Big Lake State Forest Campground

5 mi north of Covington, MI · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

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Jun–Sepbest months

About Big Lake State Forest Campground

Where: 5 mi north of Covington, MI · 46.61165, -88.57252

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

22°

5°Jan

26°

5°Feb

37°

14°Mar

49°

26°Apr

64°

39°May

73°

48°Jun

78°

53°Jul

76°

51°Aug

68°

45°Sep

53°

34°Oct

39°

23°Nov

27°

12°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.

See Big Lake State Forest Campground from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Fdr2243	ATV road	2.2 mi	1.5 mi
Fdr2236-E	ATV road	2.3 mi	0.9 mi
North Country National Scenic	Hiking	2.8 mi	127.5 mi
Nfst-2240-D	ATV / OHV, Dirt bike	2.9 mi	0.3 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Pristine

The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.

Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

RV essentials

Dump station: 13.6 mi
Propane: 11.8 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Sturgeon River Campground 5 mi
Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness 6.2 mi
King Lake State Forest Campground 10.1 mi
Baraga State Park 10.9 mi
Ojibwa Campground 12.8 mi
L'Anse Township Park Campground 13.7 mi