Free camping near Grayling, MI

27 camps: 1 free, 26 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of Grayling, MI there are 27 camps: 1 free, 26 fee. The closest is AuSable River State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp, 2.8 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Luzerne Trail Camp, 21 miles out. Today's season read covers 4 of them: 4 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.

Who manages them: 24 on Michigan DNR; 3 on the Forest Service.

All 27, closest first.
Camp	Miles	Cost	Water	Nearest town	Season today
AuSable River State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	2.8	Fee	—	2.8 mi to Grayling	—
Burton's Landing State Forest Campground	3.2	Fee	—	3.2 mi to Grayling	—
Keystone Landing State Forest Campground	4.2	Fee	—	4.2 mi to Grayling	—
Lake Margrethe State Forest Campground	5.2	Fee	Portage Creek (stream)	0.7 mi to McIntyre Landing	—
4 Mile Trail Camp	6.0	Fee	—	6.0 mi to Grayling	—
Kneff Lake Recreation Area	6.6	Fee	—	6.6 mi to Grayling	—
Manistee River Bridge State Forest Campground	7.2	Fee	—	7.2 mi to Grayling	—
Upper Manistee River State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	9.0	Fee	—	9.0 mi to Grayling	—
Goose Creek State Forest Campground	9.4	Fee	—	9.4 mi to Grayling	—
Goose Creek Trail Camp	9.6	Fee	—	9.6 mi to Grayling	—
Jones Lake State Forest Campground	11	Fee	—	11 mi to Grayling	—
White Pine Canoe Camp	12	Fee	—	12 mi to Grayling	—
Canoe Harbor State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	13	Fee	—	10 mi to Roscommon	—
CCC Bridge State Forest Campground	14	Fee	—	13 mi to Kalkaska	—
Lake Marjory State Forest Campground	14	Fee	—	14 mi to Grayling	Open
Rainbow Bend State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	14	Fee	—	13 mi to Mio	—
Pickerel Lake (Kalkaska) State Forest Campground	16	Fee	—	11 mi to Kalkaska	—
Shupac Lake State Forest Campground	16	Fee	—	9.4 mi to Lewiston	—
Houghton Lake State Forest Campground	18	Fee	—	7.0 mi to Houghton Lake	Open
Walsh Road Equestrian State Forest Campground and Trail Camp	19	Fee	Middle Branch Big Creek (river)	5.5 mi to Lovells	—
Parmalee Bridge State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	21	Fee	—	7.3 mi to Mio	Open
Meadows Orv Campground	21	Fee	—	11 mi to Mio	—
Luzerne Trail Camp	21	Free	—	2.2 mi to Luzerne	—
Reedsburg Dam State Forest Campground	22	Fee	—	6.6 mi to Houghton Lake	—
Muskrat Lake State Forest Campground	24	Fee	—	7.8 mi to Mio	—
Rapid River Trail Camp	25	Fee	—	1.6 mi to Kalkaska	—
Little Wolf Lake State Forest Campground	25	Fee	—	1.8 mi to Lewiston	Open

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