Free camping near Bendon, MI

21 camps: 4 free, 17 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of Bendon, MI there are 21 camps: 4 free, 17 fee. The closest is Grass Lake State Forest Campground, 3.1 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Dispersed camp — Wexford County, MI, 17 miles out.

Who manages them: 16 on Michigan DNR; 3 on an agency our record does not name; 2 on the Forest Service.

All 21, closest first.
Camp	Miles	Cost	Water	Nearest town	Season today
Grass Lake State Forest Campground	3.1	Fee	—	3.1 mi to Bendon	—
Lake Dubonnet State Forest Campground	3.9	Fee	—	2.7 mi to Hardwood Acres	—
Lake Dubonnet Trail Camp	4.1	Fee	—	2.4 mi to Hardwood Acres	—
Veterans Memorial State Forest Campground	5.0	Fee	—	3.7 mi to Honor	—
Lake Ann State Forest Campground	5.2	Fee	—	0.5 mi to Maple Grove	—
Platte River State Forest Campground	6.4	Fee	—	2.5 mi to Honor	—
Garey Lake State Forest Campground	11	Fee	—	5.7 mi to Lake Ann	—
Garey Lake Trail Camp	11	Fee	—	5.9 mi to Lake Ann	—
Healy Lake State Forest Campground	16	Fee	—	4.6 mi to Copemish	—
Arbutus Lake State Forest Campground	16	Fee	—	6.2 mi to Kingsley	—
Dispersed camp — Wexford County, MI	17	Free	Anderson Creek (stream)	3.7 mi to Sherman	—
Dispersed camp — Manistee County, MI	19	Free	Manistee River (river)	2.4 mi to Marilla	—
Baxter Bridge State Forest Campground	19	Fee	—	6.6 mi to Kingsley	—
Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI	19	Free	Eddington Creek (stream)	2.4 mi to Marilla	—
Scheck's Place State Forest Campground	19	Fee	—	5.5 mi to Kingsley	—
Seaton Creek Recreation Area	19	Fee	—	5.6 mi to Mesick	—
Scheck's Place Trail Camp	20	Fee	—	5.8 mi to Kingsley	—
Forks State Forest Campground	22	Fee	—	6.2 mi to South Boardman	—
Old US- 131 State Forest Campground	23	Fee	—	5.6 mi to Manton	—
Spring Lake State Forest Campground	24	Fee	—	1.1 mi to Fife Lake	—
Red Bridge Access	24	Free	—	6.8 mi to Wellston	—

Every distance on this page is a straight line from Bendon, 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.