Moosehead Lake Campground
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.
Moosehead Lake Campground
Located in Gogebic County, 10 miles southeast of the town of Marenisco, Mi, on the Bessemer Ranger District in the southern half of the Ottawa National Forest. Moosehead Lake Campground consists of one camping loop with 8 campsites. All sites are spaced with natural vegetation for screening, providing an excellent chance for privacy. This campground provides drive-in sites that can accommodate tents, trailers, and motorhomes. Each site offers a tent pad, accessible wood table, fire ring, and parking spur. Two vault toilets are located in the camping loop, drinking water is provided at a centrally located pressurized faucet. Adjacent to the campground is a boat landing, which provides fishing opportunities for a variety of game fish.
Before you go
Season
May 24 – September 30
Fees
$13 a night for camping
Hours
24 hours - self pay
Restrictions
Fees shown are for the summer recreation period when full services are provided. During the early spring and late fall when no services are provided the fees at some areas are not charged. Camping in a developed recreation site is allowed for a period not longer than 14 days, except as otherwise posted. After this time, you must move to another campground or dispersed site for at least 24 hours. Campers must occupy the site the first night. Eight people and 2 motorized vehicles are allowed per campsite with a maximum of one RV or camper trailer and two tents per camping site or three tents per camping site. Generators are not permitted during quiet hours (10pm-6am).
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.