Lake Michigan Recreation Area

Michigan

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Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good

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  • caution: Agency alerts

    27 active alerts in Huron-Manistee National Forest; most severe: Safety Awareness for Upper Manistee River Levels, Wednesday Oct. 7, 2026

    USFSPosted Oct 5 · checked 1 h ago

  • clear: Weather

    Clouds, high 67°F / low 54°F, 0% precip — 96/100 for campground

    OpenWeather1 h ago

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About this campground

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 amphitheater and an overlook. Arrowhead Trail, which runs through the campground, connects to the wilderness trails that traverse Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area.

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May 9 - October 13
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Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

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Active alerts for Huron-Manistee National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

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