About Marion Lake Campground
Marion Lake Campground, located just 4 miles east of Watersmeet, MI, on the Watersmeet Ranger District, offers tranquility and beauty not often found in other high use campgrounds. Designed to take advantage of their location, lakeside spurs provide grand views of the south and west shores, making each sunset a memorable experience. All sites are spaced with natural vegetation for screening, providing an excellent chance for privacy and solitude. This campground, consisting of three main camping loops with a total of 39 campsites and a well used group camping site, provides drive-in sites that can accommodate tents, trailers, and motor homes. Each site offers an accessible wood table, fire ring, lantern post and parking spur. Five pairs of vault toilet facilities are spaced throughout the campground, while drinking water is provided at centrally located hand pumps and pressurized…
- Fees: $25 a night per campsite, $100 a night for the group campsite, the group campsite must be reserved through the Recreation.gov at…
- Season: May 17 – September 30
- Managed by: USFS - Ottawa National Forest
- Where: 6 mi east of Watersmeet, MI · 46.26939, -89.08653
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nfst-3985-D | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.4 mi | 1.6 mi |
| Nfst-3986 | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.7 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Nfst-3986-B | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.7 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Fdr3982-C | ATV road | 0.7 mi | 1.3 mi |
| Fdr3984 | ATV road | 0.8 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Nfst-3980-D | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.8 mi | 0.5 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G
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: 11.6 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Burned Dam Campground 3.5 mi
- Imp Lake Campground 3.6 mi
- Iron River Ranger District 4.4 mi
- Robbins Pond Campground 10.4 mi
- Sylvania (Clark Lake) Campground 11.2 mi
- Sylvania Wilderness Backcountry Camping 11.2 mi