Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
River Dune Backcounty Group Campsite
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MI · 44.64912, -84.09492
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USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at River Dune Backcounty Group Campsite
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 919 ft.
Fire & smoke — around River Dune Backcounty Group CampsiteNIFC · 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 River Dune Backcounty Group Campsite · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- HHardware2 mi
- MMechanic2 mi
- LLaundry2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- WWater9 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- DDump16 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- PPropane21 mi
- OOutfitter22 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — River Dune Backcounty Group Campsite
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
919 ft
State
MI
Coordinates
44.64912, -84.09492
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around River Dune Backcounty Group Campsite · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLoud Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMio · ~1.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.4 mi
- FuelMarathon · ~1.7 mi
- Propane / LPGBlue Flame Propane · ~26.3 mi
- Dump station~16.5 mi
- GroceriesSunrise Convenience Store · ~1.7 mi
- PharmacyFairview Pharmacy · ~5.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicClinic · ~19.1 mi
- HardwareLuzerne Hardware · ~9.0 mi
EV charging — from River Dune Backcounty Group Campsite · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger19.2 mi straight-line E — 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 20 within 50 · 115 within 100 · 285 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)30.2 mi — Grayling, MI, Grayling
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO33.0 mi — GLE STATION 7, Waters
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)23.4 mi — Washington St Hale 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
- 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 River Dune Backcounty Group Campsite · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRiver Dune Backcounty Group Campsite · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAu Sable Loop Recreation Area Campground · ~0.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLouds Rest Stop · ~1.0 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMeadow Springs Backcountry Campsites · ~1.0 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near River Dune Backcounty Group Campsite
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- River Dune Campground~0.1 mi
- Au Sable Loop Campground~0.3 mi
- Meadow Springs Backcountry Campsites~1.0 mi
- Meadow Springs Campground~1.1 mi
The unit that manages River Dune Backcounty Group Campsite
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at River Dune Backcounty Group Campsite are set by Huron-Manistee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — River Dune Backcounty Group Campsite
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 River Dune Backcounty Group Campsite
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 — River Dune Backcounty Group Campsite
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