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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Michigan

Manistee National Forest

Here, none of the campgrounds take walk-ups.

32Campgrounds
3Free to camp
$10–$75A night, across 14
189Sites, from 10
620–1,290 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 32 of these 32 campgrounds

Where they are

32 of 32 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

32 campgrounds
Lake Michigan at ManisteeReservableManistee National Forest · MIfrom $403 group sites53 sitesrigs to 54 ft620 fttoiletsPeterson BridgeReservableSeasonalManistee National Forest · MIfrom $3511 boat-in sites2 hike-in sites30 sitesrigs to 64 ft810 ftNichols Lake South CampgroundReservableSeasonalManistee National Forest · MIfrom $3028 sitesrigs to 65 ft840 ftdrinking watertoiletsMarzinski Horse CampgroundReservableManistee National Forest · MI19 sites690 ftdrinking waterSeaton Creek CampgroundReservableSeasonalManistee National Forest · MIfrom $302 hike-in sites2 with a tent pad19 sites870 ftdrinking watertoiletsBowman BridgeReservableManistee National Forest · MIfrom $304 group sites17 sitesrigs to 50 ft750 ftUpper Manistee River Backcountry CampsitesReservableManistee National Forest · MIFree2 walk-in sites6 hike-in sites11 sitesrigs to 20 ft690 ftdrinking watertoiletsGleasons LandingReservableManistee National Forest · MIfrom $302 group sites6 sites740 ftdrinking waterPines Point Campground (MI)ReservableSeasonalManistee National Forest · MIfrom $302 group sites5 sitesrigs to 80 ft660 ftdrinking watertoiletsHungerford Equestrian Group CampsiteReservableManistee National Forest · MIfrom $751 siterigs to 60 ft1,140 ftdrinking watertoiletsBowman Lake CampgroundOpenManistee National Forest · MIFree820 ftBrush Lake CampgroundOpenManistee National Forest · MI1,000 ftClaybanks CampgroundOpenManistee National Forest · MI820 ftDiamond PointOpenManistee National Forest · MIfrom $10620 ftElk Canoe CampgroundOpenManistee National Forest · MI670 ftIndian Lake CampgroundOpenManistee National Forest · MIfrom $10920 ftMinnie Pond CampgroundOpenManistee National Forest · MIfrom $10810 ftShelley Lake CampgroundOpenManistee National Forest · MIfrom $10960 ftSulak CampgroundOpenManistee National Forest · MIFree780 ftTimber Creek CampgroundOpenManistee National Forest · MI780 ftTwinwood Lake CampgroundOpenManistee National Forest · MIfrom $10780 ftWalkup Lake CampgroundOpenManistee National Forest · MIfrom $10830 ftBear Track CampgroundSeasonalManistee National Forest · MI740 ftBenton Lake CampgroundSeasonalManistee National Forest · MI810 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Bear Swamp3,915 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Who answers for this land

Manistee National Forest’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

John Moolenaar, official portrait
John Moolenaar (R)MI 2nd · 32 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly