Beautiful location for dispersed camping right on the Castle Rock Ponds. Surrounded by lush trees and clean stocked ponds. Once you get onto the main road going in and out of the area it’s pretty straightforward - there are multiple sites where you can pull over and there’s a sort of peninsula that juts out where most people set up camp. Generally on the peninsula there’s about 4-5 spots unless you squeeze in but more can be accessed around the ponds. Expect people to be there if it’s the weekend.

Bumpy road but our 20 ft trailer made it ok. Some previous campers left trash but that is normal for dispersed camping as many campers don’t respect the land. Ponds were clear water. Some OHVs near by during the day enjoying the trails but very quiet at night. Other campers around at other spots. Overall we would come back

Right on the water. Good dirt road in. Lots of people fishing during the day. Beautiful weather

We were the only ones when we arrived on a Friday morning. August 1st. Right in front of the ponds. Roads were fine for our 38ft class a towing a van

I don’t believe in luck, but this stay tops my black river & Hovey campground experience! I have service, but seclusion for my dogs & I regardless of others fishing and camping around me.

Great spot, easy dirt road, quite a few established spots with fire rings. Beautiful pond, but like most of Michigan- ruthless mosquitoes!

Great spot to spend a quiet night. Easy access off well maintained gravel road. Several level parking areas to accommodate most size rigs. No services.

Beautiful ponds and grounds. Decent verizon service. No facilities.

Nice bare bones dispersed camping spot. Decent gravel road leading to it, and easy to navigate to the different spots along the pond (we were in a 26’ Winnebago View). A few other campers out there, a couple looked like some more permanent fixtures of the camping area. Good fishing in pond, caught a trout. We stayed for two nights and both days/nights there were people doing target shooting in the area so there was some pretty loud gunshots, if that’s a deal breaker for you, I wouldn’t recommend this spot.

We came in Mid September, the weather was still warm but 60/70. No bathrooms or hook ups, but perfect for tent or car campers. There was one other camper with a pop up camper and looked to be doing great. The road was long but worth the drive back!

Just minutes off of 75 down a well maintained gravel road are the Castle Rock ponds. Decent flat parking around the ponds, with plenty of room for at least 6 rigs.

Stopped for the night. Easy to get to from the Hwy. I must have had a good night as the bugs were at a minimum.

Easy to get to camping spot with multiple camping sites overlooking ponds. A couple miles down a nice gravel road that any kind of car could make it down. A couple people were here with moderate sized RVs. The mosquitos were pretty bad but what do you expect in the UP in July.