Free & Dispersed Camping in Michigan

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Campgrounds in Michigan

Bob Lake Camp

Bob Lake Campground, located in Houghton County, is 18 miles southeast of Ontonagon, MI, in …

Fee Required USFS

Camp Cook Camping Area

Once the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp (established in 1934). Camp Cook …

Fee Required USFS

Carr Lake Camping Area

Campers will typically find seclusion and privacy at this small, 16 acre lake. The campsite …

Fee Required USFS

Chicago Lake Camping Area

Even though Chicago Lake (188 acres) is a busy lake you can still see and …

Fee Required USFS

Gooseneck Lake Camping Area

Gooseneck Lake is an extremely busy lake, with private lands and cottages surrounding most of …

Fee Required USFS

Mowe Lake Camping Area

There are two primitive campsites located on the 25 acre Mowe Lake. The access road …

Fee Required USFS

Steuben Lake Camping Area

There are two primitive campsites located on the 151 acre Steuben Lake. There is no …

Fee Required USFS

Swan Lake Camping Area

Swan Lake (52 acres) is the most popular lake in the primitive campsite program, so …

Fee Required USFS

Bay View - Cg

Camp along the shores of lake Superior the greatest single body of fresh water in …

Fee Required USFS

Kneff Lake Recreation Area

Kneff Lake Recreation Area features a day use area and 27 site campground. Kneff Lake …

Fee Required USFS

Old Grade Campground

Located on the Little Manistee River, this campground is completely surrounded by National Forest System …

Fee Required USFS

Bowman Bridge Campground

Bowman Bridge Campground is perfect for true nature immersion. Campers come here for easy access …

Fee Required USFS

Corner Lake Recreation Area

CORNER LAKE RECREATION AREA (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Au Sable Loop Recreation Area Campground

As visitors exit McKinley Road to enter the Au Sable Loop Scenic Overlook, they will …

Fee Required USFS

Moosehead Lake Camp

Moosehead Lake Campground consists of one camping loop with 8 campsites. All sites are spaced …

Fee Required USFS

Horseshoe Lake Campground

The small 16-acre lake offers a variety of fishing opportunities. The one-mile walk around the …

Fee Required USFS

Hungerford Lake Recreation Area Campground

HUNGERFORD LAKE RECREATION AREA CAMPGROUND (Horse Camp)

Fee Required USFS

Walk Up Lake Campground

This campground is located on Walkup Lake.

Fee Required USFS

Imp Lake Camp

Imp Lake Campground located 6 miles southeast of Watersmeet, MI, provides visitors with a unique …

Fee Required USFS

Clark Lake - Sylvania Camp

Sylvania (Clark Lake) Campground is located seven miles southwest of Watersmeet, Michigan, adjacent to the …

Fee Required USFS

Perch Lake Camp

Perch Lake Campground is located 10 miles south of Sidnaw on the Kenton Ranger District. …

Fee Required USFS

Soldier Lake Recreation Area

Soldier lake campground can be accessed from M-28 which leads to some of the best …

Fee Required USFS

Pomeroy Lake Camp

The campground consists of one camping loop with 11 campsites. All sites are spaced with …

Fee Required USFS

Henry Lake Camp

Henry Lake is located on the Bessemer Ranger District in the southern half of the …

Fee Required USFS

Au Sable River Backcountry Campsites

Ausable River Primitive Camping is not a physical campground located at one location. A series …

Fee Required USFS

Courtney Lake Camp

Courtney Lake Campground features a single loop with 21 spacious sites that can accommodate tents, …

Fee Required USFS

Brevoort Lake - Cg

This is a large campground offers visitors a serene environment on the sandy shores of …

Fee Required USFS

Camp Seven Lake Recreation Area

Camp Seven Lake Campground on the 60-acre Camp Seven Lake is an ideal location to …

Fee Required USFS

Lake Michigan Campground & Day Use Area

Dunes, waves, sand and wind are the primary environmental factors present at this campground. Campsites …

Fee Required USFS

Seaton Creek Recreation Area

Seaton Creek Campground is adjacent to Seaton Creek at the upper end of the backwater …

Fee Required USFS

Pine River Recreation Area Campground

This is a popular campground during fishing season. Recreation opportunities include hunting, picnicking, mushroom gathering …

