We arrived at this very remote campground on the Thursday before Labor Day weekend and stayed through Tuesday. The road into the campground is full of large potholes, and twist and turns, thus it is not easy for vehicles longer than 25 feet to make the tight corners. It wasn’t full, though close to it when we arrived. It’s first come, first served, but it appeared that some locals had come down early to “reserve” a spot. Not allowed, and not cool in our estimation. 

The campground wasn’t a party scene (thank goodness) and it completely cleared out on Sunday night. Even the squirrels were ready for the season to come to a close as they were dropping green spruce cones from the trees left and right, and defensively guarding their territories. It was quite a sight to behold! 

Lots of privacy between most of the wooded primitive sites, with a few that have direct trail access to the beach on Lake Huron. Pit toilets were really stinky (and we have somewhat low standards)! For some reason, Michigan simply struggles with decent smelling pit toilets. 

We hiked and biked around the area, and paddled around the coast and out to the nearby Detour Reef Lighthouse on a calm day. While this area is a paddler’s dream, be very careful boating around this area, as the nearby St. Mary’s River is a major shipping channel filled with huge freighters. There are also lots of OHV trails in the area if that’s your speed. 

The nearest grocery store and gas station is in Detour, less than 10 miles away. Not much to speak of other than that, but you can get a few needed supplies.