White Pine Rustic Outpost Camp is located near Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Michigan. The terrain consists of dense forests and rugged landscapes. Campers can explore nearby Lake Superior and the scenic waterfalls within the state park, with temperatures ranging from 60°F to 80°F in summer and 10°F to 30°F in winter.

Named after the nearby historic copper mine site, White Pine Extension Outpost is a small, eight-site rustic campground located a couple of miles from Summit Peak Scenic Area. It offers solitude and a camping experience unlike a typical state park modern campground. The sites are ideal for tent, van or compact campers.

There is a vault toilet, but no running water is available at any of the outpost campgrounds. You can access water at the park headquarters or visitor center.

Park roads close Dec. 1 through late spring. Specifically, County Road M-107 closes at the Whitetail parking area and South Boundary Road closes at Headquarters Road south to the Pinkerton Trailhead. You can still access Presque Isle scenic area by traveling north on County Road 519 just east of Wakefield. Both roads transition to designated snowmobile trails during the snowmobile season and remain closed until deemed safe to travel by the Ontonagon County Road Commission.

White Pine Rustic Outpost Camp — Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park

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The Best Camping Near White Pine, Michigan

We had site 6.  It was large enough for our 17 foot camper.  From this campsite it’s about a 15 minute drive to Lake Superior beach, camp store, water, and presque isle.  Beautiful hikes all around the park.  Could hike for days and have gorgeous views.  Pit toilet available. 


Quiet, beautiful stars

Awesome little campground on the south side of the Porcupines. It’s in a convenient location to the hiking around the park. The sites are large, the campground is small (and quiet) and there’s even a creek that runs along the west side of the campground. We stayed in site 1. If you do cook using the fire pit grates, they do not have them here in the fire pits at this campground. You need to reserve sites and check in at the visitor center before you head to the site. I’d highly recommend this place to anybody in a tent especially!

Great Rustic Campground

We were in spot 7 and it was great! Right next to the vault toilet. The bugs were pretty bad and we were here middle of June, however good bug spray and fire smoke helped ease them a little. Really close to Lake on the Clouds, the beach, and some little shops for last minute necessities. There’s also the Summit Peak Hike close to the site that was only a half mile hike! Will definitely be back! 

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