Fee Required USFS

Noquet Bay Camping Area

FREE USFS

Search Bay Dispersed Camping Area

Search no more for your perfect, off-the-beaten-track campsite and swimming hole. At Search Bay you …

FREE USFS

Hemlock Campsite

Grand Island, a Congressionally designated National Recreation Area (NRA), boasts massive 300-foot wave-cut sandstone cliffs; …

Fee Required USFS

Ramsey Lake Camping Area

FREE USFS

Duck Lake Campsite

Some of the highlights of Grand Island, a Congressionally designated National Recreation Area (NRA) include: …

Fee Required USFS

Brush Lake Recreation Area Campground

The campground is located on the shores of Brush Lake, which is entirely surrounded by …

Fee Required USFS

Channel Marker Campsite

Grand Island is a Congressionally designated National Recreation Area with fascinating history, beautiful overlooks, pristine …

Fee Required USFS

Sparrow Rapids

Sparrow Rapids Campground provides visitors with an opportunity to be near a Wild/Recreation River and …

Fee Required USFS

Sawdust Hole Angler Access

Lumber operations and river log drives of the 1800s abandoned many logs in the river. …

Fee Required USFS

Bermuda Campsite

Grand Island is a Congressionally designated National Recreation Area with fascinating history, beautiful overlooks, pristine …

Fee Required USFS

Mack Lake Orv Campground

Mack Lake features a 42 site campground and day use area featuring a swimming beach, …

Fee Required USFS

Leg Lake Camping Area

There are two primitive campsites located on the 40 acre Leg Lake. The sites lie …

Fee Required USFS

Hardwood Campsite

Grand Island is a Congressionally designated National Recreation Area (NRA) with a fascinating history, breathtaking …

Fee Required USFS

Monocle Lake Recreation Area

Monocle Lake Campground is conveniently located near Point Iroquois Lighthouse. It is halfway between the …

Fee Required USFS

Little Bass Lake Camping Area

Fee Required USFS

Crooked Lake Camping Area

Although there is only one campsite on Crooked Lake, the lake is busy with a …

Fee Required USFS

Rollways Recreation Area Campground

Rollways Campground is located 7 miles North of Hale, Michigan along the beautiful AuSable River. …

Fee Required USFS

Juniper Flats Group Campsite

Grand Island, a Congressionally designated National Recreation Area (NRA), boasts massive 300-foot wave-cut sandstone cliffs; …

Fee Required USFS

Thornton Lake Camping Area

FREE USFS

Indian Lake Recreation Area

Indian Lake Campground is located on the 34-acre Indian Lake. The lake is surrounded by …

Fee Required USFS

Wagner Lake Recreation Area

The Wagner Lake Campground is small camping loop on Wagner Lake. The Wagner Lake is …

Fee Required USFS

Twinwood Lake Recreation Area

Bigelow Creek feeds into Twinwood Lake next to the campground and creates a good current …

Fee Required USFS

Lake Ste. Kathryn Camp

Lake Ste Kathryn Campground is located 8 miles south of Sidnaw on the Kenton Ranger …

Fee Required USFS

Minnie Pond Recreation Area

This site is located on Minnie Pond on a human-made impoundment. Ducks, geese and heron …

Fee Required USFS

Hemlock Recreation Area

This campground is located on the west end of Lake Mitchell near Cadillac. The lake …

Fee Required USFS

Sawkaw Lake Campsites

SAWKAW LAKE BACKCOUNTRY CAMPSITES (Camping Area)

FREE USFS

Little Dune 1 Campsite

Grand Island, a Congressionally designated National Recreation Area (NRA), boasts massive 300-foot wave-cut sandstone cliffs; …

Fee Required USFS

Triangle Lake Camping Area

Located in the heart of the Ironjaw Semi-Primitive Area, Triangle Lake is managed for both …

Fee Required USFS

Bay Furnace Campground

BAY FURNACE CAMPGROUND (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Logmark Rest Stop

LOGMARK REST STOP (Camping Area)

FREE USFS

Island Lake Recreation Area

Island Lake Campground is a popular campground and picnic area featuring a swimming beach, marked …

