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Government Landing
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MI · 44.26281, -85.88772
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Government Landing
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 691 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Government LandingNIFC · 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 Government Landing · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- DDump2 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- OOutfitter7 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- PPropane35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Government Landing
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
691 ft
State
MI
Coordinates
44.26281, -85.88772
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Government Landing · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureManistee River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townWellston · ~4.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.9 mi
- FuelMarathon · ~4.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~1.9 mi
- GroceriesM-55 Market · ~4.3 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~21.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicWellston Medical Center · ~6.6 mi
- HardwareBenjamin Hardware · ~18.2 mi
EV charging — from Government Landing · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.9 mi straight-line SE — CORNER EXPRESS Wellston MI (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 42 within 50 · 143 within 100 · 363 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.6 mi — Saddle Up - Bear Lake, Bear Lake
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.6 mi — BLARNEY CASTLE MANISTERY 1, Manistee
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)15.2 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 351314 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Government Landing · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGovernment Landing Access · ~0.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRed Bridge Access · ~1.9 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTunkhole Access · ~2.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSawdust Hole Angler Access · ~3.2 mi W · USFS
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The unit that manages Government Landing
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Government Landing are set by Huron-Manistee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Government Landing
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.
How it was placed
auto: drive (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
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Government Landing
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 — Government Landing
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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