About Clear Lake Campsite
The Munising and Rapid River/Manistique Ranger Districts of the Hiawatha National Forest offer a variety of camping experiences. Many are located on inland lakes in a rustic forest environment with no drinking water. The rustic environment offers a wonderfully serene and peaceful setting for your next camping experience. Visitors will be able to enjoy swimming, berry picking, and fishing at these campsites. Licenses are required for fishing in Michigan waters. Clear Lake boasts a great fishery of yellow perch, smallmouth bass, and largemouth bass. Occasionally, splake may be caught as well. There is a back-in boat launch located adjacent to the campsite. It is used as public access point, so campers can expect users to cross their site to access this launch. There is **NO**drinking water. There are **NO** primitive toilets. **Lake Name:** Clear Lake **Number of Sites:** 1 **Maximum…
- Managed by: Hiawatha National Forest, FS
- Where: 16 mi southeast of Munising, MI · 46.24472, -86.41389
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
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
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Lake Spur J | ATV road | at camp | |
| Clear Lake Interpretive Trail | Hiking | at camp | 1.9 mi |
| Clear Lake Spur I | ATV road | 0.2 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Colwell Lake Trail | Hiking | 1.7 mi | 1.9 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 19.4 mi
Water fill-up: 16.3 mi
Camps nearby
- Colwell Lake Campground 1.9 mi
- Crooked Lake Campsite 2.1 mi
- Steuben Lake Campsites 3.2 mi
- Dispersed spot · 16 mi S of Munising 4.5 mi
- East Lake Campsites 4.6 mi
- Little Bass Lake Campsites 6 mi