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Twinwood Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MI · 43.47644, -85.76750
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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 Twinwood Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 767 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Twinwood LakeNIFC · 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 Twinwood Lake · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- DDump10 mi
- WWater13 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- PPropane31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Twinwood Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
767 ft
State
MI
Coordinates
43.47644, -85.76750
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Twinwood Lake · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTwinwood Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townNewaygo · ~4.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~0.7 mi
- Propane / LPGWesco · ~30.8 mi
- Dump station~9.8 mi
- GroceriesMidway Party Store · ~0.7 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~9.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicSpectrum Health Gerber Memorial · ~9.2 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~28.9 mi
EV charging — from Twinwood Lake · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.1 mi straight-line SE — VIKING GROCERY VIKING 2, Howard City, MI · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 70 within 50 · 215 within 100 · 670 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.4 mi — Big Rapids, MI - Tesla Supercharger, Big Rapids
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.2 mi — Great Lakes Energy - Newaygo Service Center · OpConnect · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — La Belle de la Riviere - Tesla Destination, Newaygo, 4.4 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 182278 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Twinwood Lake · Huron-Manistee National Forest · MI — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTwinwood Lake Recreation Area · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletM-20 Motorsport Trailhead · ~7.6 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLoda Lake Wildflower Sanctuary · ~11.6 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBrush Lake Recreation Area Campground · ~11.9 mi N · USFS
Open Twinwood Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Twinwood Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Brush Lake Campground~11.9 mi
- Minnie Pond Recreation Area~12.3 mi · fee
- Minnie Pond Campground~12.5 mi
- Indian Lake Recreation Area~13.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Twinwood Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Twinwood Lake are set by Huron-Manistee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Twinwood Lake
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 Twinwood Lake
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 — Twinwood Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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