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

CHICAGO LAKE DISPERSED CAMPSITE · Site 001.

at Chicago Lake Campsites

This site, in 3 agency photographs
Photos · U.S. Forest Service
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Filed by the agency against this site and 1 other campsite here
CHICAGO LAKE CAMPSITE BOAT LAUNCH, filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Chicago Lake Campsites
CHICAGO LAKE CAMPSITE BOAT LAUNCH
Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026
Tent Only NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
508 ftRoom
760 ftElevation
79%Tree cover
244 ftWater · to Chicago Lake
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Room

508 ftto the nearest other site, against 370 ft typical here
Roomiest of 4site in the campground
0other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites002 508 ft003 1055 ft004 1282 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeTent Only Nonelectric
LoopCHICAGO LAKE DISPERSED CAMPSITE
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryPull-Through
Driveway GradeSlight
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People8
Max Num of Vehicles2
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time2:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
GrillsYes
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles1
Proximity to WaterLakefront
Site Height/Overhead Clearance20 ft
Site RatingBasic
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Tentno length limit listed

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site 001 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Chicago Lake Campsites →

Most private sites here001 508 ft002 508 ft003 232 ft004 232 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index