MI · within 25 miles · straight line

Free camping near Traverse, MI

Yes. One of the 20 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Traverse, MI is listed as free; 19 charge a fee. The closest free one is Dispersed camp — Wexford County, MI, 21 miles south. The closest camp of any kind is Arbutus Lake State Forest Campground, 6.6 miles southeast, a fee campground.

20 camps: 1 free, 19 fee

All 20 camps near Traverse, MI

All 20, closest first.
Camp	Miles	Cost	Water	Nearest town	Season today
Arbutus Lake State Forest Campground	6.6	Fee	—	6.2 mi to Kingsley	—
Scheck's Place State Forest Campground	10	Fee	—	5.5 mi to Kingsley	—
Scheck's Place Trail Camp	10	Fee	—	5.8 mi to Kingsley	—
Lake Dubonnet Trail Camp	11	Fee	—	2.4 mi to Hardwood Acres	—
Lake Dubonnet State Forest Campground	11	Fee	—	2.7 mi to Hardwood Acres	—
Forks State Forest Campground	11	Fee	—	6.2 mi to South Boardman	—
Lake Ann State Forest Campground	13	Fee	—	0.5 mi to Maple Grove	—
Guernsey Lake State Forest Campground	14	Fee	—	5.8 mi to South Boardman	—
Grass Lake State Forest Campground	16	Fee	—	3.1 mi to Bendon	—
Garey Lake State Forest Campground	17	Fee	—	5.7 mi to Lake Ann	—
Garey Lake Trail Camp	17	Fee	—	5.9 mi to Lake Ann	—
Spring Lake State Forest Campground	18	Fee	—	1.1 mi to Fife Lake	—
Veterans Memorial State Forest Campground	18	Fee	—	3.7 mi to Honor	—
Baxter Bridge State Forest Campground	18	Fee	—	6.6 mi to Kingsley	—
Platte River State Forest Campground	20	Fee	—	2.5 mi to Honor	—
Rapid River Trail Camp	20	Fee	—	1.6 mi to Kalkaska	—
Old US- 131 State Forest Campground	20	Fee	—	5.6 mi to Manton	—
Dispersed camp — Wexford County, MI	21	Free	Anderson Creek (stream)	3.7 mi to Sherman	—
Hopkins Creek State Forest Campground	23	Fee	—	6.3 mi to Manton	—
Hopkins Creek Equestrian State Forest Campground and Trail Camp	24	Fee	—	6.5 mi to Manton	—

Who manages the camps near Traverse, MI

Who manages them: 19 on Michigan DNR; 1 on an agency our record does not name.

Michigan DNR — 19 camps: 19 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 20 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.

Forecast near Traverse, 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 Traverse, 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.