Claybanks Campground
- Right now
- OpenListed open; its database flags it not open
- Season
- May 1 – November 30Open May 1 through November 30
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there
In the agency’s own words
This river access is on the flies only, catch and release portion of the river. The river bottom is mostly gravel and is a very good area for brown trout. The path to the river borders posted private land on one side before reaching the stairs to the river. The stairs to the river are steep, and will be a workout for those who make the attempt. The pine and oak forest is a good area for wildlife watching and visitors may see a deer or two while heading to the river. 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
Around the campground
- On the water
- River
Phone before you drive
recreation.gov publishes no availability for a campground you can’t reserve, so there’s no thirty-night reading to draw here. The season bar above is what the agency does publish.
Every line of the receipt · 4
What you actually pay
How we know this receipt · 4
record Aug 24, 2026 · How we know all this
Getting there
the map and the coordinate
Where it is
Gleasons LandingManistee National Forest · 1.9 miGleason's Landing Campground and River AccessManistee National Forest · 1.9 miBowman Bridge Campground and River AccessManistee National Forest · 3.1 mi
Bowman BridgeManistee National Forest · 3.2 miBowman Lake CampgroundManistee National Forest · 4.5 miHighbank Lake CampgroundManistee National Forest · 6.9 miThe weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Baldwin, MI
Typical weather
Typical October night 37°F, day 60°F.
Coldest night of the open season: typical November night 28°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or moreOutside the published season
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Claybanks Campground is in Michigan’s 2nd congressional district. Its representative, John Moolenaar (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →