Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Reid Lake Backcountry Campsites
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MI · 44.65001, -83.67001
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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 Reid Lake Backcountry Campsites
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 886 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Reid Lake Backcountry CampsitesNIFC · 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 Reid Lake Backcountry Campsites · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- WWater15 mi
- DDump17 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- PPropane29 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 — Reid Lake Backcountry Campsites
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
886 ft
State
MI
Coordinates
44.65001, -83.67001
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Reid Lake Backcountry Campsites · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townLincoln · ~12.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.1 mi
- Propane / LPGBlarney Castle Oil & Propane · ~29.2 mi
- Dump station~17.0 mi
- GroceriesBarton City General Store · ~4.1 mi
- PharmacyLincoln Pharmacy · ~12.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicAlcona Health Center · ~13.1 mi
- HardwareLincoln VIllage Hardware · ~13.2 mi
EV charging — from Reid Lake Backcountry Campsites · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.8 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 · 11 within 50 · 109 within 100 · 272 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)51.1 mi — Grayling, MI, Grayling
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO18.8 mi — Harbor Ln Harrisville MI, Harrisville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.8 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 Reid Lake Backcountry Campsites · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletReid Lake M-72 Hiking Trailhead · ~0.4 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStout Orv Trailhead · ~2.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHoist Lakes West Hiking Trailhead · ~3.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHoist Lakes East Hiking Trailhead · ~3.8 mi W · USFS
Open Reid Lake Backcountry Campsites elsewhere
Other camps near Reid Lake Backcountry Campsites
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Jewell Lake Campground~4.0 mi
- Hoist Lakes Backcountry Campsites~5.2 mi
- Horseshoe Lake Campground~5.8 mi
- Pine River Campground~6.9 mi
The unit that manages Reid Lake Backcountry Campsites
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Reid Lake Backcountry Campsites are set by Huron-Manistee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Reid Lake Backcountry Campsites
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 Reid Lake Backcountry Campsites
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 — Reid Lake Backcountry Campsites
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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