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Lake Michigan At Manistee
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Booking Window: 6 months
Available Today: 10 FF*
Available this Weekend: 0
Booking Window: 6 months
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Huron-Manistee National Forest › Manistee Ranger District › Michigan
› Mason County
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› Lake Michigan At Manistee Campground
Lake Michigan At Manistee Campground, MI - Latest Reviews, Photos & Campground Map
Lake Michigan At Manistee Campground is located in the Manistee Ranger District, Huron-Manistee National Forest (1 hr 41 min southwest of Traverse City, MI) with an elevation of 665 feet. There are a total of 53 campsites including 3 tent-only sites. The campground is normally open from mid May to mid October. 50 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 28 and 54 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Fees range from $29.00 to $65.00. Some amenities include playground, swimming, amphitheater, flush toilets. Activities include biking, fishing, hiking trails.
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Campsite Reviews (140)
4.4 out of 5
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| 4 star | 26% | |
| 3 star | 6% | |
| 2 star | 5% | |
| 1 star | 1% |
@JasonG2268691 · Camped on Jul 17, 2025 at Campsite #44
Loved it. Plan on coming back. All beqch, all day. Manistee and Ludington, mountain bike trails, wine...love it.
@TomM887ED6235B · Camped on Jul 15, 2025 at Campsite #G2
This is one of the most beautiful spots in the United States. We brought the Adrian and Chelsea cross country teams to a group site. We ran the trails and ran on the beach. It was a wonderful experience that the kids will remember for a very long time!
@RobertF6718628 · Camped on Jul 13, 2025 at Campsite #32
Campgrounds were well maintained and hosts were busy cleaning restrooms and empty campsites continuously. Beach was huge and the water in Lake Michigan was warm.
@ADAMS8586850 · Camped on Jul 6, 2025 at Campsite #54
Camping at Manistee is beautiful from the campground to the lake to the hiking trails. No phone service which is a great thing, running water is all you need. The sunset on Lake Michigan is something to behold. Cant wait to camp here again.
@MatthewO386420 · Camped on Jul 6, 2025 at Campsite #52
Great spot not too far from the lake, a good amount of hiking options that werent too crowded or difficult, and hosts were friendly as can be :)Campsites are well kept and cozy. Wish I had known I could have brought my bike! Theres a bike trail and lots of other campers riding them to get to the beach which was fun. Next time I guess.
@KermitK57E641A · Camped on Jun 30, 2025 at Campsite #44
Great beach. Enjoyed the hikes through the wilderness area. Nice campground with well maintained restroom.
@JudithW4250782 · Camped on Jun 28, 2025 at Campsite #53
Awesome ... limits - internet, flushing toilets -- also the beauty of this campground ... forest bath and nice hiking, beach and family area.
@PaulW1379819 · Camped on Jun 22, 2025 at Campsite #61
Very shady site. The Oak campground, where I stayed, was generally quiet day and night. Path to beach could have been better marked. Lots of trails avaiable for hiking, and plenty of room on the beach for people to spread out.
@DianeD7776824 · Camped on Jun 22, 2025 at Campsite #39
The sites are large and well kept. The hiking is great as is the biking. The hosts Bonnie and Charlie are very nice and helpful. This is my new favorite campground in Michigan.
@beths8883839 · Camped on Jun 20, 2025 at Campsite #62
Dennis the camp site host was a hero!! Came to my rescue as my camper battery went dead and he had a charger and graciously recharged it for us...not once but twice!!!The bathrooms were some of the cleanest vault toilets I have ever seen!!Dennis and his wife were wonderful hosts and able to answer all questions.Dennis gave us a heads up about the bold racoons and it was nice to have that heads up warning!
@SteveB4787856 · Camped on Jun 19, 2025 at Campsite #29
Been camping at Lake Michigan for 35 years. Sites need many dead branches and trees cut down. We had a dead branch fall on our tent and hit me luckily only on the shoulder and bruised it Sites could also use some grading very sloped from erosion and not great for tents
@TyR7550663 · Camped on Jun 16, 2025 at Campsite #31
Spaced well from other sites. About an 8-10 minute walk to the beach. 50 foot walk to fresh water and 1-2 minute walk to flush toilets. Flat ground for setting up a tent that was cleared very well by the time I got there. Camp hosts were really friendly and helpful. Very shaded. I'd recommend keeping track of your food around 7pm. There is a very enterprising raccoon that came out every night to check out every camp ground for easy pickings. Lots of chipmunks too, that don't cause any nuisance but end up being a source of entertainment
@SondraK6DC336B · Camped on Jun 16, 2025 at Campsite #48
Nice large private sites. Clean bathrooms. Don't count on cell service. Nice beach!
