MI · within 25 miles · straight line

Free camping near Mio, MI

Yes. 10 of the 43 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Mio, MI are listed as free; 26 charge a fee and 7 have no price on record. The closest free one is River Dune Backcounty Group Campsite, 2.7 miles east, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Mio Pond State Forest Campground and Group Camp, 0.1 miles north, a fee campground.

43 camps: 10 free, 26 fee, 7 unpriced

All 43 camps near Mio, MI

All 43, closest first.
Camp	Miles	Cost	Water	Nearest town	Season today
Mio Pond State Forest Campground and Group Camp	0.1	Fee	—	—	Open
Au Sable Loop Campground	2.3	Unpriced	Au Sable River (stream)	1.4 mi to Mio	—
River Dune Campground	2.6	Unpriced	Au Sable River (stream)	1.6 mi to Mio	—
River Dune Backcounty Group Campsite	2.7	Free	Loud Creek (stream)	1.7 mi to Mio	—
Meadow Springs Backcountry Campsites	3.4	Free	—	3.4 mi to Mio	—
Meadow Springs Campground	3.5	Unpriced	Cauchy Creek (stream)	2.7 mi to Mio	—
Cathedral Pines Campground	7.0	Unpriced	Glennie Creek (stream)	3.4 mi to McKinley	—
Mack Lake Orv Campground	7.0	Fee	—	7.0 mi to Mio	—
Cathedral Pines Backcountry Group Campsite	7.1	Free	Glennie Creek (stream)	3.2 mi to McKinley	—
Parmalee Bridge State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	7.3	Fee	—	7.3 mi to Mio	Open
Wagner Lake Recreation Area	7.5	Fee	—	7.5 mi to Mio	—
Muskrat Lake State Forest Campground	7.8	Fee	—	7.8 mi to Mio	—
Mckinley Horse Trail Campground	8.6	Free	Au Sable River (river)	1.8 mi to McKinley	—
Luzerne Trail Camp	8.8	Free	—	2.2 mi to Luzerne	—
Island Lake Recreation Area	11	Fee	—	6.3 mi to Rose	—
Meadows Orv Campground	11	Fee	—	11 mi to Mio	—
Buttercup Backcountry Campsites	11	Free	Ninemile Creek (stream)	1.1 mi to McKinley	—
Buttercup Campground	12	Unpriced	Ninemile Creek (stream)	1.2 mi to McKinley	—
Bear Island Primitive Campsite	13	Free	Au Sable River (river)	2.4 mi to McKinley	—
Bear Island Backcountry Campsites	13	Free	—	13 mi to Mio	—
Rainbow Bend State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	13	Fee	—	13 mi to Mio	—
Walsh Road Equestrian State Forest Campground and Trail Camp	14	Fee	Middle Branch Big Creek (river)	5.5 mi to Lovells	—
McCollum Lake State Forest Campground	14	Fee	—	14 mi to Mio	—
Little Wolf Lake State Forest Campground	15	Fee	—	1.8 mi to Lewiston	Open
Gabions Campground	15	Fee	—	15 mi to Mio	—
White Pine Canoe Camp	16	Fee	—	12 mi to Grayling	—
Canoe Harbor State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	16	Fee	—	10 mi to Roscommon	—
Hoist Lakes Backcountry Campsites	18	Free	Hoist Lakes (water)	5.2 mi to Curran	—
Big Oaks Equestrian State Forest Campground	18	Fee	—	5.7 mi to Atlanta	Open
Ambrose Lake State Forest Campground	18	Fee	—	7.0 mi to Rose	—
Avery Lake State Forest Campground	19	Fee	—	5.3 mi to Atlanta	Open
Horseshoe Lake Campground	19	Unpriced	Horseshoe Lake (water)	2.6 mi to Cheviers	—
Shupac Lake State Forest Campground	20	Fee	—	9.4 mi to Lewiston	—
South Branch Trail Campground	21	Unpriced	South Branch River (stream)	2.2 mi to The Jackpines	—
Kneff Lake Recreation Area	21	Fee	—	6.6 mi to Grayling	—
Big Bear Lake State Forest Campground	23	Fee	—	6.0 mi to Lewiston	Open
Big Bear Pointe State Forest Campground	23	Fee	—	6.1 mi to Lewiston	Open
Rollways Recreation Area Campground	23	Fee	—	11 mi to Sand Lake	—
Jones Lake State Forest Campground	23	Fee	—	11 mi to Grayling	—
Reid Lake Backcountry Campsites	23	Free	—	13 mi to Lincoln	—
Keystone Landing State Forest Campground	24	Fee	—	4.2 mi to Grayling	—
4 Mile Trail Camp	24	Fee	—	6.0 mi to Grayling	—
Burton's Landing State Forest Campground	25	Fee	—	3.2 mi to Grayling	—

Who manages the camps near Mio, MI

Who manages them: 24 on the Forest Service; 19 on Michigan DNR.

Huron-Manistee National Forest — 27 camps: 10 free, 10 fee, 7 unpriced
Michigan DNR — 16 camps: 16 fee

Season read for these camps, today

Today's season read covers 7 of the 43: 7 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 Mio, MI

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