Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI
Hike-in · public land · Manistee County, MI · 44.36200, -85.83417
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 737 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MINIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- DDump9 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- PPropane28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI
Access
Hike-in
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
737 ft
County
Manistee County, MI
Coordinates
44.36200, -85.83417
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureEddington Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMarilla · ~2.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.2 mi
- FuelMarathon · ~9.0 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~27.4 mi
- Dump station~9.2 mi
- GroceriesLarry's Grocery · ~8.8 mi
- PharmacyKingsley Pharmacy · ~21.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicWellston Medical Center · ~12.8 mi
- HardwareBenjamin Hardware · ~16.1 mi
EV charging — from Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger7.2 mi straight-line NE — 6052 M-115, Mesick, MI · EV Connect · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 44 within 50 · 124 within 100 · 345 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)15.2 mi — Saddle Up - Bear Lake, Bear Lake
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO22.0 mi — Meijer Cadillac (Cadillac, MI), Cadillac
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.4 mi — CBS Solar, Copemish, MI (at an office building) · Non-Networked · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-07-03 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 312216 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMarilla Nct Trailhead · ~0.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSeaton Creek Recreation Area · ~1.2 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRed Bridge Access · ~5.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGovernment Landing Access · ~6.9 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dispersed camp — Manistee County, MI~0.2 mi
- Seaton Creek Recreation Area~1.2 mi · fee
- Red Bridge Access~5.6 mi
- Government Landing Site 21~6.8 mi
The unit that manages Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI are set by Huron-Manistee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: hike (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI
Finding water out here →Forest road numbers →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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