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National Park Service · Michigan

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Here, one in two take walk-ups.

8Campgrounds
4Take walk-ups
$13–$22A night, across 3
343Sites
590–650 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 8 of these 8 campgrounds

Where they are

8 of 8 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

8 campgrounds
White Pine Backcountry Campground PermitsReservableOpenSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · MIfrom $137 hike-in sites7 sites600 fttoiletsD.H. Day CampgroundReservableSeasonalSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · MIfrom $2013 walk-in sites18 hike-in sites87 sitesrigs to 35 ft590 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsPlatte River CampgroundReservableSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · MIfrom $2221 with a bear box30 hike-in sites179 sitesrigs to 40 ft610 fthookupsdrinking watertoiletsBay Campground - South Manitou IslandMixedSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · MI28 sites590 fttoiletsWeather Station Campground - South Manitou IslandMixedSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · MI23 sites610 fttoiletsVillage Campground - North Manitou IslandFirst-comeSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · MI8 sites610 fttoiletsPopple Campground - South Manitou IslandFirst-comeSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · MI7 sites650 fttoiletsD.H. Day Group CampgroundReservableSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · MISites from $404 with a bear box4 with a tent pad4 sites600 ftdrinking watertoilets
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

Heads up

Information
Fall Hunting Seasons Michigan has many designated hunting seasons for different animals. Several of these hunting seasons overlap and begin mid-September. Hunting is permitted within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in accordance with Michigan state laws…
Source: National Park Service alerts API · Oct 23, 2026

Who answers for this land

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’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 · 8 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