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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Michigan

Ottawa National Forest

19 federal campgrounds, 2 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

19Campgrounds
2With first-come sites
$14–$16A night, across 6
169Sites, from 11
1,180–1,810 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 19 of these 19 campgrounds

Where they are

19 of 19 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 19

19 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Sylvania Wilderness Backcountry Camping
Ottawa National Forest · MI
from $1550 sites50 group sites1,810 ft
ReservableOpen
Sylvania (Clark Lake) Campground
Ottawa National Forest · MI
48 sitesrigs to 88 ft1,810 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
ReservableOpen
Perch Lake Campground
Ottawa National Forest · MI
20 sites2 pull-through sites1,550 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
ReservableOpen
Lake Ottawa Pavilion
Ottawa National Forest · MI
1 site1 pull-through site1 group siterigs to 17 ft1,570 ftdrinking watertoilets
ReservableOpen
Marion Lake Group Site
Ottawa National Forest · MI
1 site1 pull-through site1 group site1,630 ft
Reservable
Lake Ottawa Campground
Ottawa National Forest · MI
32 sites1,530 fttoilets
Reservable
Clark Lake Pavilion
Ottawa National Forest · MI
1 site1 pull-through site1 group siterigs to 17 ft1,810 ftdrinking watertoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Henry Lake CampOttawa National Forest · MI4 sites · 1,590 ftReservableOpenMoosehead Lake CampOttawa National Forest · MI4 sites · 1,690 ftReservableOpenBob Lake CampgroundOttawa National Forest · MIfrom $14 · 1,190 ft · drinking waterOpenCourtney Lake CampgroundOttawa National Forest · MIfrom $14 · 1,180 ft · drinking waterOpenGolden Lake CampgroundOttawa National Forest · MI1,640 ftOpenImp Lake CampgroundOttawa National Forest · MIfrom $16 · 1,710 ft · drinking waterOpenLake Ste Kathryn CampgroundOttawa National Forest · MIfrom $14 · 1,570 ft · drinking waterOpenNorway Lake CampgroundOttawa National Forest · MIfrom $14 · 1,530 ft · drinking waterOpenBobcat Lake CampOttawa National Forest · MI4 sites · 1,570 ftReservablePomeroy Lake CampOttawa National Forest · MI4 sites · 1,640 ftReservableBobcat Lake CampgroundOttawa National Forest · MI1,570 ft · drinking waterFirst-comeSeasonalLangford Lake Boat LaunchOttawa National Forest · MI1,680 ftFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 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 · Aug 12, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Flowage fire · 27 mi from the nearest campground here · 8 acres
Wildfire
Long Lake fire · 32 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Woodland fire · 40 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
Merita fire · 45 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 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 (R)MI 1st · 19 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