Clark Lake · Site BIRCH.

at Sylvania Wilderness Backcountry Camping

This site, in 3 agency photographs

Photos · US Forest Service

Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026

Group Tent Only Area NonelectricType

Reservablerecreation.gov lists it

1837 ftRoom

1,730 ftElevation

78%Tree cover

128 ftWater · to Clark 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

1837 ftto the nearest other site, against 294 ft typical here

#3 of 50roomiest site in the campground

0other sites within 100 ft

No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators

Nearest sitesMAPLE-1 1837 ftMAPLE-2 2078 ftPINE-1 2508 ftPINE-2 2527 ftBALSAM-2 2921 ftBALSAM-1 2981 ft

Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeGroup Tent Only Area Nonelectric
LoopClark Lake
HookupsNone
Capacity/Size RatingSingle
Max Num of People6
Max Num of Vehicles0
ShadeYes
Checkin Time1:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
GrillsYes
Min Num of People1
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 BIRCH on recreation.gov

Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Sylvania Wilderness Backcountry Camping →

Most private sites hereBASS 3230 ftCOYOTE 2120 ftBIRCH 1837 ftLOON 1502 ftWOLF 1382 ft

Source: CAMPANAC campground index