Free camping near Roscommon, MI

28 camps: 1 free, 27 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of Roscommon, MI there are 28 camps: 1 free, 27 fee. The closest is 4 Mile Trail Camp, 7.7 miles north of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Luzerne Trail Camp, 16 miles out. Today's season read covers 3 of them: 3 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call.

Who manages them: 23 on Michigan DNR; 5 on the Forest Service.

All 28, closest first.
Camp	Miles	Cost	Water	Nearest town	Season today
4 Mile Trail Camp	7.7	Fee	—	6.0 mi to Grayling	—
Canoe Harbor State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	10	Fee	—	10 mi to Roscommon	—
Kneff Lake Recreation Area	10	Fee	—	6.6 mi to Grayling	—
Houghton Lake State Forest Campground	11	Fee	—	7.0 mi to Houghton Lake	Open
Keystone Landing State Forest Campground	12	Fee	—	4.2 mi to Grayling	—
Burton's Landing State Forest Campground	12	Fee	—	3.2 mi to Grayling	—
AuSable River State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	13	Fee	—	2.8 mi to Grayling	—
White Pine Canoe Camp	13	Fee	—	12 mi to Grayling	—
Meadows Orv Campground	15	Fee	—	11 mi to Mio	—
Rainbow Bend State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	15	Fee	—	13 mi to Mio	—
Reedsburg Dam State Forest Campground	16	Fee	—	6.6 mi to Houghton Lake	—
Lake Margrethe State Forest Campground	16	Fee	Portage Creek (stream)	0.7 mi to McIntyre Landing	—
Luzerne Trail Camp	16	Free	—	2.2 mi to Luzerne	—
Ambrose Lake State Forest Campground	17	Fee	—	7.0 mi to Rose	—
Manistee River Bridge State Forest Campground	19	Fee	—	7.2 mi to Grayling	—
Parmalee Bridge State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	20	Fee	—	7.3 mi to Mio	Open
Jones Lake State Forest Campground	20	Fee	—	11 mi to Grayling	—
CCC Bridge State Forest Campground	22	Fee	—	13 mi to Kalkaska	—
Upper Manistee River State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	22	Fee	—	9.0 mi to Grayling	—
Island Lake Recreation Area	22	Fee	—	6.3 mi to Rose	—
Wagner Lake Recreation Area	22	Fee	—	7.5 mi to Mio	—
Goose Creek State Forest Campground	22	Fee	—	9.4 mi to Grayling	—
Goose Creek Trail Camp	23	Fee	—	9.6 mi to Grayling	—
Walsh Road Equestrian State Forest Campground and Trail Camp	23	Fee	Middle Branch Big Creek (river)	5.5 mi to Lovells	—
Shupac Lake State Forest Campground	24	Fee	—	9.4 mi to Lewiston	—
House Lake State Forest Campground	24	Fee	—	12 mi to Gladwin	—
Trout Lake State Forest Campground	24	Fee	—	11 mi to Gladwin	—
Mio Pond State Forest Campground and Group Camp	25	Fee	—	—	Open

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