USDA Forest Service · Michigan
Hovey Lake Campsites
USDA Forest Service · Michigan, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- No
- Elevation
- 912 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
- HOVEY LAKE CAMPGROUND (NFSR 2367) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Au Train Township
- Address
- MI
- Activities
- <p>Hovey Lake is 99 acres. Hovey Lake is the headwaters of the Indian River and offers good trout fishing.</p>, <p>This small campground, located on the east side of the lake, is a good place for canoeing, bird watching, or just enjoying nature's surroundings. There are 5 campsites, each with a table and fire ring.</p>
About
This isolated, quiet, family type camping area is located on the east side of Hovey Lake. It is a good place for canoeing, bird watching, or just enjoying nature¿s surroundings. There are 4 campsites, each with a table and fire ring. Toilets and drinking water are available. Swimming conditions in this lake are not good due to shallow water and the mucky bottom. Some northern pike, black bass, and panfish can be caught here. The 99 acre Hovey Lake is the headwaters of the Indian Wild and Scenic River and offers good trout fishing. There is a carry-in boat access near the entrance of the campground.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° | 12° | -12° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 14° | -3° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 23° | 8° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 44° | 31° | 14° | 72° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 57° | 39° | 29° | 75° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 66° | 49° | 39° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 74° | 58° | 47° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 74° | 60° | 51° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 70° | 56° | 43° | 80° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 52° | 42° | 29° | 72° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 32° | 12° | 56° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 21° | -2° | 50° | 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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