Colwell Lake Campground

17 mi southeast of Munising, MI · No signal at camp

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

Jun–Sepbest months

About Colwell Lake Campground

Colwell lake is 145 acres with an excellent swimming beach and boat access. Camping, fishing, picnicking and hiking are other popular recreation activities at Colwell Lake. Renovated in 1993, the area meets most current Americans with Disabilities Act Guidelines. Electricity, water hydrants, a dump station, picnic ground, lakeside path, and skid pier have been added. [Link to Campground Map](http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb5106218.jpg)

Fees: Single campsite $22 Walk-in campsite $20 Single campsite with electricity $26 Double campsite, 2 camp units, per night $44 Group Campsite…
Season: May 13 – October 8
Managed by: USFS - Hiawatha National Forest
Where: 17 mi southeast of Munising, MI · 46.22143, -86.43368
Winter: the road at camp is closed to cars in winter; plan to ride, ski or snowshoe in.

Things to do:

FishingHikingBoating & paddlingSwimming

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

Weather by month

25°

9°Jan

28°

9°Feb

37°

17°Mar

50°

29°Apr

64°

39°May

74°

49°Jun

79°

54°Jul

77°

54°Aug

68°

47°Sep

54°

37°Oct

41°

26°Nov

30°

16°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 Colwell Lake Campground from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Colwell Lake Trail	Hiking	0.2 mi	1.9 mi
Crooked Lake North	ATV road	0.3 mi	0.3 mi
Big Camp Road	ATV road	0.4 mi	2.0 mi
Clear Lake Interpretive Trail	Hiking	1.7 mi	1.9 mi
Bil - Haywire Byer Portage	Hiking	2.4 mi	2.1 mi
Bil - Haywire Byer Portage	Hiking	2.4 mi	0.3 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

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: 19.9 mi
Water fill-up: 17.2 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Crooked Lake Campsite 0.3 mi
Steuben Lake Campsites 1.5 mi
Clear Lake Campsite 1.9 mi
East Lake Campsites 3.1 mi
Dispersed spot · 16 mi S of Munising 3.2 mi
Little Bass Lake Campsites 4.2 mi