Established Camping

Van Etten Lake State Forest Campground

About

State Park

Michigan Recreation Passport is required for vehicle entry into state parks and recreation areas, state boat launches, state forest campgrounds and state trail parking lots. The Michigan Recreation Passport does not cover local, county, municipal, or metropolitan parks or recreation areas. Learn more: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/buy-and-apply/rec-pp

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Location

Van Etten Lake State Forest Campground is located in Michigan

Directions

From Jct of US-23 & F-41, NW 3 mi on F-41 to park access rd, N 0.1 mi, follow signs (R)

Coordinates

44.47181612 N
83.374829 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Boat-In
Sites accessible by watercraft.

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WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Unknown
AT&T
Good
T-Mobile
Unknown

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)

Features

For Campers

ADA Access
Picnic Table
Phone Service
Drinking Water
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Pull-Through Sites

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General Info

cole G.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 25, 2022

Rustic camp

This park is the definition of what we were looking for when it comes to low profile and semi personal space camp sites! The beach is near the boat launch but it’s quite small but surround with trees so you got a really personal mini beach to your self with a over look of the lake! The bathrooms and water pumps worked fine. Make sure you stock up on wood before you go and we went to camp around 6 o’clock on a Saturday and found a site with no problem. If you’re looking for a rustic camp with some relaxing time of a miniature beach then this is the camp ground for you! Was a lot of fun, will definitely remember this one!

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Month of VisitAugust

Scott C.

Scout

Reviewed Dec. 22, 2021

Great night

Overall this is a great campground, the only negative comment I have for this place is it's proximity to

the airport. Sometimes there are plane Engine's roaring into the night.

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Month of VisitOctober

Nicole D.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 11, 2021

Close to Ausable

Positives: larger sites, clean vault toilets, nice boat ramp, quiet in the evenings.

Negatives: the lake is contaminated with PFAS. No dump station or potable water.

Month of VisitSeptember

DonW

Guide

Reviewed Apr. 25, 2021

Nice big sites, not far from the Ausable River.

Stayed there last October, it was quiet and the campsites were large. There are a couple of ADA sites as well. No electric or water hook ups. The one thing is the water in the Lake is heavily contaminated with PFAS. There are warnings to not touch the foam that occurs on the shoreline of the lake. The boat launch looked nice.

Month of VisitNovember