Agency-listedUSFSFree
Sulak Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MI · 43.92440, -86.01222
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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 Sulak Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 776 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sulak 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 Sulak Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- WWater20 mi
- DDump21 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- PPropane59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 20-mi drive, 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 — Sulak Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
776 ft
State
MI
Coordinates
43.92440, -86.01222
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Sulak Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSunoco · ~5.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.7 mi
- GroceriesBranch Grocery · ~2.1 mi
- PharmacyPattie Drug of Baldwin · ~8.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicBaldwin Family Health Care Clinic · ~8.1 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~8.3 mi
EV charging — from Sulak Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.5 mi straight-line W — Wesco Scottville 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 reach9 within 25 mi · 29 within 50 · 161 within 100 · 433 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.2 mi — Ludington, MI - Tesla Supercharger, Ludington
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO14.1 mi — GLE STATION 3, Scottville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.3 mi — Red Moose Lodge - Tesla Destination, Baldwin, MI · Tesla Destination · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-08-27 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles.
- 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 351312 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sulak Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSulak Recreation Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Branch Bridge Access · ~0.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletElk Canoe Backcountry Campsites · ~0.9 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTimber Creek Campground · ~1.8 mi NE · USFS
Open Sulak Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Sulak Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Elk Canoe Campground~0.9 mi
- Timber Creek Campground~1.8 mi · fee
- Bowman Lake Backcountry Campsites~3.1 mi
- Bowman Lake Campground~3.2 mi
The unit that manages Sulak Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sulak Campground are set by Huron-Manistee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sulak Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Sulak 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 — Sulak Campground
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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