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Seaton Creek Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MI · 44.35890, -85.81028
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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 Seaton Creek Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 870 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Seaton Creek Recreation AreaNIFC · 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 Seaton Creek Recreation Area · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- DDump9 mi
- OOutfitter11 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- LLaundry19 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- PPropane28 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Seaton Creek Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
870 ft
State
MI
Coordinates
44.35890, -85.81028
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Seaton Creek Recreation Area · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMesick · ~5.6 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.1 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.2 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~27.8 mi
- Dump station~9.4 mi
- GroceriesMesick EZ Mart · ~5.4 mi
- PharmacyKingsley Pharmacy · ~20.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicWellston Medical Center · ~13.5 mi
- HardwareDublin General Store · ~13.8 mi
EV charging — from Seaton Creek Recreation Area · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.3 mi straight-line NE — 6052 M-115, Mesick, MI · EV Connect · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 46 within 50 · 125 within 100 · 345 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.4 mi — Saddle Up - Bear Lake, Bear Lake
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.8 mi — Meijer Cadillac (Cadillac, MI), Cadillac
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.2 mi — CBS Solar, Copemish, MI (at an office building) · Non-Networked · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-07-03 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 312216 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Seaton Creek Recreation Area · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSeaton Creek Recreation Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMarilla Nct Trailhead · ~1.8 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRed Bridge Access · ~5.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGovernment Landing Access · ~7.3 mi SW · USFS
Open Seaton Creek Recreation Area elsewhere
Other camps near Seaton Creek Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dispersed camp — Manistee County, MI~1.2 mi
- Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI~1.2 mi
- Red Bridge Access~5.8 mi
- Government Landing Site 21~7.1 mi
The unit that manages Seaton Creek Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Seaton Creek Recreation Area are set by Huron-Manistee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Seaton Creek Recreation Area
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: $30 per night for a single site and $80 per night for the group site, plus $10 per additional vehicle per day; day use is $10 per vehicle per day. recreation.gov publishes the same $30 and $80 for the 2026 season (Apr 26 - Oct 12). Season of use is April 24 - October 13. Interagency Senior and Access passes take 50% off single campsites only. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/huron-manistee/recreation/seaton-creek-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/250045.
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 Seaton Creek Recreation Area
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 — Seaton Creek Recreation Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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