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Timber Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MI · 43.94779, -85.99639
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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 Timber Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 778 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Timber Creek 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 Timber Creek 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
- AAir-up11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- WWater19 mi
- DDump20 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- OOutfitter25 mi
- PPropane58 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 — Timber Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
778 ft
State
MI
Coordinates
43.94779, -85.99639
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Timber Creek Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBaldwin · ~8.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSunoco · ~6.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.5 mi
- GroceriesBranch Grocery · ~2.3 mi
- PharmacyPattie Drug of Baldwin · ~8.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicBaldwin Family Health Care Clinic · ~7.8 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~8.2 mi
EV charging — from Timber Creek Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger14.1 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 reach10 within 25 mi · 23 within 50 · 161 within 100 · 423 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.9 mi — Ludington, MI - Tesla Supercharger, Ludington
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO14.7 mi — GLE STATION 3, Scottville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.6 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 Timber Creek Campground · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTimber Creek Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTimber Creek Nct Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Branch Bridge Access · ~1.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSulak Recreation Area · ~1.9 mi SW · USFS
Open Timber Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Timber Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sulak Campground~1.8 mi
- Elk Canoe Campground~2.1 mi
- Log Mark Rest Stop Canoe and Fishing Landing~3.9 mi
- Bowman Lake Backcountry Campsites~4.1 mi
The unit that manages Timber Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Timber Creek Campground are set by Huron-Manistee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Timber Creek 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: $10 for a single site. The Huron-Manistee's fee block writes it as "Single Site: $10" without the words per night, unlike every other campground on the same forest, and the Forest Service's own site record repeats it the same way; read it as the nightly site fee. Season of use is May 1 - October 31. This campground has no recreation.gov listing, so there is no second source. Interagency Senior and Access passes take 50% off single campsites only. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/huron-manistee/recreation/timber-creek-campground.
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 Timber Creek 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 — Timber Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Cold-weather camping →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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