Free camping near Bear Lake, MI
Yes. 10 of the 24 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Bear Lake, MI are listed as free; 11 charge a fee and 3 have no price on record. The closest free one is Marzinski Horse Campground, 13 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Healy Lake State Forest Campground, 7.5 miles east, a fee campground.
All 24 camps near Bear Lake, MI
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healy Lake State Forest Campground | 7.5 | Fee | — | 4.6 mi to Copemish | — |
| Blacksmith Bayou Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Blacksmith Bayou (water) | 3.1 mi to Brethren | — |
| Blacksmith Bayou Access | 12 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Brethren | — |
| Marzinski Horse Campground | 13 | Free | Claybank Creek (stream) | 3.4 mi to Udell | — |
| Sawdust Hole River Access | 14 | Free | Manistee River (river) | 3.6 mi to Wellston | — |
| Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI | 16 | Free | Eddington Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Marilla | — |
| Dispersed camp — Manistee County, MI | 16 | Free | Manistee River (river) | 2.4 mi to Marilla | — |
| Government Landing Site 21 | 17 | Free | Manistee River (river) | 5.1 mi to Garletts Corner | — |
| Government Landing Sites | 17 | Free | Manistee River (river) | 5.0 mi to Wellston | — |
| Government Landing | 17 | Free | Manistee River (river) | 4.7 mi to Wellston | — |
| Government Landing | 17 | Free | Manistee River (river) | 4.6 mi to Wellston | — |
| Red Bridge Access | 17 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Wellston | — |
| Pine Lake Recreation Area | 17 | Unpriced | Pine Lake (water) | 3.0 mi to Wellston | — |
| Government Landing | 17 | Free | Manistee River (river) | 4.7 mi to Wellston | — |
| Seaton Creek Recreation Area | 17 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Mesick | — |
| Platte River State Forest Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Honor | — |
| Grass Lake State Forest Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Bendon | — |
| Veterans Memorial State Forest Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Honor | — |
| Bear Track Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Little Manistee River (river) | 5.4 mi to Dublin | — |
| Sand Lake Recreation Area | 20 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Wellston | — |
| Peterson Bridge Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Caberfae | — |
| Lake Ann State Forest Campground | 25 | Fee | — | 0.5 mi to Maple Grove | — |
| Lake Dubonnet State Forest Campground | 25 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Hardwood Acres | — |
| Lake Michigan Recreation Area | 25 | Fee | — | 9.2 mi to Oak Hill | — |
Who manages the camps near Bear Lake, MI
Who manages them: 16 on the Forest Service; 6 on Michigan DNR; 2 on an agency our record does not name.
- Huron-Manistee National Forest — 18 camps: 10 free, 5 fee, 3 unpriced
- Michigan DNR — 6 camps: 6 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 24 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Bear Lake, MI
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Bear Lake, MI, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.