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Bobcat Lake Campground

2 mi southeast of Marenisco, MI · Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
Jun–Sepbest months

About Bobcat Lake Campground

Located in Gogebic County just 3 miles southeast of Marenisco, Mi., on the Bessemer Ranger District in the southern half of the Ottawa National Forest. Bobcat Lake campground features one loop with 11 campsites. Campsites are bordered by vegetation providing privacy between sites. These drive in sites offer a tent pad, wood table, fire ring, lantern post and gravel parking spur. Two accessible vault toilets are located in the campground and water is provided by a centrally located hand pump in the loop. A sandy beach and day use area, complete with vault toilets, tables, grills and changing house is located 1/2 mile east of the campground. Also adjacent to the campground is a boat ramp which provides access to a variety of game fish.

  • Fees: $13 a night for camping.
  • Season: May 24 – September 3
  • Managed by: Ottawa National Forest, FS
  • Where: 2 mi southeast of Marenisco, MI · 46.35924, -89.67294

Things to do:

FishingBoating & paddlingSwimming

Amenities:

Drinking waterTents allowed

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

Weather by month

21°
3°Jan
26°
3°Feb
37°
13°Mar
50°
26°Apr
65°
38°May
74°
49°Jun
77°
53°Jul
75°
51°Aug
67°
45°Sep
53°
33°Oct
37°
22°Nov
26°
10°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.

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Nfst-8516ATV / OHV, Dirt bike0.2 mi0.1 mi
Nfst-8529ATV / OHV, Dirt bike0.5 mi0.4 mi
Nfst-8533ATV / OHV, Dirt bike0.5 mi0.2 mi
Nfst-8509ATV / OHV, Dirt bike0.6 mi0.4 mi
Nfst-8510ATV / OHV, Dirt bike0.6 mi0.9 mi
Fdr8528ATV road0.6 mi1.0 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Truly dark

The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.

Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.
RV essentials

Dump station: 8.4 mi
Water fill-up: 8.4 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

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