Spring Lake State Forest Campground near Fife Lake, MI, is surrounded by forested terrain. The area experiences temperatures ranging from the 20s in winter to the 80s in summer. Campers can explore nearby attractions such as the Manistee National Forest and the Pere Marquette River.

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/0,4570,7-350-79134_79210---,00.html

Spring Lake State Forest Campground

Lake is the perfect place for adventurous campers and RVers. Lake is an adventure-filled destination for those who love the outdoorsy camper lifestyle. But it's also great for those who prefer to spend time near the city, exploring and sightseeing. Ready to plan your adventure? Check out our campgrounds near Lake and user-submitted reviews.

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Nice park with dispersed sites.  Hand pump for potable water and out houses for bathrooms.   On a cute little lake ideal for kayaking or small boats.  Not really set up for large TT, but people brought one in anyway.   Close to US 131 and you can hear the traffic. 

Sites have fire rings and picnic tables. 

Nice, very rustic, campground 

My husband and I stayed here for what should have been the whole weekend. We ended up cutting our trip short. 

The campground itself seemed quite nice. Large, clean vault toilets. A water pump. No electric. Some of the sites seem more isolated than others. The sites were nice and big. The campground is right by the trailhead for some longer trails. There is a nice kayak/fishing lake surrounding the campground. We first set up camp at site #1, which is at the very beginning of the campground, and very close to the highway. It is separated from all the other camp sites, but next to the parking lot leading to the trailhead. We ended up moving to site #31, which was down a hill at the back of the campground. It is in front of a swamp that opens to the lake. This is a nice flat lot, with a lot of space. Quieter than the front of the park. Overall, the campground itself is pretty nice. 

The downsides: it's right next to the highway, so you hear traffic until around 1 or 2 am.  There seemed to be some long-term residents who had a LOT of late night visitors who stayed for only 10 minutes or so. The last visitor came at 3 am. Seemed super sketchy. We did not stay the additional night due to the odd activity taking place at the other site near ours. I don't think I would stay here again, but this would be an enjoyable campground if the weird activity wasn't taking place. 

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