Free camping near Boon, MI
Within 25 straight-line miles of Boon, MI there are 33 camps: 10 free, 19 fee, 4 unpriced. The closest is Hemlock Recreation Area, 6.1 miles south-east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Dispersed camp — Wexford County, MI, 12 miles out.
Who manages them: 16 on the Forest Service; 14 on Michigan DNR; 3 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemlock Recreation Area | 6.1 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Wedgewood | — |
| Peterson Bridge Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 4.8 mi to Caberfae | — |
| Seaton Creek Recreation Area | 11 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Mesick | — |
| Dispersed camp — Wexford County, MI | 12 | Free | Anderson Creek (stream) | 3.7 mi to Sherman | — |
| Lincoln Bridge State Forest Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Luther | — |
| Long Lake (Wexford) State Forest Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Haring | — |
| Silver Creek State Forest Campground | 12 | Fee | — | 5.4 mi to Luther | — |
| Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI | 13 | Free | Eddington Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Marilla | — |
| Dispersed camp — Manistee County, MI | 13 | Free | Manistee River (river) | 2.4 mi to Marilla | — |
| Red Bridge Access | 13 | Free | — | 6.8 mi to Wellston | — |
| Government Landing Site 21 | 14 | Free | Manistee River (river) | 5.1 mi to Garletts Corner | — |
| Government Landing Sites | 14 | Free | Manistee River (river) | 5.0 mi to Wellston | — |
| Government Landing | 14 | Free | Manistee River (river) | 4.7 mi to Wellston | — |
| Government Landing | 14 | Free | Manistee River (river) | 4.7 mi to Wellston | — |
| Government Landing | 14 | Free | Manistee River (river) | 4.6 mi to Wellston | — |
| Baxter Bridge State Forest Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 6.6 mi to Kingsley | — |
| Old US- 131 State Forest Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 5.6 mi to Manton | — |
| Sawdust Hole River Access | 17 | Free | Manistee River (river) | 3.6 mi to Wellston | — |
| Long Lake (Missaukee) State Forest Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 2.7 mi to Jennings | — |
| Goose Lake State Forest Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 2.5 mi to Lake | — |
| Carrieville State Forest Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Luther | — |
| Sand Lake Recreation Area | 19 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Wellston | — |
| Hopkins Creek State Forest Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 6.3 mi to Manton | — |
| Hopkins Creek Equestrian State Forest Campground and Trail Camp | 20 | Fee | — | 6.5 mi to Manton | — |
| Old Grade Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Little Manistee River (river) | 2.1 mi to Peacock | — |
| Pine Lake Recreation Area | 21 | Unpriced | Pine Lake (water) | 3.0 mi to Wellston | — |
| Blacksmith Bayou Access | 21 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Brethren | — |
| Blacksmith Bayou Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Blacksmith Bayou (water) | 3.1 mi to Brethren | — |
| Healy Lake State Forest Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 4.6 mi to Copemish | — |
| Sunrise Lake State Forest Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 6.0 mi to Le Roy | — |
| Spring Lake State Forest Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 1.1 mi to Fife Lake | — |
| Bear Track Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Little Manistee River (river) | 5.4 mi to Dublin | — |
| Grass Lake State Forest Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to Bendon | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Boon, 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.