National Park Service · Michigan
Island Mine Campground
National Park Service · Michigan, United States · in Isle Royale National Park
- Sites
- 6
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Elevation
- 1,227 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
- Phone
- (906) 482-0984
About
Island Mine Campground is located .5 miles south from the junction of the Greenstone and Island Mine Trails, on the Island Mine Trail. This inland campground offers no canoe/kayak/boat access. Little Siskiwit River runs south of the campground, where water can usually be obtained for filtering, unless it is dried up. Check with a Visitor Center for current water status.
Stay Limit: 3 nights effective June 1 – Labor Day annually.
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. 2 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 | 22° | 13° | -9° | 35° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 24° | 11° | -6° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 31° | 23° | 2° | 39° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 34° | 30° | 15° | 43° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 41° | 36° | 31° | 50° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 47° | 41° | 35° | 56° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 55° | 47° | 36° | 65° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 62° | 58° | 47° | 70° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 60° | 56° | 48° | 69° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 48° | 44° | 31° | 59° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 31° | 10° | 49° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 28° | 21° | -1° | 46° | 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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