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

Site 18.

at Nichols Lake South Campground

This site, photographed by the agency
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
Site 18, filed by the agency against 2 campsites at Nichols Lake South Campground
Site 18 · USDA BWC
Shared frame: SHA-256 of the agency’s own file, compared across every campsite photograph at this campground · Sep 12, 2026
Standard NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
50 ftLongest rig
54 ftRoom
840 ftElevation
66%Tree cover
362 ftWater · to Nichols 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

54 ftto the nearest other site, against 59 ft typical here
#20 of 28roomiest site in the campground
1other site within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sites17 54 ft19 110 ft16 116 ft15 137 ft14 168 ft20 212 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeStandard Nonelectric
LoopNICHOLS LAKE SOUTH CAMPGROUND
Max vehicle length50 ft
HookupsNone
Site AccessDrive-In
Driveway EntryBack-In
Driveway SurfacePaved
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People8
Max Num of Vehicles2
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time2:00 PM
Checkout Time1:00 PM
Driveway Length50 ft
GrillsYes
Lantern PoleYes
Location RatingGood
Min Num of People1
Min Num of Vehicles1
Picnic TableYes
Proximity to WaterLakefront
Site RatingStandard
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Also to 50 ft · 3
Rvto 50 ft
Tentto 50 ft
Trailerto 50 ft

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 18 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

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

Most private sites here05 116 ft19 110 ft16 83 ft01 77 ft02 77 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index