Camping in Michigan
Michigan has 196 public campgrounds on record, 77 reservable and 80 first-come. Most (149 of 196) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Each row below says who runs it, how to get a site, and what it costs.
- 196
- Total
- 77
- Reservable
- 80
- First-come
Au Sable Loop Recreation Area Campground
Au Train Lake Campground
Bass Lake Campsite
Bay Furnace Campground
Beaver Island Campground
Au Sable Loop Recreation Area Campground - Sites
- 5
- Season
- 05-15 to 11-30
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
Au Train Lake Campground - Sites
- 33
- Season
- 05-12 to 09-30
- Fee
- Site: $24–$26 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $22 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
Bass Lake Campsite - Sites
- 1
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-15
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $8 per night
Bay Furnace Campground - Sites
- 49
- Season
- 05-12 to 10-07
- Fee
- Single Site: $22 per night
- Sites
- 25
- Season
- 05-12 to 09-30
- Fee
- Single Site: $24 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $30 per night
Beaver Island Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Belle Isle Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $30 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 05-24 to 10-14
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Black River Harbor Camp - Sites
- 37
- Season
- 05-23 to 09-15
- Fee
- Single Site: $22 per night
Black River Harbor Pavilion - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 05-23 to 09-15
- Fee
- Site: $100 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Day Use:
Bob Lake Camp - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $22 per night
- Sites
- 11
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-15
- Fee
- Single Site: $22 per night
Bowman Bridge Campground - Sites
- 17
- Season
- 05-02 to 10-12
- Fee
- Single Site: $30 per night
- Sites
- 71
- Season
- 05-12 to 09-30
- Fee
- Single Site: $26 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
Camp Seven Lake Recreation Area - Sites
- 39
- Season
- 05-12 to 09-30
- Fee
- Single Site: $24 per night
Caribou Island Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- 20
- Season
- 05-12 to 09-16
- Fee
- Single Site: $24 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 05-24 to 10-14
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
Chicago Lake Campsites - Sites
- 4
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-15
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $8 per night
Chimney Loop Campground - Sites
- 1
- Season
- 04-15 to 11-29
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $30 per night
Chippewa Harbor Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site with no electric hook-up: $22 per night
Clark Lake Pavilion - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 05-22 to 09-30
- Fee
- Site: $100 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- There are no camping fees for this site but reservations fees apply.
Colwell Lake Recreation Area - Sites
- 40
- Season
- 05-12 to 10-07
- Fee
- Site: $24–$80 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $22 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
D.H. Day Campground - Sites
- 82
- Season
- 04-27 to 11-26
- Fee
- Site: $10 per night
D.H. Day Group Campground - Sites
- 4
- Season
- 04-27 to 11-26
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $20 per night
Daisy Farm Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
Duncan Bay Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Duncan Narrows Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
East Chickenbone Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
Ewing Point Campsite - Sites
- 1
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-15
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $8 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Flowing Well Recreation Area - Sites
- 6
- Season
- 05-12 to 09-16
- Fee
- Single Campsite: $26 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- No overnight fees are required for this site
Gabions Campground - Sites
- 8
- Season
- 05-15 to 11-30
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $30 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $16 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
Gooseneck Lake Campsites - Sites
- 3
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-15
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $8 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Grand Island National Recreation Area - Sites
- 18
- Season
- 05-26 to 10-08
- Fee
- Site: $8–$30 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- No overnight fees are required for this site
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 05-24 to 10-14
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
Hatchet Lake Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Hay Bay Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $30 per night
- Sites
- 7
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-15
- Fee
- Single Site: $22 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $30 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Huginnin Cove Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- 1
- Season
- 05-01 to 10-31
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $75 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Overnight Use:
Hurricane River Campground - Sites
- 21
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-15
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $25 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $22 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $22 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
Island Lake Campground - Sites
- 11
- Season
- 05-12 to 09-16
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $26–$65 per night
Island Lake Recreation Area - Sites
- 17
- Season
- 05-15 to 09-30
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
Island Mine Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
Jackpine Lake Campsites - Sites
- 2
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-15
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $8 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 05-24 to 10-14
- Fee
- Group Site: $35 per night
Kneff Lake Recreation Area - Sites
- 27
- Season
- 05-15 to 09-30
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
Lake Michigan at Manistee - Sites
- 53
- Season
- 05-09 to 10-12
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $40 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $26 per night
Lake Michigan Recreation Area - Sites
- 99
- Season
- 05-09 to 10-15
- Fee
- Single Site: $40 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
Lake Ottawa Camp - Sites
- 31
- Season
- 05-22 to 09-15
- Fee
- Single Site: $22 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Site: $100 per night
Lake Richie Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Lake Richie Canoe Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Camping - $22 a night
Lake Whittlesey Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Lane Cove Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Little Bass Lake Campsites - Sites
- 5
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-15
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $8 per night
Little Bay De Noc Recreation Area - Sites
- 38
- Season
- 05-12 to 10-07
- Fee
- Single Site: $26 per night
Little Beaver Campground - Sites
- 9
