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Meadows Orv Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MI · 44.56084, -84.31223
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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 Meadows Orv Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,140 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Meadows Orv 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 Meadows Orv Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- WWater9 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- PPropane17 mi
- DDump17 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Meadows Orv Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,140 ft
State
MI
Coordinates
44.56084, -84.31223
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Meadows Orv Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMio · ~10.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~9.2 mi
- FuelLuzerne Express · ~4.2 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~17.3 mi
- Dump station~17.4 mi
- GroceriesLuzerne Express · ~4.2 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~14.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicMercy Community Health Center Roscommon · ~14.8 mi
- HardwareLuzerne Hardware · ~4.3 mi
EV charging — from Meadows Orv Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.5 mi straight-line W — Grayling, MI (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · NACS (Tesla) · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 120 within 100 · 304 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS21.0 mi — Grayling Public Parking, Grayling
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO28.6 mi — SUNRISE STORES, SUN #27 - NORTH, Houghton Lake
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.5 mi — Cross Country Ski Headquarters, Roscommon, MI (at a public site) · RED_E · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 391365 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Meadows Orv Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMeadows Orv Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLuzerne Horse Trail Campground · ~2.1 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWagner Lake Recreation Area · ~8.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletIsland Lake Recreation Area · ~9.1 mi SE · USFS
Open Meadows Orv Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Meadows Orv Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Luzerne Trail Camp~2.1 mi
- Parmalee Bridge State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp~8.1 mi · fee
- Wagner Lake Recreation Area~8.1 mi · fee
- Canoe Harbor State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp~8.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Meadows Orv Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Meadows Orv Campground are set by Huron-Manistee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Meadows Orv 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-26: $10 per night, single site. recreation.gov publishes the same $10 for the 2026 season (May 15 - Nov 30). Season of use is May 1 - November 30. Interagency Senior and Access passes take 50% off single campsites only. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/huron-manistee/recreation/meadows-orv-campground-and-trailhead and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10218950.
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 Meadows Orv 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 — Meadows Orv Campground
What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Fire rules & restrictions →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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