USDA Forest Service · Michigan
Moosehead Lake Camp
USDA Forest Service · Michigan, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,709 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- FDR6862-K (NFSR 6862-K) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Ottawa National Forest
- Nearest town
- Marenisco Township
- Phone
- N/A
1 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.
If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote a reas have limited or no cellular service.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19° | 6° | -25° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 23° | 9° | -17° | 45° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 21° | -3° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 45° | 30° | 10° | 70° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 44° | 30° | 80° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 71° | 54° | 43° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 60° | 51° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 73° | 60° | 52° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 70° | 54° | 38° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 40° | 26° | 70° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 35° | 27° | 6° | 58° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 26° | 13° | -14° | 49° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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