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Jewell Lake Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MI · 44.67754, -83.59733
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Jewell Lake Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 843 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Jewell Lake CampgroundNIFC · 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 Jewell Lake Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- @Mail0 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- EVEV fast charger10 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- DDump17 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- WWater18 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- PPropane26 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Jewell Lake Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
843 ft
State
MI
Coordinates
44.67754, -83.59733
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Jewell Lake Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townBarton City · ~0.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~0.5 mi
- Propane / LPGBlarney Castle Oil & Propane · ~26.3 mi
- Dump station~17.1 mi
- GroceriesBarton City General Store · ~0.5 mi
- PharmacyOssineke Pharmacy · ~17.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicAlcona Health Center · ~9.6 mi
- HardwareLincoln VIllage Hardware · ~9.5 mi
EV charging — from Jewell Lake Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.3 mi straight-line SW — Rogers Family Foods Glennie 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 reach4 within 25 mi · 10 within 50 · 96 within 100 · 257 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)54.7 mi — Grayling, MI, Grayling
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO15.2 mi — Harbor Ln Harrisville MI, Harrisville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.5 mi — Anchor Market, Spruce, MI (at a public site) · RED_E · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 351315 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Jewell Lake Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJewell Lake Recreation Area Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStout Orv Trailhead · ~1.5 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletReid Lake M-72 Hiking Trailhead · ~4.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHoist Lakes West Hiking Trailhead · ~7.3 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Jewell Lake Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Reid Lake Backcountry Campsites~4.0 mi
- Pine River Campground~7.9 mi
- Hoist Lakes Backcountry Campsites~9.1 mi
- Horseshoe Lake Campground~9.8 mi
The unit that manages Jewell Lake Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Jewell Lake Campground are set by Huron-Manistee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Jewell Lake Campground
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: 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 Jewell Lake Campground
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 — Jewell Lake Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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