Outdoors 52
- Hiawatha National Forest
- Huron-Manistee National Forests
- Ottawa National Forest
- Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Huron National Wildlife Refuge
Camping by state
565 places to stay, each with its nearest town and where our information comes from.
Michigan's Upper Peninsula is where the state saves its best. At Pictured Rocks near Munising, sandstone cliffs streaked with copper and green drop straight into Lake Superior, and the water is clear enough to see the rocks far below. Grand Marais, further east, has small state forest campgrounds on quiet lakes, some with only a handful of sites.
Crossing the Mackinac Bridge into St. Ignace is half the fun of getting there. Below the bridge, Baldwin and Mio sit in the Huron-Manistee National Forest, with rivers made for a slow paddle. June brings the bugs and July brings the crowds, so late summer is the sweet spot.
Data as of 2026-10-07.
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1,215 places on the Road Wild map, from trailheads to laundromats.
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