$25
Little Beaver
Closed for the season
Total sites: 8
Booking Window: 6 months
Booking Window: 6 months
621 ft
50°F
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Little Beaver Campground, MI - Latest Reviews, Photos & Campground Map
Little Beaver Campground in Alger County is located 4 hrs 14 min northwest of Traverse City, MI with an elevation of 621 feet. There are a total of 8 campsites. The campground is normally open from mid May to mid October. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 21 and 40 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Prices start at $25.00 per night. Some amenities include boat ramp. Activities include boating, fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.
Campsite Reviews (112)
4.2 out of 5
| 5 star | 54% | |
| 4 star | 23% | |
| 3 star | 6% | |
| 2 star | 6% | |
| 1 star | 7% |
@MatthewJ669637 · Camped on Oct 10, 2025 at Campsite #6
This is a small quiet campground thats far enough away from the main trailhead. Theres potable water in the campsite and two bathrooms. Sure #6 is probably the best one here. Only issue we encountered were people stealing campsites on the first night at 4am Toyota Tacoma circled the campsite with their lights on a few times, and then finally settled on the site next to ours. They were really making a ruckus while we were trying to sleep. On the second night, another truck claimed the campsite across from ours at about 5pm (incredibly early to be stealing unoccupied sites). The group that had actually booked that site rolled in around 7pm and thankfully everyone was civil about it.
@JoyceP4613591 · Camped on Oct 7, 2025 at Campsite #7
Beautiful trail from the campground. Very quiet and peaceful.
@RobertW1226972 · Camped on Sep 30, 2025
I reserved and paid for a site thru rec.gov, they gave me site #9, and after driving 45 miles to get there, I found out there are only 8 sites there. No #9! No refund. No help. Drove 20+ miles and boondocked in the woods. Be cautious when using rec.gov.
@LisaA1883621 · Camped on Sep 22, 2025 at Campsite #5
The place was clean and near hiking trails.
@KurtH2863894 · Camped on Sep 21, 2025 at Campsite #4
Quiet, not crowded. Spaces adequate. easy walk to clean pit toilets. Good water source- water fountain and spigot for bottles. Scenic lake. Easy road in.
@MikeE418600243 · Camped on Sep 20, 2025 at Campsite #8
Nice small campground with road access. Campground is approximately 1.4 miles off of North Country Trail. Would have been fun to kayak around the lake but we were just there for an overnight.
@EmilyH5510816 · Camped on Sep 14, 2025 at Campsite #3
Wonderful camping experience!
@EmilyL7699802 · Camped on Sep 2, 2025 at Campsite #8
A very nice quiet campground with a water tap, and vault toilets. Zero cell phone coverage.
@DavidS3927304 · Camped on Jul 28, 2025 at Campsite #1
Very clean, easy access to both beach and hiking trails
@MollyL18BC592F · Camped on Jul 20, 2025 at Campsite #4
We love this tiny campground! So quiet and peaceful!
@JonathonS93833 · Camped on Jun 29, 2025 at Campsite #5
Beautiful little spot. Not many spots make for a chill campsite. Rangers came and took trash and cleaned vault toilets every day. Amazing hike to Lake Superior coves.
@KevinS8513228 · Camped on Jun 29, 2025 at Campsite #7
The site is amazing. Beautiful, clean, convenient to trails. The insects were terrible. Flies and mosquitoes. Definitely make sure to visit this campsite just not during bug season.
@EllenN3157897 · Camped on Jun 26, 2025 at Campsite #2
If you want to get off the grid I highly recommend a spot at Little Beaver Lake!Our site had a beautiful view of the lake. The bathrooms were clean and well maintained for pit toilets. The campground is small so it's not loud. It is a drive to get into the campground or out to explore other parts of the park. The Loop hike to Chapel Beach is pretty amazing. The biting flies are no joke! Wear loose fitting long pants and shirt. We didn't find any bug spray that kept them at bay.Junior Ranger program was great! It gets kids interested in things. I really like the bingo activity.No cell service at the campsite! Also, no showers! Only 1 bear box for the entire campground, which was fine because most of us had cars to store things in. But if you're a hiker, there is limited food storage.
