Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Halfmoon Lake Camping Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MI · 46.25257, -86.65878
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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 Halfmoon Lake Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 811 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Halfmoon Lake Camping AreaNIFC · 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 Halfmoon Lake Camping Area · Hiawatha National Forest · MI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- WWater12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- DDump13 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- OOutfitter40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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 — Halfmoon Lake Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
811 ft
State
MI
Coordinates
46.25257, -86.65878
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Halfmoon Lake Camping Area · Hiawatha National Forest · MI (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureIndian River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townKentucky · ~1.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~2.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.2 mi
- GroceriesForest Glen General Store · ~2.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicMunsing Memorial Hospital · ~12.0 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~28.2 mi
EV charging — from Halfmoon Lake Camping Area · Hiawatha National Forest · MI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.9 mi straight-line N — Munising City Hall · FLO · CHAdeMO, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 28 within 100 · 96 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.7 mi — Andys Seney Bar, Seney
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)36.9 mi — NCP BACK LOT NORTH COAST PL, Marquette, MI · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 356048 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Halfmoon Lake Camping Area · Hiawatha National Forest · MI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomMF Munising Falls Comfort Station · ~11.9 mi N · NPS
- RestroomCR Learning Shelter Vault Toilet · ~13.0 mi N · NPS
- RestroomSP Sand Point Beach Vault Toilet · ~13.8 mi N · NPS
- RestroomChannel Marker Campsite · ~13.9 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Halfmoon Lake Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Rock Lake Camping Area~0.2 mi
- Hike Lake Camping Area~0.5 mi
- Council Lake Camping Area~0.9 mi · fee
- Island Lake Campground~1.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Halfmoon Lake Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Halfmoon Lake Camping Area are set by Hiawatha National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Halfmoon Lake Camping Area
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Halfmoon Lake Camping Area
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 — Halfmoon Lake Camping Area
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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