National Park Service · Michigan
South Lake Desor Campground
National Park Service · Michigan, United States · in Isle Royale National Park
- Sites
- 10
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Elevation
- 869 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Isle Royale National Park
- Nearest town
- Houghton
- Address
- 800 E. Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, MI, 49931
- Phone
- (906) 482-0984
About
South Lake Desor Campground is located inland on the south side of Lake Desor off of the Greenstone Ridge Trail. There is no canoe/kayak/boat access.
Stay Limit: 2 nights effective from June 1 – Labor Day.
Access: Foot
Fees
Small-party Camping (6 people or less): free. No fee for small-party camping. A free overnight permit is required.
Group Tent Sites: $25. 3 Group Sites by advanced reservation only. All parties of 7 or more must submit group permit requests through the park's online request system. The fee is a per permit cost for each party within a group of 7 or more.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 14° | -15° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 25° | 13° | -11° | 40° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 33° | 25° | 3° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 36° | 32° | 18° | 44° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 43° | 37° | 32° | 54° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 50° | 43° | 37° | 60° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 57° | 51° | 39° | 70° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 64° | 59° | 49° | 71° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 61° | 56° | 49° | 70° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 50° | 45° | 32° | 59° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 32° | 10° | 51° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 29° | 21° | -6° | 47° | 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- North Desor Campground · National Park Service · 1 mi · 3 sites
- Hay Bay Campground · National Park Service · 3 mi · 1 sites
- Little Todd Campground · National Park Service · 4 mi · 4 sites
- Island Mine Campground · National Park Service · 4 mi · 6 sites
- Siskiwit Bay Campground · National Park Service · 6 mi · 9 sites
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