Free camping near Munising, MI
Yes. 31 of the 72 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Munising, MI are listed as free; 39 charge a fee and 2 have no price on record. The closest free one is Muskrat Point Campsite, 2.5 miles northwest, on U.S. Forest Service land.
The 50 nearest camps to Munising, MI
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskrat Point Campsite | 2.5 | Free | Duck Lake (water) | 1.4 mi to Williams Landing | — |
| Little Dune 2 Campsite | 3.3 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Munising | — |
| Little Dune 1 Campsite | 3.3 | Fee | — | 3.3 mi to Munising | — |
| Murray Bay Group Site | 3.3 | Fee | Duck Lake (water) | 1.6 mi to Williams Landing | — |
| Flat Rock Campsite | 3.4 | Free | — | 3.4 mi to Munising | — |
| Channel Marker Campsite | 3.4 | Fee | — | 3.4 mi to Munising | — |
| Duck Lake Campsite | 3.7 | Fee | — | 3.7 mi to Munising | — |
| Little Duck Campsite | 3.8 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Munising | — |
| Driftwood Campsite | 4.0 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Munising | — |
| Cobble Cove Campsite | 4.1 | Free | — | 3.7 mi to Williams Landing | — |
| Bay Furnace Campground | 4.3 | Fee | Gongeau Creek (stream) | 0.4 mi to Christmas | — |
| Roads End Campsite | 4.6 | Free | — | 4.6 mi to Munising | — |
| Juniper Flats Group Campsite | 5.0 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Munising | — |
| Hardwood Campsite | 5.4 | Fee | — | 5.4 mi to Munising | — |
| Gamefence Campsite | 5.5 | Fee | — | 5.5 mi to Munising | — |
| Shelter Ridge Campsite | 8.9 | Free | North Light Creek (stream) | 7.2 mi to Williams Landing | — |
| Freighter View Campsite | 9.0 | Free | North Light Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to Williams Landing | — |
| Gull Point Campsite | 9.3 | Free | — | 9.3 mi to Munising | — |
| Preservation Point Campsite | 9.3 | Free | Gull Point Creek (stream) | 7.3 mi to Williams Landing | — |
| Mcneil Lake Camping Area | 9.9 | Free | — | 9.9 mi to Munising | — |
| Hovey Lake Campground | 10 | Free | Indian River (river) | 3.7 mi to Coalwood | — |
| Autrain Lake Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 5.7 mi to Chatham | — |
| Island Lake Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 11 mi to Munising | — |
| Halfmoon Lake Camping Area | 12 | Free | Indian River (river) | 1.6 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Rock Lake Camping Area | 13 | Free | — | — | — |
| Thornton Lake Camping Area | 13 | Free | Thornton Lake (water) | 1.4 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Hike Lake Camping Area | 13 | Free | Hike Lake (water) | 1.9 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Council Lake Camping Area | 13 | Fee | — | 13 mi to Munising | — |
| Indian River Bar Lake Camping Area | 14 | Free | Crow Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Petes Lake Recreation Area | 14 | Fee | — | 14 mi to Munising | — |
| Fish Lake Portage To Carp Lake | 14 | Free | Indian River (river) | 2.8 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Indian River Fish Lake Island Camping Area | 14 | Free | Indian River (river) | 2.8 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Sand Lake Campsite | 15 | Free | Sand Lake (water) | 5.2 mi to Steuben | — |
| Widewaters Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Irwin Lake (water) | 3.3 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Ewing Point Camping Area | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Munising | — |
| Baldy Lake Camping Area | 15 | Free | Baldy Lake (water) | 3.8 mi to Kentucky | — |
| South Gemini Lake State Forest Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Munising | — |
| North Gemini Lake State Forest Campground | 15 | Fee | — | 15 mi to Munising | — |
| Canoe Lake State Forest Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 16 mi to Munising | — |
| Indian River Four Pond Camping Area | 16 | Free | Indian River (river) | 4.4 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Clear Lake Camping Area | 16 | Free | Clear Lake (water) | 4.4 mi to Steuben | — |
| Blue Joe Lake Camping Area | 16 | Free | Blue Joe Lake (water) | 5.3 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Cookson Lake Camping Area | 17 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Munising | — |
| Indian River Deer Creek Camping Area | 17 | Free | Deer Creek (stream) | 4.5 mi to Steuben | — |
| Mccomb Lake Camping Area | 17 | Free | Mccomb Lake (water) | 5.3 mi to Kentucky | — |
| Indian River Boulder Point | 17 | Free | — | — | — |
| Indian River Pine Peak Camping Area | 17 | Free | Blue Joe Lake (water) | 5.8 mi to Steuben | — |
| Colwell Lake Recreation Area | 17 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Munising | — |
| Cusino Lake State Forest Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Munising | — |
| Ross Lake State Forest Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 17 mi to Munising | — |
The other 22 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Munising, MI.
Who manages the camps near Munising, MI
Who manages them: 65 on the Forest Service; 6 on Michigan DNR; 1 on an agency our record does not name.
- Hiawatha National Forest — 65 camps: 30 free, 33 fee, 2 unpriced
- Michigan DNR — 6 camps: 6 fee
- An agency our record does not name — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 72 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Munising, 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 Munising, 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.