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Hiawatha National Forest › Munising Ranger District › Michigan
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Campsite #1 at Ewing Point Dispersed Campsite, MI
$8
Group Site #1
| Walk-In | 16 people |
| 50 ft | Back-In |
| 0 | fair |
9/3
Campsite #1 Features: Walk-In access, Back-In parking, Picnic Table, Tent Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (16)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 75% |
| 4 star | | 13% |
| 3 star | | 13% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@TommyG8369047 · Camped on May 30, 2024 at Campsite #1
This site is incredible, but be warned - if you don't like hiking all your stuff in to the site, if you need water or electricity, if you are scared of snakes, if you need cell service to survive... THIS IS NOT THE SITE FOR YOU. This has to be the most rugged and awesome campsite I've ever stayed at. The hike in is no joke if you are carrying a lot of stuff, firewood included. I ended up using the inflatable boat I brought to haul stuff back to the boat landing instead of walking it out.You have the whole peninsula to yourself, and essentially the whole lake to yourself. With Verizon we had no signal at all, but the stars at night were beyond words. The loons were singing all night, the kids were catching snakes and fish all day. We saw a giant snapping turtle under the footbridge on the path. There is an awesome outhouse with a great breeze :DIf you're up for a real off-the-grid adventure, this might be the site for you, but if you've got a lot of gear and younger kids you may want to pass on this one.
@AmberW7269041 · Camped on Aug 20, 2023 at Campsite #1
Great campsite. Would recommend to boat or kayak your gear to the site. Will visit again. Watch out for snakes.
@JeffD9403272 · Camped on Sep 27, 2022 at Campsite #1
It’s an amazing site heard loons all night long.
@EmilyB3587069 · Camped on Jul 24, 2022 at Campsite #1
This was an amazing night! You MUST enjoy wildlife and not be scared to be in the middle of a forest full of noises for this to be a good experience. We heard coyotes howling from all directions, different types of owls and birds, and we are pretty sure that bigfoot (or maybe a bear or some deer) was outside our tent in the very early morning hours before sunrise. The kids loved the water and the bathro was probably one of the best ones I have ever used in my lifetime of camping and hiking. If you love the outdoors and and physically capable of carrying all your gear in and out down a trail that's about a third of a mile and includes a two board narrow bridge, then this is the place for you! We had so much space and it was so peaceful! We had a group of 4 adults and 7 tweens/teens and loved it!
@KenW7885314 · Camped on Aug 15, 2021 at Campsite #1
Perfect weather, perfect campsite, lousy fishing. Ewing Point is one of the nicest campsites you could ever find. I first camped there over 25 years ago. I'll be back.
@KenW750 · Camped on Aug 15, 2021 at Campsite #1
Perfect weather, perfect campsite, lousy fishing. Ewing Point is one of the nicest campsites you could ever find. I first camped there over 25 years ago. I'll be back.
@RyanH4459660 · Camped on Jun 14, 2021 at Campsite #1
Beautiful spot. Plan to pack light or boat in your gear from the launch, the trail to the site is narrow with a narrow footbridge.
@raynep6449735 · Camped on May 24, 2021 at Campsite #1
This is by far the best camp sites I have ever been to!!!!
@raynep754 · Camped on May 24, 2021 at Campsite #1
This is by far the best camp sites I have ever been to!!!!
@RyanW192 · Camped on Aug 18, 2020 at Campsite #1
Listen, we all know that the wilderness is shrinking and anything in Hiawatha is a gem. That being said, here are CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS FOR FINDING THE PROVIDED TOILET:
The campsite is to the left at the end of the trail. The toilet is to the right, on top of the hill. To get to the toilet, just turn right into the woods. You will see the toilet sign. Count twenty paces and look to your right. There is a tiny footpath leading up the hill to the toilet. USE THE TOILET.
This careless spreading of human mess needs to stop, otherwise you know they'll just close the sites down. It's not good for the forest's biome for people to be defecating 180 days a year at the edge of the water. It's not safe for other humans who are trying to avoid infectious diseases like Staph, Salmonella, and MRSA! Think about that! I wanted to peak at the lotus pond to the west of the point, but was met with so much waste and toilet paper than I ran back to the fire ring, cursing humanity. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO THE FOREST?
If you are lucky enough to be provided a toilet for your site, you have an obligation to use it. I don't know if anyone has heard yet, but they aren't making any new wilderness from assembly lines somewhere out there in Magic Village. This is all we have left. Do you want the Upper Peninsula to become like the rest of the Midwest, where there is NO dispersed camping and the forests are all just fake strips for highways? Well, guess what, that likely won't happen because instead of letting us wreck Ewing Point, the service will just close it. Then you'll be stuck camping in Kentucky with my redneck relatives who think that gravel lots, RVs, generators, and beer pong constitute a proper camping trip.
