Free camping near South Boardman, MI

22 camps: 1 free, 21 fee

Within 25 straight-line miles of South Boardman, MI there are 22 camps: 1 free, 21 fee. The closest is Guernsey Lake State Forest Campground, 5.8 miles north of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Dispersed camp — Wexford County, MI, 21 miles out.

Who manages them: 21 on Michigan DNR; 1 on an agency our record does not name.

All 22, closest first.
Camp	Miles	Cost	Water	Nearest town	Season today
Guernsey Lake State Forest Campground	5.8	Fee	—	5.8 mi to South Boardman	—
Forks State Forest Campground	6.2	Fee	—	6.2 mi to South Boardman	—
Spring Lake State Forest Campground	6.2	Fee	—	1.1 mi to Fife Lake	—
Scheck's Place Trail Camp	7.9	Fee	—	5.8 mi to Kingsley	—
Scheck's Place State Forest Campground	8.4	Fee	—	5.5 mi to Kingsley	—
Rapid River Trail Camp	9.3	Fee	—	1.6 mi to Kalkaska	—
Hopkins Creek Equestrian State Forest Campground and Trail Camp	11	Fee	—	6.5 mi to Manton	—
Hopkins Creek State Forest Campground	11	Fee	—	6.3 mi to Manton	—
Old US- 131 State Forest Campground	12	Fee	—	5.6 mi to Manton	—
Arbutus Lake State Forest Campground	12	Fee	—	6.2 mi to Kingsley	—
CCC Bridge State Forest Campground	15	Fee	—	13 mi to Kalkaska	—
Baxter Bridge State Forest Campground	15	Fee	—	6.6 mi to Kingsley	—
Pickerel Lake (Kalkaska) State Forest Campground	19	Fee	—	11 mi to Kalkaska	—
Goose Lake State Forest Campground	19	Fee	—	2.5 mi to Lake	—
Long Lake (Missaukee) State Forest Campground	19	Fee	—	2.7 mi to Jennings	—
Dispersed camp — Wexford County, MI	21	Free	Anderson Creek (stream)	3.7 mi to Sherman	—
Long Lake (Wexford) State Forest Campground	21	Fee	—	3.8 mi to Haring	—
Manistee River Bridge State Forest Campground	22	Fee	—	7.2 mi to Grayling	—
Lake Margrethe State Forest Campground	23	Fee	Portage Creek (stream)	0.7 mi to McIntyre Landing	—
Upper Manistee River State Forest Campground and Canoe Camp	23	Fee	—	9.0 mi to Grayling	—
Goose Creek State Forest Campground	24	Fee	—	9.4 mi to Grayling	—
Goose Creek Trail Camp	24	Fee	—	9.6 mi to Grayling	—

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