lake is great. There is the occasional brisk/​rude lady on the phone here, but most of the employees are friendly local Michiganders. We reserved a jet ski rental and they serviced us very nicely and let us delay our reservation by about an hour on the day of as well. They took a $ 100 deposit on the rental, and then we paid the difference when we went there for pickup. After being dropped off at nearby Silver Lake with our jet ski, we were rewarded with an awesome time and a full-​tank of gas to burn. They came back some 4 hours and some change later and took the jet ski back. Our CC had a $ 300 hold, but it was not charged as the jet ski had no damage upon return. These guys were smooth and easy to deal with. Again pricing is steep, but that’s because it’s just like 2 rental places that monopolize in Silver Lake and immediate Lake Michigan waterfront.