Little Bay De Noc

We were by ourselves on the first loop site #6. Short walk to sandy beach. (Less than 25-30Yds). Deer in camp when we arrived. $21/night. 1/2 price for those with senior National park pass. Nice fire ring with grill and picnic table. About 1/3 of the 38 sites are first come, rest reservable. Only 2 other campers in area end of September. Could fish, swim or do boating from the site. Need gen if you want electric. No dump station but private campgrounds close and perhaps would let you dump for a fee. Several trails. Lighthouse at end of peninsula about 11 mi away. Fairly level sites. Tent pads with pine needles. Big rigs likely would fit but very narrow and tight squeeze. Length and slides not an issue as sites are large.

Went here on July the 4th weekend. Because another site I had booked fell through after arriving. Nice spacious sites and relatively quiet. It’s mostly geared towards R.V. Campers though. You can tent camp if you want. But be warned of the R.V. Campers and generators. First two nights my girlfriend and I stayed. Everything was good. Then came the guy with the trailer next door. Nice trailer but crappy jobsite type generator. Definitely not what you want for a campsite. The first day we figured he was just using it to setup. The second day he ran the generator and was nowhere to be seen until 10 at night. He shut it off just before the campsite host showed up. But the camper himself was nowhere to be seen. Overall it’s nice and you do hear some traffic from across the bay. Not overwhelming though.

Further than we thought it would be down a peninsula is a wonderful forest campground. There are 2 loops (they show up as different campgrounds on google maps). Back by the highway is a little store in case you need an ice cream.

The campsites are among tall trees. The road winds around so you feel like you are not around other campers. There is some variation in the sites but most looked wonderful.

A boat launch and picnic area can be found. There is an interpretive trail to hike with some good information. For another trail, head back to the highway and a few miles down the forest road on the other side and you’ll find the trailhead. In fact take some time to explore those forest roads too.

You can hear a bit of the industry in the area but the beautiful setting makes up for that.