East Lake Camping Area

Michigan

Michigan

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What we do know

  • Inside Hiawatha National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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East Lake Camping Area

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About this campground

Three primitive campsites are located on the 53 acre East Lake. East Lake has fishing for largemouth bass, perch, bluegill and bullheads. There is no drinking water at this location. A boat access is located just past site #1. It is unimproved, shallow and sandy. Carry-in access is recommended.

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Season
May 15

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When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Manistique Wwtp, MI weather station, 18 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan25° high10° low
  2. Feb27° high11° low
  3. Mar35° high19° low
  4. Apr45° high30° low
  5. May57° high41° low
  6. Jun67° high51° low
  7. Jul73° high57° low
  8. Aug74° high56° low
  9. Sep66° high49° low
  10. Oct53° high39° low
  11. Nov41° high28° low
  12. Dec31° high18° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

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Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Hiawatha National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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