About Crooked 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. Some of these campsites offer only one site on these inland lakes allowing for a very peaceful and wilderness-like experience. Crooked Lake offers a good fishery for bluegill, crappie, and northern pike. Occasionally, you may catch smallmouth bass. Boat access to lake is by carry-in only, which can be found at the campsite. Keep in mind that the boat access is shared with the public, meaning anglers may pass through your site to…
- Fees: Camping fee is $8 per night per site. Federal Recreation Passes (Golden/America the Beautiful) are accepted.
- Season: May 15 – Columbus Day
- Managed by: Hiawatha National Forest, FS
- Where: 17 mi southeast of Munising, MI · 46.21667, -86.43167
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crooked Lake North | ATV road | at camp | 0.3 mi |
| West Crooked Lake | ATV road | 0.2 mi | 0.7 mi |
| Colwell Lake Trail | Hiking | 0.4 mi | 1.9 mi |
| Clear Lake Interpretive Trail | Hiking | 2.0 mi | 1.9 mi |
| Bil - Haywire Byer Portage | Hiking | 2.4 mi | 2.1 mi |
| Bil - Haywire Byer Portage | Hiking | 2.5 mi | 0.3 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: 20.2 mi
Water fill-up: 17.1 mi
Camps nearby
- Colwell Lake Campground 0.3 mi
- Steuben Lake Campsites 1.2 mi
- Clear Lake Campsite 2.1 mi
- East Lake Campsites 2.8 mi
- Dispersed spot · 16 mi S of Munising 3.4 mi
- Little Bass Lake Campsites 3.9 mi