Lake Michigan Recreation Area
The numbers that decide it
Recreation.gov publishes no site-level detail for this campground, so we cannot say what length of rig it takes. Call the managing office before committing to it in a large vehicle.
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero.
Lake Michigan Recreation Area
Lake Michigan Recreation Area is a four loop campground located on the shoreline to Lake Michigan between Manistee and Ludington. In addition to the 99 single family sites and 3 group sites, the site also boasts a day use area with multiple picnic tables, pavilions and a playground, an ampitheater and an overlook. Arrowhead Trail, which runs through the campground, connects to the wilderness trails that traverse Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area.
Before you go
Season
May 15 – October 10
Reservations
Reservations accepted
Fees
Camping (per night): • Single Site: $40.00 • Group Site (up to 25 people): $100.00 • Group Site (26 – 50 people): $115.00 Day Use (per vehicle): • Per Day: $7.00 • Extra Vehicle: $10.00 • Ampitheater: $190.00
Hours
Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week unless otherwise posted.
Restrictions
As a visitor to the National Forest, you are asked to follow certain rules designed to protect the Forest, natural resources and to provide for public safety of visitors. These rules are available to you on-line or at any office of the Huron-Manistee National Forests. Please take time to read and understand them. General Topic orders apply across the Forests. Applicable Orders - • Motorized Vehicle Use of Roads, Trails and Off-road Areas; R904-14-02 • Occupancy and Use - Developed Recreation Areas, Dispersed Areas, Being Publicly Nude, Marine Prohibitions, Parking and Sanitation; R904-14-03 • Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area; R904-14-09 • Piping Plover; R904-14-11
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.