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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Michigan

Manistee National Forest

22 federal campgrounds, all of them reservable or unlisted, and 3 free to camp.

22Campgrounds
3Free to camp
$10A night at all 5 priced
148Sites, from 7
620–1,290 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 22 of these 22 campgrounds

Where they are

22 of 22 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 22

22 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Seaton Creek Campground
Manistee National Forest · MI
19 sites2 hike-in sites2 with a tent pad870 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Lake Michigan at Manistee
Manistee National Forest · MI
53 sites3 group sitesrigs to 54 ft620 fttoilets
ReservableSeasonal
Nichols Lake South Campground
Manistee National Forest · MI
28 sitesrigs to 65 ft840 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Marzinski Horse Campground
Manistee National Forest · MI
19 sites690 ftdrinking water
Reservable
Bowman Bridge
Manistee National Forest · MI
17 sites4 group sitesrigs to 50 ft750 ft
Reservable
Upper Manistee River Backcountry Campsites
Manistee National Forest · MI
Free11 sites2 walk-in sites6 hike-in sitesrigs to 20 ft690 ftdrinking watertoilets
Reservable
Hungerford Equestrian Group Campsite
Manistee National Forest · MI
1 siterigs to 60 ft1,140 ftdrinking watertoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Bowman Lake CampgroundManistee National Forest · MIFree · 820 ftOpenBrush Lake CampgroundManistee National Forest · MI1,000 ftOpenIndian Lake CampgroundManistee National Forest · MIfrom $10 · 920 ftOpenLake Michigan Recreation AreaManistee National Forest · MI660 ftOpenMinnie Pond CampgroundManistee National Forest · MIfrom $10 · 810 ftOpenPine Lake CampgroundManistee National Forest · MI750 ftOpenShelley Lake CampgroundManistee National Forest · MIfrom $10 · 960 ftOpenSulak CampgroundManistee National Forest · MIFree · 780 ftOpenTimber Creek CampgroundManistee National Forest · MI780 ftOpenTwinwood Lake CampgroundManistee National Forest · MIfrom $10 · 780 ftOpenWalkup Lake CampgroundManistee National Forest · MIfrom $10 · 830 ftOpenBenton Lake CampgroundManistee National Forest · MI810 ftSeasonalHemlock Campground and Boat LaunchManistee National Forest · MI1,290 ftSeasonalHighbank Lake CampgroundManistee National Forest · MI870 ftSeasonalSand Lake Recreation AreaManistee National Forest · MI850 ftSeasonal
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Bear Swamp3,915 acres · 9 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 (R)MI 2nd · 22 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
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly