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

Lake Michigan Recreation Area

OpenSeason 05-15 – 10-10

UnlistedAccess

The place

Lake Michigan Recreation Area is a four loop campground located on the shoreline to Lake Michigan between Manistee and Ludington. In addition to the 99 single family sites and 3 group sites, the site also boasts a day use area with multiple picnic tables, pavilions and a playground, an ampitheater and an overlook. Arrowhead Trail, which runs through the campground, connects to the wilderness trails that traverse Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area.

SRC · USFS Enterprise Data Warehouse · 2026-08-24

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.

SRC · Rules verified against recreation.gov · 2026-08-24

Fees

Camping (per night): Single Site$40.00 Group Site (up to 25 people): $100.00 Group Site (26 - 50 people): $115.00 Day Use (per vehicle): Per Day: $7.00 Extra Vehicle: $10.00 Ampitheater: $190.00

SRC · USFS Enterprise Data Warehouse · 2026-08-24

Who runs it

Operated by American Land & Leisure, a private concessionaire, under permit from the agency.

SRC · Operator link · 2026-08-24

Your representative

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

SRC · U.S. Census TIGER · MTJP Scorecard

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