Free camping near Chatham, MI
Yes. 28 of the 53 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Chatham, MI are listed as free; 23 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Hovey Lake Campground, 12 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Autrain Lake Campground, 5.7 miles northeast, a fee campground.
The 50 nearest camps to Chatham, MI
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autrain Lake Campground | 5.7 | Fee | — | 5.7 mi to Chatham | — |
| Hovey Lake Campground | 12 | Free | Indian River (river) | 3.7 mi to Coalwood | — |
| Bay Furnace Campground | 13 | Fee | Gongeau Creek (stream) | 0.4 mi to Christmas | — |
| Channel Marker Campsite | 14 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Munising | — |
| Island Lake Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Munising | — |
| Halfmoon Lake Camping Area | 14 | Free | Indian River (river) | 1.6 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Rock Lake Camping Area | 15 | Free | — | — | — |
| Hike Lake Camping Area | 15 | Free | Hike Lake (water) | 1.9 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Mcneil Lake Camping Area | 15 | Free | — | 9.9 mi to Munising | — |
| Juniper Flats Group Campsite | 15 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Munising | — |
| Council Lake Camping Area | 15 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Munising | — |
| Indian River Bar Lake Camping Area | 15 | Free | Crow Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Hardwood Campsite | 16 | Fee | — | 5.4 mi to Munising | — |
| Muskrat Point Campsite | 16 | Free | Duck Lake (water) | 1.4 mi to Williams Landing | — |
| Gamefence Campsite | 16 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Munising | — |
| Murray Bay Group Site | 16 | Fee | Duck Lake (water) | 1.6 mi to Williams Landing | — |
| Fish Lake Portage To Carp Lake | 16 | Free | Indian River (river) | 2.8 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Baldy Lake Camping Area | 16 | Free | Baldy Lake (water) | 3.8 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Indian River Fish Lake Island Camping Area | 16 | Free | Indian River (river) | 2.8 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Duck Lake Campsite | 16 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Munising | — |
| Thornton Lake Camping Area | 16 | Free | Thornton Lake (water) | 1.4 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Little Duck Campsite | 17 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Munising | — |
| Driftwood Campsite | 17 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Munising | — |
| Widewaters Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Irwin Lake (water) | 3.3 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Mccomb Lake Camping Area | 17 | Free | Mccomb Lake (water) | 5.3 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Little Dune 1 Campsite | 17 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Munising | — |
| Little Dune 2 Campsite | 17 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Munising | — |
| Roads End Campsite | 17 | Free | — | 4.6 mi to Munising | — |
| Petes Lake Recreation Area | 17 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Munising | — |
| Indian River Four Pond Camping Area | 18 | Free | Indian River (river) | 4.4 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Cobble Cove Campsite | 18 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Williams Landing | — |
| Flat Rock Campsite | 18 | Free | — | 3.4 mi to Munising | — |
| Gull Point Campsite | 18 | Free | — | 9.3 mi to Munising | — |
| Ewing Point Camping Area | 18 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Munising | — |
| Preservation Point Campsite | 19 | Free | Gull Point Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Williams Landing | — |
| Shelter Ridge Campsite | 19 | Free | North Light Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Williams Landing | — |
| Skeels Lake Camping Area | 19 | Free | Skeels Lake (water) | 7.3 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Little Lake State Forest Campground | 20 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Rock | — |
| Blue Joe Lake Camping Area | 20 | Free | Blue Joe Lake (water) | 5.3 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Freighter View Campsite | 20 | Free | North Light Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Williams Landing | — |
| Indian River Pine Peak Camping Area | 20 | Free | Blue Joe Lake (water) | 5.8 mi to Steuben | — |
| Indian River Boulder Point | 20 | Free | — | — | — |
| Corner Lake Campground | 20 | Unpriced | Hugoboom Lake (water) | 7.7 mi to Steuben | — |
| Cookson Lake Camping Area | 20 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Munising | — |
| Swan Lake Camping Area | 21 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Munising | — |
| Indian River Deer Creek Camping Area | 21 | Free | Deer Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Steuben | — |
| Mowe Lake Camping Area | 22 | Fee | — | — | — |
| Ironjaw Lake Camping Area | 22 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Munising | — |
| Lake Nineteen Camping Area | 22 | Fee | — | 18 mi to Munising | — |
| Indian River Little Indian Camping Area | 22 | Free | — | — | — |
The other 3 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Chatham, MI.
Who manages the camps near Chatham, MI
Who manages them: 52 on the Forest Service; 1 on Michigan DNR.
- Hiawatha National Forest — 52 camps: 28 free, 22 fee, 2 unpriced
- Michigan DNR — 1 camp: 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 53 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Chatham, 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 Chatham, 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.