U.S. Forest Service · Manistee National Forest · MI

Bowman Lake Campground

OpenSeason 05-01 – 10-31

UnlistedAccess

The place

The campground is walk-in only, with carry-in canoe access. This quiet and secluded campground is very popular with fisherman and hunters. Brochure with Map : This brochure is set to print on 11 x 17 paper, landscape (wide) orientation. To print on 8 1/2 x 11 paper set the print area to "shrink to printable area", this will make the text on the page smaller. Flickr Photo Album

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Booking

183 daysBooking window before arrival

Recreation.gov default: most campsites can be booked six months prior to arrival date. Most campgrounds go on sale at 7am PT / 8am MT / 10am ET, but not always; check the facility Seasons and Fees tab. Some locations also offer shorter supplemental booking windows.

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Fees

No Fee

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Your representative

This campground sits in MI-02. This member’s public-lands record →

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