USDA Forest Service · Michigan

Hiawatha National Forest campsites, sold out? Here's how spots come back.

📍 Michigan 🏕️ 43 campgrounds

How booking at Hiawatha National Forest works

Reservations for Hiawatha National Forest are made through Recreation.gov. In peak season, the most popular campgrounds are typically claimed within minutes of each release — which is why the park reads as "sold out" for most of the year.

Sold out is not final, though. People book far ahead and plans change, so cancellations return to the official calendar throughout the season — with no announcement, at any hour. A cancelled site is bookable by whoever sees it first.

Booking facts

Managed byUSDA Forest Service
Book throughRecreation.gov
Campgrounds43
Official listingRecreation.gov

Campgrounds in Hiawatha National Forest

Set a watch on the whole park, or go straight to the campground you want — each one has its own availability and cancellation pattern:

Brevoort Lake Campground72 sites
Bay Furnace Campground49 sites
Pete's Lake Campground48 sites
Soldier Lake44 sites
Monocle Lake42 sites
Colwell Lake Campground40 sites
Camp Seven Lake Campground39 sites
Little Bay de Noc38 sites
Au Train Lake Campground34 sites
Lake Michigan At St. Ignace33 sites
Widewaters Campground32 sites
Bay View (Hiawatha National Forest, MI)24 sites
Carp River Campground20 sites
Grand Island National Recreation Area18 sites
Three Lakes13 sites
Island Lake11 sites
Lyman Lake Campsites10 sites
Flowing Well Campground6 sites
Cookson Lake Campsites5 sites
Little Bass Lake Campsites5 sites
Chicago Lake Campsites4 sites
Council Lake Campsites4 sites
Swan Lake Campsites4 sites
East Lake Campsites3 sites
Gooseneck Lake Campsites3 sites
Grand Island Cabins2 sites
Jackpine Lake Campsites2 sites
Leg Lake Campsites2 sites
Mowe Lake Campsites2 sites
Steuben Lake Campsites2 sites
Triangle Lake Campsites2 sites
Bass Lake Campsite1 sites
Bear Lake Campsite1 sites
Camp Cook Campsite1 sites
Carr Lake Campsite1 sites
Clear Lake Campsite1 sites
Crooked Lake Campsite1 sites
Ewing Point Campsite1 sites
Ironjaw Lake Campsite1 sites
Lake Nineteen Campsite1 sites
Mckeever Cabin1 sites
Minerva Lake Campsite1 sites
Tom's Lake Cabin1 sites

How itOpened watches Hiawatha National Forest

We scan the official Recreation.gov calendar for Hiawatha National Forest around the clock. The second a site that matches your dates and equipment opens up, you get a text with a direct link to that exact site. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell anything — monitoring is all we do, and it's what your fee pays for. Openings are first-come, so a text beats an email every time.

Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Availability facts come from the official directory listing for Hiawatha National Forest; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.