Campground Camping
The Least You Need to Know About Camping
- Check with your local ranger district for current site conditions, closures, and other important considerations before traveling.
- Developed campgrounds usually provide bathrooms, fire rings and picnic tables, and may provide other amenities.
- Developed campgrounds most likely charge a fee, and several campgrounds require or recommend a reservation. Reservations can be made on recreation.gov.
- You can gather firewood for a campfire on-forest without a wood permit to cut firewood. Buy or collect firewood locally to prevent the spread of insects and disease.
- Before having a campfire, check to make sure there are no fire restrictions in place. Do not build a campfire in hazardous, dry conditions. Extinguish your campfire completely before leaving. Review important information on campfire safety.
- No RV hook-ups are available for water, sewage or electric at any campground.
- Some developed campgrounds and/or campsites can accommodate RVs, while others are better suited to tent camping.
Fee Sites:
Fees can be paid on-site using the provided fee tubes. Envelopes and instructions for paying fees are located on the bulletin boards.
Reservations can be made at recreation.gov. Here is a full list of reservation sites:
- Au Sable River Primitive Camping
- South Branch
- River Road
- Hungerford
- Lake Michigan Recreation Area
- Sand Lake
- Bowman Bridge
- Gleason's Landing
Campground Camping Areas
- Au Sable River
- Au Sable National Scenic River
- Au Sable Loop Campground and Day Use Area
- Buttercup Campground
- Cathedral Pines Campground
- Gabions Campground and Day Use
- Meadow Springs Campground
- River Dune Campground
- Au Sable River - Alcona Dam to Lake Huron
- Au Sable River Primitive Camping
- Lumberman's Monument Visitor Center
- Monument Campground
- River Road National Scenic Byway
- Rollways Campground and Day Use Area
- Corsair Area
- Round Lake Campground and Day Use Area
- Hoist/Reid Lake Areas
- Horseshoe Lake Campground and Boat Launch
- Jewell Lake Campground
- Reid Lake Foot Travel Area
- Hungerford Recreation Area
- Mack Lake Motorized Trail System
- Mack Lake ORV Campground
- Meadows ORV Complex
- Meadows ORV Campground
- Lake Michigan
- Lake Michigan Recreation Area
- Little Manistee River, National Scenic Study River
- Bear Track Campground
- Old Grade Campground
- M-37: White Cloud to Baldwin
- Benton Lake Campground
- Brush Lake Campground
- Condon Lakes West
- Highbank Lake Campground
- Indian Lake Campground
- Minnie Pond Campground
- Nichols Lake South Campground
- Shelley Lake Campground
- Timber Creek Campground
- Twinwood Lake Campground
- Walkup Lake Campground
- M-55: Manistee to Cadillac
- Hemlock Campground and Boat Launch
- Marzinski Horse Trail and Campground
- Pine Lake Campground
- Sand Lake Recreation Area
- Manistee River
- Manistee National Recreation River
- Blacksmith Bayou Access Site
- Government Landing
- Red Bridge River Access Site
- Sawdust Hole River Access
- Manistee River Trail
- Seaton Creek Campground
- Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area
- North Country National Scenic Trail
- Pere Marquette River
- Bowman Lake Area
- Bowman Lake Campground
- Pere Marquette National Scenic River
- Bowman Bridge Campground and River Access
- Claybanks Campground
- Elk Canoe Campground
- Gleason's Landing Campground and River Access
- Log Mark Rest Stop Canoe and Fishing Landing
- Sulak Campground
- Whelan Lake Area
- Pine National Scenic River
- Peterson Bridge South Campground
- Shore-to-Shore State Horse Trail
- Luzerne Horse Trail Campground and Trailhead
- McKinley Horse Trail Campground
- River Road Trail Camp and Trailhead
- South Branch Trail Campground and Trailhead
- South Branch Pine River
- Pine River Campground
- Wagner Lake Area
- Island Lake Campground
- Wagner Lake Campground
- Wakeley Lake Area
- Kneff Lake Campground
- Wakeley Lake Area
- White River
- Diamond Point
- Pines Point