Established Camping

Island Lake

5 Reviews

About

USDA Forest Service

Hiawatha National Forest

Overview

Island Lake Campground is a small and quiet campground nestled in a mostly pine forest. Island Lake offers great fishing for anglers with small boats or canoes.

Recreation

Island Lake offers excellent fishing and canoeing or kayaking. Anglers fish for largemouth bass, blue gill and perch. The campground offers fishing from shore. Island Lake Campground features a boat slip for small carry-in boats or canoes. Other popular activities include hiking, biking and ATV trails.

Facilities

This small campground offers a group site and single-family sites that can be doubled-up to occupy two families. Note: Each family has to pay a site fee if doubled up on one site.

Natural Features

Although there are a few mixed hardwood trees in the area, this campground is favored by those individuals who like to camp in a classic pine forest setting.

Nearby Attractions

There are many waterfalls to see in the area, as well as the popular Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Grand Island, located just 15 miles away at Lake Superior.

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site

Stay Connected

WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
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AT&T
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T-Mobile
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Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group

Features

For Campers

Trash
Picnic Table
Drinking Water
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Pull-Through Sites

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Alexis R.

Ranger

Reviewed Jun. 14, 2022

Secluded & Quiet

Stayed in this secluded little campground that hugs around Island Lake for 3 nights and it was a great experience. The sites 9-11 are distanced from the others and that’s where I stayed. Upsides: no one else was there during our weekend stay, great view of the lake, and just a minute away walking distance from boat access to the lake, and PRIVACY!

Downsides: We thought there would be water available but there is none. Vault toilet near 9-11 doesn’t have a roof so it was wet after some rain.

Things to know: no service, no water/showers, bring your own toilet paper of course, and lots of bug spray, 15 minute drive to Munising!

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Month of VisitJuly

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Shawnee ..

Guide

Reviewed Feb. 7, 2022

Quiet & Pretty

Smaller, quiet campground in the Hiawatha National Forest. Truly enjoyed this campground in a tent. Thunderstorms at night, woke up to rain, still happy.

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Art S.

Legend

Reviewed Aug. 9, 2021

Rustic and popular with a tight boat launch area

Most of the sites were taken already on this Thursday so we moved on to another campground. The sites were large and nicely separated. Each one has a trail to the lake. The road in camp is narrow but it’s one way so it works fine. This is a rustic campground with vault toilets.

The boat launch is really tight. Getting ourselves out involved backing up our trailer a bit on the narrow road. However the lake looked inviting.

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Location

Island Lake is located in Michigan

Directions

From the intersection of M-28 and Forest Highway 13, just a couple miles east of Munising, drive south 8.8 miles to FR 2268, or Buckhorn Road. Turn right (southwest) on FR 2268 and drive 2.2 miles on FR 2268 and FR 2254 to FR 2557. Turn left (south) on FR 2557 and drive 0.8 mile to Island Lake Campground.