@GailW2758976 · Camped on Jun 16, 2025 at Campsite #74
This is a very nice clean quiet campground with plenty of space between sites. There are 4 loops, 2 are Reservable 6 months in advance, and 2 are First Come First Serve. It's strange because one FCFS loop has flush toilets but the other 3 have only pit toilets. One would think the flush toilets would be on a R loop. We have a larger, but not huge, travel trailer plus a full size truck which must also be parked on the paved pad, so reservable is best for us as site we fit into are few. BEWARE: filling your water tank is NOT ALLOWED, so fill up before you get there. In fact, the water pressure is so bad here it takes forever just to fill a gallon water jug. Seems this close to Lake Michigan they would have plenty of water with good pressure! And, this campground which has 100 paved campsites--so it's obviously not just a tenting campground--also DOES NOT have dump station! The campground is separated from Lake Michigan by a dune, making it a bit of a walk "over hill and dale" through beach sand to get to the water, so keep this in mind if bringing chairs, etc with you to use on the beach. But the nice thing about the dune is you are not getting blasted by the wind off the lake when sitting at your campsite. We have camped here several years and found the hosts to always be friendly and informative. So except for the lack of a water fill and dump station, it's a great campground and I highly recommend it.
@KathleenP87323 · Camped on Jun 15, 2025 at Campsite #59
This is a beautiful campground. The campsites are well-spaced and well-shaded.
@maureenl945628 · Camped on Jun 13, 2025 at Campsite #37
The campground was great with easy access to Lake Michigan and large sites. Unfortunately this site is right next to a drain field, smell of sewage would waft through the campsite.
@maureenl945628 · Camped on Jun 13, 2025 at Campsite #34
The campground was amazing with easy access to Lake Michigan and a lot of space per site. The raccoons were bad. Huge numbers that stayed within feet as soon as it got dark.
@RachelL3807918 · Camped on Jun 6, 2025 at Campsite #43
Wonderful park! Spacious sites set just a short walk away from a very clean beach. The camp hosts were unfortunately unresponsive to a very loud group right across from them leading to a very sleepless night for our group. We will return and hope for better neighbors and hosts.
@AddisonM45A042 · Camped on May 17, 2025 at Campsite #49
The DNR people were very kind and even gave us extra firewood. The real issue is the Raccoons. They ripped massive holes in my tent eve though we had no food and they would walk up to us and growl like they were going to attack one of my friends had to pepper spray it to go away. You could hear them fighting each other in the dumpsters as well.
@CarolynR850857 · Camped on May 12, 2025 at Campsite #44
Our site worked w lol. We enjoyed walking the trails to the dunes and the lake. We did a road trip to Traverse City the peninsula and enjoyed a few wineries. We we able to dump and get water at the Marathon Gas station on 31 for $5, as there are no dump stations at the park.
@ElaineC4172EB3 · Camped on Sep 16, 2024 at Campsite #72
One of my favorite early spring and fall camp trips. Quiet. Usually clean and well kept. This is not a full service campground so the campers are much better prepared to camp lots of remote hiking, biking.
@JoeyS2934934 · Camped on Sep 11, 2024 at Campsite #63
Beautiful setting! Camp Hosts were very nice but the bathrooms were not
@NathanH4381284 · Camped on Sep 6, 2024 at Campsite #39
Great spot, great access to Lake Michigan, easy to find.
@VivianDF272B7B · Camped on Sep 3, 2024 at Campsite #57
Beautiful forest, beautiful dunes, beautiful camping ground and beautiful beach! If you are thinking about it... go! You won't want to leave! We did 3 nights of camping (5 days) and cried all the way home because we wanted to extend our stay. It was our first time ever camping and we chose to do it here. Btw the couple managing the camp ground at oak loop are incredible humans and so welcoming! We came all the way from redford Michigan. It was a long 4 1/2 hour drive but soooo worth it. We will be back!
@NancyM7309003 · Camped on Aug 22, 2024 at Campsite #54
Lovely campground, quiet with large sites. Nearby hiking trails are awesome.
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