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Hovey Lake Campsites

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About

National Forest

Hiawatha National Forest

This isolated, quiet, family type camping area is located on the east side of Hovey Lake. It is a good place for canoeing, bird watching, or just enjoying nature__s surroundings. There are 4 campsites, each with a table and fire ring. Toilets and drinking water are available. Swimming conditions in this lake are not good due to shallow water and the mucky bottom. Some northern pike, black bass, and panfish can be caught here. The 99 acre Hovey Lake is the headwaters of the Indian Wild and Scenic River and offers good trout fishing. There is a carry-in boat access near the entrance of the campground.

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Site Types

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Features

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Jeff V.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 23, 2023

Beautiful Campground

Absolutely beautiful campground, off the beaten trail and very quiet. The lake itself is gorgeous but it’s so shallow it’s not very good for kayaking (we tried) and I can’t imagine it’d be much good for fishing either.

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Month of VisitAugust

Art S.

Legend

Reviewed Jul. 18, 2022

Small and fills up on the weekend

Tight bumpy road into and through camp. The road to it isn’t bad though. All the sites were taken when we came through on a Thursday of an upcoming holiday. This looks like you would have your own private space with a few campers in the area. There is a small store/restaurant nearby too. We didn’t see hiking trails but we found a lot of atv trails. Some people were walking along the road.

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Eric G.

Legend

Reviewed Jun. 11, 2022

Great free campsite

One of my favorite free campgrounds. Smaller sites on lake. I had 21’ travel trailer and anything bigger would have been tight. Picnic tables and fire ring. Lake is very shallow. Good for kayaking. Not good for fishing or swimming.

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Month of VisitJuly

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Location

Hovey Lake Campsites is located in Michigan

Directions

From the intersection of M-28 and M-94 drive southwest on M-94 6.4 miles to Forest Road 2254. Turn left (south) and drive 4 miles southeast on FR 2254 to Forest Road 2473. Turn right (south) on 2473 and drive 0.5 mile to FR 2367 where you turn right (west) and continue to the campsites.