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-15
- Fee
- Site: $25 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
Little Todd Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 05-24 to 10-14
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
Lyman Lake Campsites - Sites
- 10
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-15
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $8 per night
Mack Lake Orv Campground - Sites
- 41
- Season
- 05-15 to 11-30
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
Malone Bay Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $22 per night
- Sites
- 1
- Season
- 05-22 to 09-15
- Fee
- Single Site: $22 per night
- Sites
- 19
- Season
- 04-01 to 11-30
- Fee
- Not on record
McCargoe Cove Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
Meadows Orv Campground - Sites
- 12
- Season
- 05-15 to 11-30
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
Merritt Lane Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- 42
- Season
- 05-12 to 09-16
- Fee
- Single Site: $24 per night
- Sites
- 19
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-15
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
- Sites
- 8
- Season
- 05-22 to 09-30
- Fee
- Single Site: $13 per night
Moskey Basin Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
- Sites
- 1
- Season
- 05-24 to 10-14
- Fee
- Group Site: $35 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $30 per night
North Desor Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $22 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $30 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- 20
- Season
- 05-22 to 09-15
- Fee
- Camping - $22 a night
Pete’s Lake Campground - Sites
- 48
- Season
- 05-12 to 10-07
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $24–$50 per night
- Sites
- 31
- Season
- 04-25 to 10-12
- Fee
- Single Site: $35 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Pickerel Cove Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Backcountry Camping Permit - Sites
- 72
- Season
- 01-01 to 12-31
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $30 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- 5
- Season
- 05-09 to 10-12
- Fee
- Single Site: $30 per night
Platte River Campground - Sites
- 171
- Season
- 01-01 to 12-31
- Fee
- Site: $22–$50 per night
- Sites
- 11
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-15
- Fee
- Single Site: $22 per night
Popple Campground - South Manitou Island - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 05-24 to 10-14
- Fee
- No overnight fees are required for this site
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- No overnight fees are required for this site
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
Rock Harbor Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- 19
- Season
- 05-15 to 09-30
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
- Sites
- 33
- Season
- 05-15 to 09-30
- Fee
- Single Site: $14 per night
- Sites
- 44
- Season
- 05-09 to 09-02
- Fee
- Single Site: $40 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Day Use:
- Sites
- 19
- Season
- 04-25 to 10-12
- Fee
- Single Site: $30 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- 05-24 to 10-14
- Fee
- No overnight fees are required for this site
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Soldier Lake Recreation Area - Sites
- 44
- Season
- 05-12 to 09-16
- Fee
- Single Site: $24 per night
- Sites
- 1
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-31
- Fee
- Not on record
South Lake Desor Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
South Manitou Group Campground - Sites
- 6
- Season
- 05-22 to 09-12
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $30 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $16 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
Steuben Lake Campsites - Sites
- 2
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-15
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $8 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $16 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Free
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
Swan Lake Campsites - Sites
- 4
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-15
- Fee
- Standard nonelectric: $8 per night
Sylvania (Clark Lake) Campground - Sites
- 47
- Season
- 05-22 to 09-15
- Fee
- Site: $22–$26 per night
Sylvania Wilderness Backcountry Camping - Sites
- 50
- Season
- 01-01 to 12-31
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- 10
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-31
- Fee
- Single Site: $16 per night
Three Mile Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10
Todd Harbor Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Tookers Island Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $8 per night
Twelvemile Beach Campground and Cabin - Sites
- 36
- Season
- 05-15 to 10-15
- Fee
- Site: $25–$35 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
Village Campground - North Manitou Island - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
Wagner Lake Recreation Area - Sites
- 12
- Season
- 05-15 to 11-30
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night
Wakeley Lake Campground - Sites
- 5
- Season
- 05-15 to 11-30
- Fee
- Site: $10 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $10 per night
Washington Creek Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
West Chickenbone Campground - Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
White Pine Backcountry Campground Permits - Sites
- 7
- Season
- 01-01 to 12-31
- Fee
- Site: $13 per night
Widewaters Recreation Area - Sites
- 32
- Season
- 05-12 to 09-16
- Fee
- Single Site: $22 per night
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
No campgrounds match these filters.
How booking works in Michigan
There is no single system: each campground books through its managing agency. 80 campgrounds take no reservations at all, first-come, first-served. 77 campgrounds book through Recreation.gov.
For a park's own hours, entrance fee, and boundary, see Michigan state parks on publiclandsdb.com.
Narrower lists
By agency
80 first-come campgrounds need no reservation; 0 stay open year-round ; and 62 sit on a named lake . By agency: 149 National Forest campgrounds , and 47 National Park Service campgrounds .
Common questions
How do I reserve a campground in Michigan?
It depends on who runs it. Of the 196 public campgrounds on record here, 80 are first-come, first-served with no reservations and 77 book through Recreation.gov.
Where can I camp for free in Michigan?
10 public campgrounds in Michigan charge no fee: Baldy Lake Camping Area, Burned Dam, Government Landing Access, Haymeadow Camping Area, and 6 more. Free camping away from campgrounds (dispersed camping) is a land-management rule, not a campground; see the managing agency.
Is boondocking legal in Michigan?
On BLM land, dispersed camping (boondocking) is generally allowed under the agency's rules. BLM limits dispersed camping to 14 days within any 28-day period (stay limits vary by field office), asks campers to stay at least 200 feet from lakes and streams, and says most areas need no permit or reservation (blm.gov, read 2026-09-26).
What are the best campgrounds in Michigan?
This site doesn't rate campgrounds. The most fully documented here are Platte River Campground (23 sourced facts), D.H. Day Campground (22 sourced facts), and Colwell Lake Recreation Area (21 sourced facts); the table lets you sort every campground by agency, booking, season, and fee.