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Campsite #3 at East Lake Dispersed Campsite Campground, MI
$8
Campsite #3
| Drive-In | 8 people |
| 24 ft | Pull-Through |
| 2 | good |
7/13
7/20
Campsite #3 Features: Drive-In access, Pull-Through parking, 24ft driveway, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (11)
4.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 27% |
| 4 star | | 36% |
| 3 star | | 0% |
| 2 star | | 18% |
| 1 star | | 18% |
@AllisonPFF558D · Camped on May 30, 2025 at Campsite #3
Great campsite on a dirt road just off the main road. There is a loop connecting each of the 3 sites. People with cabins near by spray painted over national forest signs routing traffic away from the boat launch (it is very strange). Going through the boat launch area is the fastest way to camp 3, if you go around you will have to drive around the lake on, at times, rough dirt road.
@HenryW2211857 · Camped on Aug 31, 2023 at Campsite #3
The site is nice, but the road to access it was terrible. I had a smaller 16 trailer and barely got to the site and damaged the trailer on the way out. Suggest it be listed as tents only.
@ThomasC6214588 · Camped on Jul 2, 2023 at Campsite #3
Rugged!!
Pros:
Beautiful tiny secluded lake, no highway noise despite being right near the highway, only 3 sites and 1 private house on a whole small private lake.
Sites are all separated and have lake access, spacious and seemed like you could hike on any paths too
Cons:
VERY hard to find, we were in site 3, there are 2 very spaced out wooden signs but several intersections in-between that are unmarked. Follow the blue tags and one bud light can to find site 3. Probably a mile of unpaved bumpy roads. Don't need high clearance but it would help.
VERY buggy. Applied as much spray and lotion as we had and still spent half the night jogging to the car and to the fire. Woke up in the morning with ACTUALLY 40-50 mosquitos perched on the outside of the tent waiting for us to open it up.
Pros:
Beautiful tiny secluded lake, no highway noise despite being right near the highway, only 3 sites and 1 private house on a whole small private lake.
Sites are all separated and have lake access, spacious and seemed like you could hike on any paths too
Cons:
VERY hard to find, we were in site 3, there are 2 very spaced out wooden signs but several intersections in-between that are unmarked. Follow the blue tags and one bud light can to find site 3. Probably a mile of unpaved bumpy roads. Don't need high clearance but it would help.
VERY buggy. Applied as much spray and lotion as we had and still spent half the night jogging to the car and to the fire. Woke up in the morning with ACTUALLY 40-50 mosquitos perched on the outside of the tent waiting for us to open it up.
@LiamD8062390 · Camped on Oct 9, 2022 at Campsite #3
My partner and I were unable to access the site. The visual map on Google maps and on the recreation.gov reservation page does not match the verbal directions to reach the site from M-94. We followed the map instructions until reaching a plywood sign with blue spray paint saying "east lake 1,2,3" pointing down a fork in the road. We followed this sign and searched for an hour without success. We then tried to ask the private property owner whose front gate the sign was on for directions, but they could not be found and many of their signs and yard decorations implied that they would shoot anyone suspected of trespassing. We then searched for another hour down each unpaved logging road we could find, without success. We had reserved site 3 but the only site we could find was 1, where another couple was already camped. We asked them for directions and they were kind, but we again couldn't find our site. By this time it was dark out and there was nowhere for us to camp, so we resorted to a motel in Manistique.
@KaylaB1267719 · Camped on Jun 12, 2022 at Campsite #3
This spot was a beautiful secluded camp site. We had our own little private beach and there was a new fire pit ring with a grate. Would love to come back to this gem again! Only 30 min from pictured rocks! Directions on the two track roads to get here were a little confusing but we figured it out.
@sandyand580520 · Camped on Sep 24, 2021 at Campsite #3
We have been coming to site 2 and site 4 at Eastlake for at least 30 years. It is a perfect outdoor experience. Very nice sites with great swimming, fishing is pretty good and secluded but close enough to some civilization. We've seen a pair of bald eagles almost every time we have came. We even got a nice pic of a bald eagle snatching up a dead fish from the surface and have experienced the northern lights. It's also close enough to drive to pictured rocks and various waterfalls and Munising attractions without spending much time on the road. The Tanglewood Inn in Shingleton is a great place to eat.
@sandyandmartyb · Camped on Sep 24, 2021 at Campsite #3
We have been coming to site 2 and site 4 at Eastlake for at least 30 years. It is a perfect outdoor experience. Very nice sites with great swimming, fishing is pretty good and secluded but close enough to some civilization. We've seen a pair of bald eagles almost every time we have came. We even got a nice pic of a bald eagle snatching up a dead fish from the surface and have experienced the northern lights. It's also close enough to drive to pictured rocks and various waterfalls and Munising attractions without spending much time on the road. The Tanglewood Inn in Shingleton is a great place to eat.
@PeterJ546 · Camped on Jul 15, 2021 at Campsite #3
The weather was awesome! The bugs were terrible but thats to be expected. Fun panfishing and small bass.
@PeterJ8984222 · Camped on Jul 15, 2021 at Campsite #3
The weather was awesome! The bugs were terrible but thats to be expected. Fun panfishing and small bass.
@AdamW277 · Camped on Sep 19, 2020 at Campsite #3
Great campsite!
@LeifA785 · Camped on Sep 12, 2020 at Campsite #3
The house a couple of hundreds yards away ran a generator all night. It was almost impossible to sleep. I don't go out in the middle of nowhere to listen to this.
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