Established Camping
Guernsey Lake State Forest Campground
About
State Park
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
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TGood
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
ScoutBeautiful!
The lake was gorgeous!! Great sites.
TravelerBest state forest campground I've found.
All the usual stuff, vault toilet, hand pump and a fire ring BUT, the lake is completely uninhibited and great for kayaking and fishing. The NCT 4600mi hiking trail runs through and the cross state horse trail skirts it and bikes are allowed on all trails. I've been here 5 days and seen about half. Too much to write about. Love it.
GuideWent backpacking
There are 2 campgrounds. One is reservable and drive-in with access to the lake. We decided to backpack about 3 miles in and camp in the rustic hike in sites. Well worth the hike as we got a waterfront site on a smaller lake. Tons of camp sites on all the lakes but so wooded it feels secluded. The site we found still had vault toilets around the corner. The water was beautiful and luckily no mosquitos at the time.
Location
Guernsey Lake State Forest Campground is located in Michigan
Directions
Located 8 miles West of Kalkaska via Island Lake Road and Campground Road.
Coordinates
44.71595459 N
85.32346697 W