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National Park Service · Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Area · MI

Weather Station Campground - South Manitou Island

Weather Station CampgroundPhoto · NPS
Not publishedStatus
MixedAccess
23Sites
20First-come

The place

The Weather Station Campground overlooks Lake Michigan from the bluffs on the south side of the island. Camp sites are well secluded from each other and have fire pits for open fires. Follow the wooded trail past the lighthouse about 1.3 miles to the campground. Bring water filtration equipment since there is no source of purified drinking water. There are 20 individual sites and 3 group sites.

SRC · National Park Service API · 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.

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Fees

Weather Station Campground for 1-4 persons$10.00
Weather Station Group Campground for 7-20 persons$30.00
SRC · National Park Service API · 2026-08-24

Your representative

This campground sits in MI-01. This member’s public-lands record →

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