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Round Lake Recreation Area Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MI · 44.34084, -83.66389
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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 Round Lake Recreation Area Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 791 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Round Lake Recreation Area 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 Round Lake Recreation Area Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery0 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- RxPharmacy9 mi
- DDump12 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- PPropane23 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- WWater31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 31-mi drive, 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 — Round Lake Recreation Area Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
791 ft
State
MI
Coordinates
44.34084, -83.66389
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Round Lake Recreation Area Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSand Lake · ~0.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMarathon · ~1.0 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~22.8 mi
- Dump station~11.5 mi
- GroceriesIndian Lake Outpost · ~0.4 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~8.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicHale Saint Joseph Medical Clinic · ~7.5 mi
- HardwareBernard Building Center · ~7.3 mi
EV charging — from Round Lake Recreation Area Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.7 mi straight-line SE — Bay Inn Tawas MI, Tawas City, MI (at a public site) · RED_E · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 14 within 50 · 114 within 100 · 444 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)48.2 mi — Gladwin City Hall, Gladwin
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)7.5 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 314479 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Round Lake Recreation Area Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRound Lake Recreation Area Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSand Lake Day Use Area Beach · ~1.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCorsair Cc Ski Trailhead · ~3.8 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCorsair Wrights Lake Cc Ski Trailhead · ~3.9 mi NE · USFS
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Other camps near Round Lake Recreation Area Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Au Sable River Backcountry Campsites~6.8 mi · fee
- Monument Campground~6.8 mi · fee
- River Road Horse Trail Camp~9.4 mi
- Rollways Recreation Area Campground~9.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Round Lake Recreation Area Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Round Lake Recreation Area Campground are set by Huron-Manistee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Round Lake Recreation Area 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 2026-08-24: $14 per night, single site. recreation.gov publishes the same $14 for the 2026 season (May 15 - Sep 30). Interagency Senior and Access passes take 50% off single campsites only. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/huron-manistee/recreation/round-lake-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234763.
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 Round Lake Recreation Area 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 — Round Lake Recreation Area Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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