If you are new to camping, you really need to take a moment to think about the impact that human presence can have on the land. Leave no trace. Take only pictures. Go find out what the inside joke by the toilet is all about. Keep calm and Yooper on.
The campsite is to the left at the end of the trail. The toilet is to the right, on top of the hill. To get to the toilet, just turn right into the woods. You will see the toilet sign. Count twenty paces and look to your right. There is a tiny footpath leading up the hill to the toilet. USE THE TOILET.
This careless spreading of human mess needs to stop, otherwise you know they'll just close the sites down. It's not good for the forest's biome for people to be defecating 180 days a year at the edge of the water. It's not safe for other humans who are trying to avoid infectious diseases like Staph, Salmonella, and MRSA! Think about that! I wanted to peak at the lotus pond to the west of the point, but was met with so much waste and toilet paper than I ran back to the fire ring, cursing humanity. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO THE FOREST?
If you are lucky enough to be provided a toilet for your site, you have an obligation to use it. I don't know if anyone has heard yet, but they aren't making any new wilderness from assembly lines somewhere out there in Magic Village. This is all we have left. Do you want the Upper Peninsula to become like the rest of the Midwest, where there is NO dispersed camping and the forests are all just fake strips for highways? Well, guess what, that likely won't happen because instead of letting us wreck Ewing Point, the service will just close it. Then you'll be stuck camping in Kentucky with my redneck relatives who think that gravel lots, RVs, generators, and beer pong constitute a proper camping trip.
If you are new to camping, you really need to take a moment to think about the impact that human presence can have on the land. Leave no trace. Take only pictures. Go find out what the inside joke by the toilet is all about. Keep calm and Yooper on.
@RyanW7011906 · Camped on Aug 18, 2020 at Campsite #1
Listen, we all know that the wilderness is shrinking and anything in Hiawatha is a gem. That being said, here are CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS FOR FINDING THE PROVIDED TOILET:
The campsite is to the left at the end of the trail. The toilet is to the right, on top of the hill. To get to the toilet, just turn right into the woods. You will see the toilet sign. Count twenty paces and look to your right. There is a tiny footpath leading up the hill to the toilet. USE THE TOILET.
This careless spreading of human mess needs to stop, otherwise you know they'll just close the sites down. It's not good for the forest's biome for people to be defecating 180 days a year at the edge of the water. It's not safe for other humans who are trying to avoid infectious diseases like Staph, Salmonella, and MRSA! Think about that! I wanted to peak at the lotus pond to the west of the point, but was met with so much waste and toilet paper than I ran back to the fire ring, cursing humanity. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO THE FOREST?
If you are lucky enough to be provided a toilet for your site, you have an obligation to use it. I don't know if anyone has heard yet, but they aren't making any new wilderness from assembly lines somewhere out there in Magic Village. This is all we have left. Do you want the Upper Peninsula to become like the rest of the Midwest, where there is NO dispersed camping and the forests are all just fake strips for highways? Well, guess what, that likely won't happen because instead of letting us wreck Ewing Point, the service will just close it. Then you'll be stuck camping in Kentucky with my redneck relatives who think that gravel lots, RVs, generators, and beer pong constitute a proper camping trip.
If you are new to camping, you really need to take a moment to think about the impact that human presence can have on the land. Leave no trace. Take only pictures. Go find out what the inside joke by the toilet is all about. Keep calm and Yooper on.
The campsite is to the left at the end of the trail. The toilet is to the right, on top of the hill. To get to the toilet, just turn right into the woods. You will see the toilet sign. Count twenty paces and look to your right. There is a tiny footpath leading up the hill to the toilet. USE THE TOILET.
This careless spreading of human mess needs to stop, otherwise you know they'll just close the sites down. It's not good for the forest's biome for people to be defecating 180 days a year at the edge of the water. It's not safe for other humans who are trying to avoid infectious diseases like Staph, Salmonella, and MRSA! Think about that! I wanted to peak at the lotus pond to the west of the point, but was met with so much waste and toilet paper than I ran back to the fire ring, cursing humanity. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO THE FOREST?
If you are lucky enough to be provided a toilet for your site, you have an obligation to use it. I don't know if anyone has heard yet, but they aren't making any new wilderness from assembly lines somewhere out there in Magic Village. This is all we have left. Do you want the Upper Peninsula to become like the rest of the Midwest, where there is NO dispersed camping and the forests are all just fake strips for highways? Well, guess what, that likely won't happen because instead of letting us wreck Ewing Point, the service will just close it. Then you'll be stuck camping in Kentucky with my redneck relatives who think that gravel lots, RVs, generators, and beer pong constitute a proper camping trip.
