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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Michigan

Ottawa National Forest

Here, 6% take walk-ups.

16Campgrounds
1Take walk-ups
$14–$22A night, across 9
167Sites, from 9
1,180–1,810 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 16 of these 16 campgrounds

Where they are

16 of 16 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

16 campgrounds
Sylvania Wilderness Backcountry CampingReservableOpenOttawa National Forest · MIfrom $1550 group sites50 sites1,810 ftPerch Lake CampgroundReservableOpenOttawa National Forest · MIfrom $222 pull-through sites20 sites1,550 ftdrinking watertoiletsBob Lake CampgroundOpenOttawa National Forest · MIfrom $141,190 ftdrinking watertoiletsGolden Lake CampgroundOpenOttawa National Forest · MI1,640 fttoiletsLake Ste Kathryn CampgroundOpenOttawa National Forest · MIfrom $141,570 ftdrinking waterNorway Lake CampgroundOpenOttawa National Forest · MIfrom $141,530 ftdrinking watertoiletsSylvania (Clark Lake) CampgroundReservableSeasonalOttawa National Forest · MIfrom $2248 sitesrigs to 88 ft1,810 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsLake Ottawa CampgroundReservableOttawa National Forest · MIfrom $2232 sites1,530 fttoiletsMarion Lake Group SiteReservableSeasonalOttawa National Forest · MISites from $1001 pull-through site1 group site1 site1,630 ftBobcat Lake CampgroundFirst-comeSeasonalOttawa National Forest · MI1,570 ftdrinking watertoiletsImp Lake CampgroundSeasonalOttawa National Forest · MIfrom $161,710 ftdrinking watertoiletsCourtney Lake CampgroundOpenOttawa National Forest · MIfrom $141,180 ftdrinking watertoiletsBobcat Lake CampReservableOttawa National Forest · MI4 sites1,570 ftHenry Lake CampReservableSeasonalOttawa National Forest · MI4 sites1,590 ftMoosehead Lake CampReservableSeasonalOttawa National Forest · MI4 sites1,690 ftPomeroy Lake CampReservableOttawa National Forest · MI4 sites1,640 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
developing

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

Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Oct 16, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
No Mans fire · 6.4 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Black River fire · 9.4 mi from the nearest campground here · 326 acres · 75% contained
Wildfire
Birdhouse fire · 11 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Camp 4 Grade fire · 19 mi from the nearest campground here · 16 acres
Wildfire
Flag fire · 21 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Shed fire · 22 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 22, 2026

Who answers for this land

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

Jack Bergman, official portrait
Jack Bergman (R)MI 1st · 16 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