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Marzinski Horse Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MI · 44.22556, -86.15889
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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 Marzinski Horse Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 692 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Marzinski Horse 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 Marzinski Horse Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- DDump9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- WWater9 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- PPropane44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Marzinski Horse Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
692 ft
State
MI
Coordinates
44.22556, -86.15889
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Marzinski Horse Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureClaybank Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townUdell · ~3.4 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.2 mi
- FuelBP · ~5.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~8.7 mi
- GroceriesLittle River Trading Post · ~5.8 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~7.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicLittle River Band Health Center · ~5.7 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~22.6 mi
EV charging — from Marzinski Horse Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.9 mi straight-line NW — BLARNEY CASTLE MANISTERY 1, Manistee, MI · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach10 within 25 mi · 40 within 50 · 146 within 100 · 379 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.3 mi — Saddle Up - Bear Lake, Bear Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.2 mi — River St Parking Lot Manistee MI (at a public site) · RED_E · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Little River Casino Resort, Manistee, 6.0 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; Customer use only
- 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 183778 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Marzinski Horse Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMarzinski Horse Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUdell Nct Trailhead · ~4.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUdell Rollways Day Use Area · ~4.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRainbow Bend Access · ~4.7 mi N · USFS
Open Marzinski Horse Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Marzinski Horse Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Blacksmith Bayou Campground~6.6 mi
- Blacksmith Bayou Access~6.6 mi · fee
- Pine Lake Recreation Area~7.7 mi
- Bear Track Campground~8.3 mi
The unit that manages Marzinski Horse Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Marzinski Horse Campground are set by Huron-Manistee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Marzinski Horse Campground
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Marzinski Horse 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 — Marzinski Horse Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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