MI · within 25 miles · straight line

Free camping near Lewiston, MI

Yes. 5 of the 44 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Lewiston, MI are listed as free; 35 charge a fee and 4 have no price on record. The closest free one is River Dune Backcounty Group Campsite, 19 miles southeast, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Little Wolf Lake State Forest Campground, 1.8 miles southeast, a fee campground.

44 camps: 5 free, 35 fee, 4 unpriced

All 44 camps near Lewiston, MI

All 44, closest first.
Camp	Miles	Cost	Water	Nearest town	Season today
Little Wolf Lake State Forest Campground	1.8	Fee	—	1.8 mi to Lewiston	Open
Big Bear Lake State Forest Campground	6.0	Fee	—	6.0 mi to Lewiston	Open
Big Bear Pointe State Forest Campground	6.1	Fee	—	6.1 mi to Lewiston	Open
Big Oaks Equestrian State Forest Campground	6.4	Fee	—	5.7 mi to Atlanta	Open
Avery Lake State Forest Campground	6.8	Fee	—	5.3 mi to Atlanta	Open
Walsh Road Equestrian State Forest Campground and Trail Camp	7.5	Fee	Middle Branch Big Creek (river)	5.5 mi to Lovells	—
Muskrat Lake State Forest Campground	9.2	Fee	—	7.8 mi to Mio	—
Shupac Lake State Forest Campground	9.4	Fee	—	9.4 mi to Lewiston	—
Johnson's Crossing Trail Camp	13	Fee	—	13 mi to Lewiston	—
Parmalee Bridge State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	14	Fee	—	7.3 mi to Mio	Open
Rainbow Bend State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	15	Fee	—	13 mi to Mio	—
Jones Lake State Forest Campground	15	Fee	—	11 mi to Grayling	—
Jackson Lake State Forest Campground	16	Fee	—	5.9 mi to Atlanta	Open
Town Corner Lake State Forest Campground	17	Fee	—	13 mi to Atlanta	—
Mio Pond State Forest Campground and Group Camp	17	Fee	—	—	Open
White Pine Canoe Camp	17	Fee	—	12 mi to Grayling	—
Au Sable Loop Campground	19	Unpriced	Au Sable River (stream)	1.4 mi to Mio	—
River Dune Campground	19	Unpriced	Au Sable River (stream)	1.6 mi to Mio	—
River Dune Backcounty Group Campsite	19	Free	Loud Creek (stream)	1.7 mi to Mio	—
Meadow Springs Backcountry Campsites	19	Free	—	3.4 mi to Mio	—
Meadow Springs Campground	19	Unpriced	Cauchy Creek (stream)	2.7 mi to Mio	—
Round Lake State Forest Campground	19	Fee	—	17 mi to Atlanta	—
Lake Marjory State Forest Campground	19	Fee	—	14 mi to Grayling	Open
Luzerne Trail Camp	20	Free	—	2.2 mi to Luzerne	—
Canoe Harbor State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	20	Fee	—	10 mi to Roscommon	—
Pigeon Bridge State Forest Campground	21	Fee	—	18 mi to Atlanta	—
McCollum Lake State Forest Campground	21	Fee	—	14 mi to Mio	—
Cathedral Pines Campground	21	Unpriced	Glennie Creek (stream)	3.4 mi to McKinley	—
Kneff Lake Recreation Area	21	Fee	—	6.6 mi to Grayling	—
Cathedral Pines Backcountry Group Campsite	21	Free	Glennie Creek (stream)	3.2 mi to McKinley	—
Pigeon River State Forest Campground	22	Fee	—	18 mi to Atlanta	—
Keystone Landing State Forest Campground	22	Fee	—	4.2 mi to Grayling	—
Elk Hill Group Equestrian Campground	22	Fee	—	18 mi to Atlanta	—
Meadows Orv Campground	22	Fee	—	11 mi to Mio	—
Elk Hill Equestrian River Trail Campground	22	Fee	—	18 mi to Atlanta	—
Ess Lake State Forest Campground	22	Fee	—	5.2 mi to Hillman	Open
Burton's Landing State Forest Campground	22	Fee	—	3.2 mi to Grayling	—
AuSable River State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	23	Fee	—	2.8 mi to Grayling	—
Mckinley Horse Trail Campground	23	Free	Au Sable River (river)	1.8 mi to McKinley	—
Pickerel Lake (Otsego) State Forest Campground	23	Fee	—	18 mi to Indian River	—
Wagner Lake Recreation Area	24	Fee	—	7.5 mi to Mio	—
Mack Lake Orv Campground	24	Fee	—	7.0 mi to Mio	—
Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Forest Campground	24	Fee	—	15 mi to Atlanta	Open
4 Mile Trail Camp	25	Fee	—	6.0 mi to Grayling	—

Who manages the camps near Lewiston, MI

Who manages them: 31 on Michigan DNR; 13 on the Forest Service.

Michigan DNR — 28 camps: 28 fee
Huron-Manistee National Forest — 16 camps: 5 free, 7 fee, 4 unpriced

Season read for these camps, today

Today's season read covers 11 of the 44: 11 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.

Forecast near Lewiston, MI

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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 Lewiston, 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.