Fee Required USFS

Meadows Orv Campground

Meadows Campground is a small, 13 single site area primarily used by OHV riders. The …

Fee Required USFS

Lake Michigan Recreation Area

Lake Michigan Recreation Area is a four loop campground located on the shoreline to Lake …

Fee Required USFS

Blue Joe Lake Camping Area

BLUE JOE LAKE CAMPING AREA (Camping Area)

FREE USFS

Marion Lake Camp

Marion Lake Campground, located just 4 miles east of Watersmeet, MI, on the Watersmeet Ranger …

Fee Required USFS

Gleason'S Landing Campground

Gleason's Landing is a very popular campground on the banks of the Pere Marquette River. …

Fee Required USFS

Ewing Point Camping Area

EWING POINT - CG (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Mcneil Lake Camping Area

FREE USFS

Flowing Well Recreation Area

FLOWING WELL RECREATION AREA (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Meadow Springs Backcountry Campsites

Located on the edge of a red pine plantation, visitors to this site may see …

FREE USFS

South Branch Horse Campground

The campground is adjacent to the South Branch River. If you are traveling west to …

Fee Required USFS

Indian River Delias Camping Area

FREE USFS

Driftwood Campsite

Grand Island, a Congressionally designated National Recreation Area (NRA), boasts massive 300-foot wave-cut sandstone cliffs; …

Fee Required USFS

Autrain Lake Campground

AUTRAIN LAKE CAMPGROUND (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Langford Lake Camp

LANGFORD LAKE CAMP (Campground)

FREE USFS

Gabions Campground

Gabions Campground offers camping on the National Scenic stretch of the Au Sable River. Natural …

Fee Required USFS

Fish Lake Portage To Carp Lake

FREE USFS

Reid Lake Backcountry Campsites

There are multiple campsites located within the Reid Lake trail system. These hike in sites …

Fee Required USFS

Baldy Lake Camping Area

FREE USFS

Benton Lake Recreation Area

Benton Lake is a 33-acre lake completely surrounded by National Forest land. The North Country …

Fee Required USFS

Indian River Pine Peak Camping Area

FREE USFS

Bear Island Backcountry Campsites

A small, quiet campground, this site is primarily used by river paddlers. Located in stands …

FREE USFS

Bass Lake Camping Area

This 290 acre lake features one campsite on its western shore with carry-in boat access …

Fee Required USFS

High Banks Lake

FREE USFS

Rock Rapids Dispersed Campsites

ROCK RAPIDS DISPERSED CAMPSITES (Camping Area)

FREE USFS

Bear Lake Camping Area

This gorgeous 21 acre lake is nestled down among paper birch, aspen and oak and …

Fee Required USFS

Mckinley Horse Trail Campground

The camp is located in a red pine plantation and is available is available throughout …

FREE USFS

Little Bay De Noc Recreation Area

LITTLE BAY DE NOC RECREATION AREA (Campground)

Fee Required USFS

East Lake Camping Area

Three primitive campsites are located on the 53 acre East Lake. East Lake has fishing …

Fee Required USFS

Three Lakes - Cg

Three Lakes Campground is quiet and serenely nestled between Whitmarsh Lake, Brown Lake, and along …

Fee Required USFS

Pines Point Recreation Area

Pines Point Campground is located on the banks of the White River with several campsites …

Fee Required USFS

Red Bridge Access

The name comes from an old wooden and steel bridge, painted red, that was located …

FREE USFS

Sand Lake Recreation Area

Sand Lake Campground is situated on the scenic shores of Sand Lake and provides a …

Fee Required USFS

Cookson Lake Camping Area

Fee Required USFS

Hungerford Trail Camp

HUNGERFORD TRAIL CAMP (Group Campground)

Fee Required USFS

Cathedral Pines Backcountry Group Campsite

The access road is gated to prohibit motorized access. Visitors to this campground are primarily …

FREE USFS

Highbanks Campground

This campground is located on the 20-acre Highbank Lake, which is completely surrounded by National …

Fee Required USFS

Indian River Steuben Camping Area

FREE USFS

Mccomb Lake Camping Area

MCCOMB LAKE CAMPING AREA (Camping Area)

FREE USFS

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