@BreanaH5305578 · Camped on Jun 5, 2025 at Campsite #6
We have done a lot of camping in the past and this site was by far the worst! As soon as we got out of the vehicle we were swarmed by mosquitoes! We tried everything from bug spray, to smoke them out, to different types of repellent and they were relentless! We couldnt even sit by the fire and enjoy ourselves! Had to go in the tent at 6pm just to prevent from being swarmed! We ended up packing up a day early and leaving because you simply couldnt even sit outside without being swarmed and bit! I was so sad as it seemed it was a lovely and quiet spot, however, it is not somewhere I would ever recommend or stay at again
@ElizaW1450A280 · Camped on Jun 3, 2025 at Campsite #4
The location and campground is beautiful. Loved our campsite (#4) at Little Beaver. Potable water at the campground and well-kept pit toilet. There's a very steep hill on the road going in. Great hikes all through the park and we took one to the lake directly from the campground. The coast, beach area, and park upkeep was great. The big BUT was that the mosquitos were oppressive here. (Early June). We thankfully brought a lot of bug gear - head nets, hammock nets, and sprays, but even with those we didn't stay the last night of our booking. It may be worth checking the radar, and if wind is above 5mph they'll be less of a problem. We took advantage of our extra time by going into Munising for a Glass Bottom Shipwreck tour, highly recommend. Will come back!
@JessicaP263047 · Camped on Jun 2, 2025 at Campsite #4
This campground is not treated like a wilderness area. 4 or 5 campsites were occupied by a school group with 20 kids running and screaming through everyone's campsites. They also strung up a huge platform between all the trees for the kids to jump on and probably damaged the trees. The campsites are also super small and close together so there's no privacy and you're surrounded by campfire smoke no matter the wind. One of the camper trailers also left an alarm going off all day until they got back at 9pm. There's no oversight and I never saw a campground host or park ranger in the whole time I was there. By far the noisiest, cramped campground I've ever stayed at. Don't expect to enjoy nature here.
@ThomasS5574085 · Camped on Jun 1, 2025 at Campsite #1
Had a great time at Little Beaver campground. I like hiking the area and visiting some of my favorite Pictured Rocks sites outside of the usual touristy places. That being said, on the first night of my stay there was a dog in site 5 overnight and the next day. You have a large professional sign for "no generators" in the campground, but a very small hand written "no dogs" on the camp rules. In addition, the second day I was there, fishermen were using a boat with a large gasoline motor on both Beaver Lakes. I reported it to some park workers while the party was loading their boat and motor and was told they would contact "enforcement". The license tag was Michigan 86ABP0(zero).
@TomM3609852 · Camped on Oct 3, 2024 at Campsite #5
It is a nice little campground, directly on the water of Little Beaver Lake. There are pit toilets and potable water, but no sinks, just as they are listed on the site. I do wish the water station had a bit better signage, since it is across the campground from the latrines. I missed it before starting some backcountry camping. The amenities of the campground are sparse, but well-maintained. It is definitely a no-frills campground and quite rustic, but a beautiful site.
@DeniseKC4895D6 · Camped on Sep 21, 2024 at Campsite #5
We had a wonderful experience at Little Beaver Campground!
@AlexM8984818 · Camped on Sep 17, 2024 at Campsite #1
Small campground but very nice. Hiking trails very close that take you either to Beaver Lake or Lake Superior.
@carrolt19E889C · Camped on Sep 15, 2024 at Campsite #4
It would enhance the campsites if enough underbrush was cleared in order to have a view of the lake. Not between sites. Thanks
@LynnP6546689 · Camped on Aug 17, 2024 at Campsite #3
Great little campground! Road in was nowhere near as steep as described by others. Spots along the lake especially nice.
@RamonaM66912D2 · Camped on Jul 15, 2024 at Campsite #1
It was a beautiful setting with the lake in the background. It was a little remote to get to.
@JesseH2645405 · Camped on Jul 6, 2024 at Campsite #8
I love this campground!! Definitely bring a boat so you can paddle out to beaver lake
@LesleyLD15408A · Camped on Jun 30, 2024 at Campsite #8
Beautiful location. Some of the sites are small but he smaller sites tend to have nice views of the lake. Also there are no generators allowed which is amazing!
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