If you are new to camping, you really need to take a moment to think about the impact that human presence can have on the land. Leave no trace. Take only pictures. Go find out what the inside joke by the toilet is all about. Keep calm and Yooper on.
@RyanH766 · Camped on Aug 12, 2020 at Campsite #1
Gorgeous
@AlexD101 · Camped on Jun 20, 2020 at Campsite #1
I would like to start this off by saying that this site would likely be different at a different time.
I had a wonderful weekend and would recommend this site.
We visited mid June, and we followed the gps. Don’t gps. Follow the instructions givin. We ended up taking an old logging trail to the site, which was 4x longer of a trek. It happen to be mosquito season as well, so we got eaten up while taking the wrong trail. The site was beautiful, and when we got all set up I really enjoyed it. It ended up raining pretty quickly so we tented for the night. The next day we decided to pack up and head out a day early. The next day was supposed to rain again so the trek would have been awful. I then got stuck in a sand pit and had to wait for a passing by car to ask for help getting our car towed.
Again, I would like to state that my experience here wasn’t a great representation of the site or the journey to it. I would definitely recommend and would like to see it during a more appropriate time, now knowing that I was on the wrong trail. I still had a good weekend.
I had a wonderful weekend and would recommend this site.
We visited mid June, and we followed the gps. Don’t gps. Follow the instructions givin. We ended up taking an old logging trail to the site, which was 4x longer of a trek. It happen to be mosquito season as well, so we got eaten up while taking the wrong trail. The site was beautiful, and when we got all set up I really enjoyed it. It ended up raining pretty quickly so we tented for the night. The next day we decided to pack up and head out a day early. The next day was supposed to rain again so the trek would have been awful. I then got stuck in a sand pit and had to wait for a passing by car to ask for help getting our car towed.
Again, I would like to state that my experience here wasn’t a great representation of the site or the journey to it. I would definitely recommend and would like to see it during a more appropriate time, now knowing that I was on the wrong trail. I still had a good weekend.
@AlexD2444355 · Camped on Jun 20, 2020 at Campsite #1
I would like to start this off by saying that this site would likely be different at a different time.
I had a wonderful weekend and would recommend this site.
We visited mid June, and we followed the gps. Don’t gps. Follow the instructions givin. We ended up taking an old logging trail to the site, which was 4x longer of a trek. It happen to be mosquito season as well, so we got eaten up while taking the wrong trail. The site was beautiful, and when we got all set up I really enjoyed it. It ended up raining pretty quickly so we tented for the night. The next day we decided to pack up and head out a day early. The next day was supposed to rain again so the trek would have been awful. I then got stuck in a sand pit and had to wait for a passing by car to ask for help getting our car towed.
Again, I would like to state that my experience here wasn’t a great representation of the site or the journey to it. I would definitely recommend and would like to see it during a more appropriate time, now knowing that I was on the wrong trail. I still had a good weekend.
I had a wonderful weekend and would recommend this site.
We visited mid June, and we followed the gps. Don’t gps. Follow the instructions givin. We ended up taking an old logging trail to the site, which was 4x longer of a trek. It happen to be mosquito season as well, so we got eaten up while taking the wrong trail. The site was beautiful, and when we got all set up I really enjoyed it. It ended up raining pretty quickly so we tented for the night. The next day we decided to pack up and head out a day early. The next day was supposed to rain again so the trek would have been awful. I then got stuck in a sand pit and had to wait for a passing by car to ask for help getting our car towed.
Again, I would like to state that my experience here wasn’t a great representation of the site or the journey to it. I would definitely recommend and would like to see it during a more appropriate time, now knowing that I was on the wrong trail. I still had a good weekend.
@BryanT3973907 · Camped on Sep 10, 2019 at Campsite #1
Beautiful campsite. The toilet was a bit difficult to find as unexpectedly up a hill rather than down the obvious path, but no complaints there either. The lake provided plenty of good fishing (mostly pike), but the whole setting is exactly what you want from camping in the Upper Peninsula.
@BryanT242 · Camped on Sep 10, 2019 at Campsite #1
Beautiful campsite. The toilet was a bit difficult to find as unexpectedly up a hill rather than down the obvious path, but no complaints there either. The lake provided plenty of good fishing (mostly pike), but the whole setting is exactly what you want from camping in the Upper Peninsula.
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